chassis re-enforcement v.101

[green536@hotmail.com (Chris DeLong)]

and lets not forget kids that the lower 4pt stress bar came STOCK on all 16v 
roccos.



Chris DeLong
ICQ#45030867
Seattle, WA USA
'80 16V 'Rocco ragtop
'91 GLi 2.0 16V
'77 Rabbit 16V
'80 'Vert (parting out!)
'61 17 Window type II
'91 Vanagon
'78 Rabbit
'84 Jetta





>From: Patrick Bureau <txrocco@sbcglobal.net>
>To: "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: chassis re-enforcement v.101
>Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 21:05:46 -0800 (PST)
>
>I will agree to that entire statement, and when I had
>my frame crack repair, the guy repairing it
>recommended the 4 point sub frame to prevent further
>twisting, and I can safely tell you, I dont regret one
>bit buying it, I like it so much that I have another
>one sitting in my garage for my daily driver, just
>need to find the time to put it on.
>
>
>--- "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu> wrote:
> > My roc has both an upper and lower stress bar and I
> > can say I felt a
> > definite improvement in stiffness (ahem, of the car)
> > after installing
> > them.
> >
> > But let's not forget the downsides..
> >
> > - if someone hits one of your strut towers, the bar
> > is going to help to
> >   damage the other one as well
> > - added weight (and at the already heavy front of
> > the car)
> > - (for the lower bar) something else for sticks and
> > roadkill to get
> >   caught on while driving
> > - added expense (like most mods, they're not free!)
> > - more "value" to be ignored by the insurance
> > adjuster when your car gets
> >   totalled
> > - both bars make some jobs more difficult (tranny
> > swap comes to mind)
> > - they're additional "crap in the way" in your
> > engine compartment
> >
> > In my case, though.. the benefits were enough to
> > outweigh these negatives.
> > I think this is probably the case for most people as
> > well..
> >
> > -Toby
> >
> > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Shawn c Meze wrote:
> >
> > > How they work is this; Only one strut tower will
> > flex at any one time.
> > > Never both. So think of it as one strut tower
> > leaning upon the other for
> > > added support via the strut brace. Make sense? A
> > welded unit would do
> > > much more in terms of bracing but that limits
> > certain necessary
> > > maintenance tasks.
> >
> >
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