RE: Nuespeed rear stress bar?

[Ewan Hopkins <Ewan.Hopkins@computeraid.co.uk>]

General consensus I have heard is that rear stress bars,  of any
description, on the A1 chassis are only worthwhile if you are into
rallying/autox.  Upgrading the rear anti-roll bar is much more worthwhile
for normal road use.
Having a stiffer anti-roll bar would increase the tendency for the
suspension mounts to move so a brace would reduce that movement but, again,
I doubt you would notice that much difference.  Even on the front, where
there is much more movement, the upper brace doesn't make a huge difference
when compared with the lower brace.
If it's cheap then, WTF, go buy it, but otherwise, I wouldn't bother.  But
then that's just my opinion :)

Ewan Hopkins



> -----Original Message-----
> From: JLuk77@aol.com [mailto:JLuk77@aol.com]
> Sent: 10 August 1999 16:02
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Nuespeed rear stress bar?
> 
> 
> I was wondering who has installed one of these it is the 
> triangulated on, I 
> have a chance to buy one and I am wondering if it is worth it?  What 
> difference did it make?  Do you think it is actually better 
> for the car?  I 
> also want to get a bigger rear swaybar, do you think they 
> would work well 
> together?  Is it really much better than one that just 
> connects the tops of 
> the rear strut towers?  Please respond soon i need to decide 
> sort of quickly.
> 
> Josh Lukasik
> 
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