suspension ?- rear lower stress bar?

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

hrmmm, scott, you gonna co-drive for me in the twin???
i dunno what rally yet, but its just gotta be done...
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@comcast.net>
To: "brett cooke" <vwscir88@hotmail.com>; <amalventano1@comcast.net>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 10:07 PM
Subject: RE: suspension ?- rear lower stress bar?


> I'm not quite sure what this set up looks like. Suffice to say, however,
> that I DNF'd a couple of rallies because I'd oversteered the rear into
> something big, hard, and immovable. A reinforced trailing arm might have
> saved me. Then again, so would have listening to my co-driver. ;^)
> --
> Scott F. Williams
> NJ Scirocco nut
> '99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
> Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
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> 
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> http://www.usrallyteam.com
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of brett cooke
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 6:38 PM
> > To: amalventano1@comcast.net
> > Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: Re: suspension ?- rear lower stress bar?
> >
> >
> > 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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