I am curious as to how hard this would be since the shape of the rear bar is pretty simple. As long as i got high quality metal to make it from and have a bender. What material is best. Mostly can it be done somewhat easily? also a rear strut tower bar. anyone have the dimensions for one?
Has anyone tried to fab up their own rear stress bar??
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I am curious as to how hard this would be since the shape of the rear bar is pretty simple. As long as i got high quality metal to make it from and have a bender. What material is best. Mostly can it be done somewhat easily? also a rear strut tower bar. anyone have the dimensions for one?
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Re: Has anyone tried to fab up their own rear sway bar??
Yes, somebody on the board had a three-way adjustable rear bar produced by a company for them.
You need more than a bender though... It must be a form of spring steel, so heat is involved... but any reputable bar producer can do it.
As for a rear strut tower bar... there are no struts back there.
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Yes, somebody on the board had a three-way adjustable rear bar produced by a company for them.
You need more than a bender though... It must be a form of spring steel, so heat is involved... but any reputable bar producer can do it.
As for a rear strut tower bar... there are no struts back there.
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Re: Has anyone tried to fab up their own rear sway bar??
how about a bar that spans between the shock towers then?
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how about a bar that spans between the shock towers then?
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It could be done. There is no load applied to the top of the shock towers during static cornering on a smooth surface, so a bar there doesn't really do anything. The spring loads are all under the floor on the subframe.
If you want to install a bar anyway, then it'd need to be attached to the metal around the area rather than the top of the shock, because the shock is rubber isolated, so a bar attached to that point will very literally do nothing, because it isn't solid.
If you're REALLY serious about going stiff, then something triangulated would be the way to go, and it'd be welded rather than bolted.
It could be done. There is no load applied to the top of the shock towers during static cornering on a smooth surface, so a bar there doesn't really do anything. The spring loads are all under the floor on the subframe.
If you want to install a bar anyway, then it'd need to be attached to the metal around the area rather than the top of the shock, because the shock is rubber isolated, so a bar attached to that point will very literally do nothing, because it isn't solid.
If you're REALLY serious about going stiff, then something triangulated would be the way to go, and it'd be welded rather than bolted.
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triangulater where. do you mean something under the car? if it were inside the car where would the other 2 supports go to?
triangulater where. do you mean something under the car? if it were inside the car where would the other 2 supports go to?
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i am not sure i understand. so you have the bar spanning the towers then 4? supports/braces??? all welded, 2 of those going from where to the "rails? and the other 2 from where on the bar to where on the towers?. what could you do under the car that would help a lot? sorry for all the questions and thanks for all the help
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i am not sure i understand. so you have the bar spanning the towers then 4? supports/braces??? all welded, 2 of those going from where to the "rails? and the other 2 from where on the bar to where on the towers?. what could you do under the car that would help a lot? sorry for all the questions and thanks for all the help
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A few Jetters have them on their cars, including one that had it done in a 22.5mm diameter...no negative feedback other than they take a while to get fabb'd-up.
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(I have personally switched to rubber bushings instead of poly due to the potentially damaging stresses [i.e. fracturing] on the LCA by having a large rear bar).
That would be me...Saner Performance Fabrication in Pt StLucie, FL did the work for me. The bar is 24mm and 3-way adjustable...the endlink has a bushing at the LCA and a Heim joint at the bar...been using it for 2 years and like it lots...I usually run it in the middle setting, but have tried the soft setting on a cold (mid 30's) autocross day.Yes, somebody on the board had a three-way adjustable rear bar produced by a company for them.
You need more than a bender though... It must be a form of spring steel, so heat is involved... but any reputable bar producer can do it.
As for a rear strut tower bar... there are no struts back there.![Image]()
A few Jetters have them on their cars, including one that had it done in a 22.5mm diameter...no negative feedback other than they take a while to get fabb'd-up.
(I have personally switched to rubber bushings instead of poly due to the potentially damaging stresses [i.e. fracturing] on the LCA by having a large rear bar).
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what was the price for that??? and any one on the brace inside the trunk or under the car? in the hatch i am not sure i understand where the other supports would go. and if you wanted one under the car what would it be like
what was the price for that??? and any one on the brace inside the trunk or under the car? in the hatch i am not sure i understand where the other supports would go. and if you wanted one under the car what would it be like
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can anyone make a pic with arrows of where to mount the cross bar and then where to triangulate it to???
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i have given up on the sway bar now i am working on a brace for between the shock towers and then triangulating it to stiffen it all up omni said something about it somewhere ^^^ but i dont think i quite understood it. me neighbor is gonna help me make it all i think i will use 1 inch round bar or is that to big. but i don't know exactly where the cross bar should be mounted and then i dont know where the braces should hook to on or near the cross bar and then the other end of them?
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thanks michaelxi, haven't seen you around here in a while.
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