What's the better lower stress bar?

[type53@yahoo.com (Mash)]

--- Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com> wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 25 May 2002 12:33:22 -0700 (PDT) Mash
> <type53@yahoo.com> writes:
> 
> >The factory bar and the TT bar are better than the
> >NoSpeed . . .
> 
> 
> 
> OK. Why exactly?

Becuase the Nspeed bar only attaches at two points
(the control arm pivot bolts) while the factory bar
attaches at four points. 

How much better I don't know, but common sense (and
experience with bracing in construction) would
indicate this is stronger. The two point bar will keep
the control-arm pivot points the same distance from
each other under stress, but offers no impedance to
lateral distortion. It would seem that the additional
two mounting points of the factory bar would offer
some resistance to "lateral distortion".

Do I have any hard evidence to back this up? Nah! It's
just my own wacky theory . . .


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