strut bar

[rocco16v@netzero.net (L F)]

I'm with Dan, here.   Most bars have enough bends in them that they can only
add about 3% to the Scirocco's structural rigidity.  Hardly worth the
effort/$.
They are another 'cool' thing to have that doesn't do much. Good thing they
are cheap and easy to bolt on, otherwise there would be no market for them.

Larry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>
To: "Tyler P." <ty@festf.org>
Cc: "List (E-mail)" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 5:01 AM
Subject: Re: strut bar


> Tyler P. wrote:
>
> >"Then again I wonder how high quality these really need to be, I mean
your car is still >designed not to need one so all your doing is stiffening
it up a little.  It doesn't >really have to be a superiour strength metal,
or super heavy bar to do that job."
>
> So, at what point is the metal so flexible, the wall gauge so light, the
> design so poor (i.e. with a bunch of bends. Each one halving the
> effective stiffness of the bar.) that the net effect is just adding
> weight to the car?
> Dan
>
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