Anybody running a lower tie bar???

What do you mean by "lower tie bar"? I've never seen a lower bar for the front struts, and the rear wouldn't gain any benefit from them. While Hondas typically use lower tie bars for their rear struts, our control blade multilink system doesn't see enough flex in that area to benefit.

I have seen it for the rear.. That is why I was wondering if there was a need for it?? Goodpoint on the multi-link.

Front tie bar eliminates flexing at the lower control arm chassis pick-up points.
Rear tie bar eliminates flexing common in the low-mounted rear control arms.
Rear picture: http://store1.yimg.com/I/machv_1868_85129855
They said that tie bars are improving stability and handling in all driving situations. But i dont think so, I'm not going to waste money on these bars anymore for focus...
Also i find a rear tie bar for focus:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-04-FOR...sspagenameZWDVW

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-04-FOR...sspagenameZWDVW

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That is a show piece at best.

Real suspension mods start with springs, shocks, and swaybars.

...anything else is an incremental change to either reinforce for metal fatigue or stabilze a major component.

Thats what I figured... Useless paperweight.. Just cause somebody makes something, does not mean ya need it.

There are companies that make a front lower tie-in bar for the FOcus. They run about $80-$150 depending on the manufacturer. My car it too low to run one.

i had one on the focus. it was from FK suspension. it went underneath the car and mounted on either end by being sandwiched in between the bolt and the mounting point for the LCA.

the FK bar itself was a crappy design using cheap material. i scraped it constantly and was not impressed with how easily i could bend it. however, the bar did seem to eliminate the car's tendency to torque-steer to the right whenever i went to launch it. that's about it.

Mike