quick strut bar question
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quick strut bar question
I finally got a strut bar, I've never seen one though and am not sure how much i should torque the nut i have circled in red. The manual says about 30 ft lbs, but i think this will make it so the bar will not bend at all if one wheel is say higher than the other.
Anyways, probably a dumb question, but again i've never seen/used a strut bar before.
Anyways, probably a dumb question, but again i've never seen/used a strut bar before.
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if one wheel is "higher" than the other, then the frame is flexing and that is what the bar is supposed to prevent.
just torque it to 30 pounds. personally, I just make sure that I tighten it firmly.
-bill
just torque it to 30 pounds. personally, I just make sure that I tighten it firmly.
-bill
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its a strut bar man,
also known as a TIE BAR, or strut BRACE, or metal stick!
it is NOT supposed to bend,
it is NOT a sway bar.
bars with pivots like the one you got, are less effective than a single piece solid bar.
so with that said, you want your bar to as rigid as possible,
thus torque it to what the manual says it should be.
and if your metal stick actually came with a manual.. maybe its not the best idea to argue with it.
also known as a TIE BAR, or strut BRACE, or metal stick!
it is NOT supposed to bend,
it is NOT a sway bar.
bars with pivots like the one you got, are less effective than a single piece solid bar.
so with that said, you want your bar to as rigid as possible,
thus torque it to what the manual says it should be.
and if your metal stick actually came with a manual.. maybe its not the best idea to argue with it.
#6
2/4 wheel cornering fiend
Originally Posted by Tad
...bars with pivots like the one you got, are less effective than a single piece solid bar.
Also, the bar is there to counter stress forces that try to collapse the forward body construction ("pushing" the two areas together), so the brace serves its purpose as long as the pivots don't have excessive clearance.
#7
2/4 wheel cornering fiend
Originally Posted by Androidmj
alright, i torqued it to 30 ft lbs.
One last question, should my bar be resting on my intercoolerpipes? there is no room between them and the bar
One last question, should my bar be resting on my intercoolerpipes? there is no room between them and the bar
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