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02ztsian,Sep 2 2007, 06:50 PM Wrote:On the question of strut bars my understanding is they are there to control deflection of the front suspension-that is, to keep one strut moving by tying it to the other strut for additional support. Thus, the strut bar applies lateral (shear) force from one strut to the other
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the strut towers in the focus are so close to the firewall i don't think those strut tower bars do anything.. the firewall provides so much more stiffness compared to that bar.. so i dont think the bar causes much force on the bolts at the top of the strut tower.. i think that damper under hard launch applies more forces to the bolts

also, the bar apply the shear forces from one strut to another but what i am saying is i think the force the bar applies "to the bolt" is mostly in the vertical plane because of the way the bar is angled as it approaches the strut tower. it isn't a direct shear force like the one that damper is applying

anyway.. it seems to be working out great for you and i don't have any bulletproof tech to bring to the discussion so i'm like 99% wrong. just wanted to point out what i thought was a concern