suspension ?- rear lower stress bar?

[vwscir88@hotmail.com (brett cooke)]

could it be some kind of rally piece? i can't see to many street application 
were you'd have to reinforce the rear arms.


>From: Allyn <amalventano1@comcast.net>
>To: brett cooke <vwscir88@hotmail.com>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: suspension ?- rear lower stress bar?
>Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 16:53:10 -0400
>
>hrm, that will actually reinforce the rear arms, making them harder to bend 
>inwards (but i cant
>imagine when this could possibly happen, being as the stub axle bends 
>before that bar does). just
>reduces flex perhaps? a 'k' like that wouldnt do as much for anti-sway as 
>the stock bar shape
>could... hrmmm.
>Al
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "brett cooke" <vwscir88@hotmail.com>
>To: <amalventano1@comcast.net>
>Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 4:35 PM
>Subject: Re: suspension ?- rear lower stress bar?
>
>
> > okay, i called it a stress bar because it resembles the front k bar. the
> > rear sway is still there, i can probably take pics this weekend. i have 
>to
> > borrow a digital. but to give you a picture the bar goes from side to 
>side
> > just in front of the brakes on the rear of the arm. then it has two 
>bars(the
> > parts that make it look like a k) going to the straight part of the rear
> > trailing arm.
> >
> >
> > >From: Allyn <amalventano1@comcast.net>
> > >To: brett cooke <vwscir88@hotmail.com>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > >Subject: Re: suspension ?- rear lower stress bar?
> > >Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 16:21:24 -0400
> > >
> > >anything that attaches to the moving part of the suspension is by
> > >definition a sway bar. stress bars
> > >keep the frame of the car from giving. perhaps its some funky 
>aftermarket
> > >thing. can you get a pic
> > >for us?
> > >Al
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "brett cooke" <vwscir88@hotmail.com>
> > >To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 4:15 PM
> > >Subject: suspension ?- rear lower stress bar?
> > >
> > >
> > >the '88 i'm parting out was supposedly all original when i bought it. 
>so
> > >the
> > >only mods that were done was stuff i had recently been doing. well this 
>car
> > >has a rear lower k-bar on it. it attaches at four points on the rear 
>arm. i
> > >didn't put this on there, and when i mentioned it to some people who 
>were
> > >interested in the suspension they didn't know what it was either. does
> > >anyone got any idea what it is, who makes them, or if it even has a
> > >function? i just assumed it was stock, i guess i was wrong.
> > >    hit
> > >
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