What do you guys think? would it help stiff things up a tad?
and where exactly would this bolt on to?

Rear lower tie bar

 

it goes in the stock place and no it doesnt do anyhting that we dont already ahve from the factory. 9/10ths of chassis stuff we already have or dont need.


if it didn anything it would increase oversteer. might sound like you are gonna be a hero drifter...but in truth increasing oversteer will make you the jackass who crashes while pulling into a parking space

 

thats what i thought, i was just wondering, thanks

 

It is no better than the stock piece. A solid bar would marginally increase rigidity which as mentioned above possibly create more oversteer. Although this is not as bad as street ruler would lead you believe. After all my car ('01 ap1) stock has much more tendency to oversteer then your car would with even a solid chomoly or titanium bar. It's really just preference and driving style. Also increased oversteer and/or stiffness in the rear could be used to balance out wider tires (increased grip) for a similar balance in handling with greater grip potential.

 

IMO the stock part is ugly and made of steel. It would be nice to change it to an aluminum part like this. The spoon part looks similar.

 

Agreed on the looks, however I saw another member had a solid aluminum piece as well. Looked much better and with obvious increase in rigidity.

 

when looking at stiffness of a bar that is under compression thickness has less to do with it than you think. a solid bar is virtually no better than a hollow one. as a isde note, submarine prop shafts are hollow and packed with sand to keep them from being crushed

 

You could just take the OEM bar and paint, plate or polish it.

 

I need a new one...

but $20 shipping? for a piece that weighs almost nothing?

bullsh*t



on a side note, I think this piece may be under tension -- not compression -- but still no effective difference then stock...

 

[QUOTE=Boofster,Feb 12 2008, 10:07 AM] IMO the stock part is ugly and made of steel.