Originally posted by lj1983:
now, i don't know that much about stress bars..but i thought they were usually to stiffen up the chassis of a unibody car. plus, we already have sway bars in the front and rear connecting suspension->frame.
i wouldn't think putting a stress bar inside the truck would do you much good.
perfect. it wouldn't help us because we have the body on frame.
you'll notic that on cars, the struts mount straight to the body
while, our struts bolt directly to the frame.
its not an easy FAB job. it would have been done by now. the biggest thing from connecting the 2 strut towers in the front(engine bay) is that we have the whole engine in the way. wont be able to go around it, too much work, and if we did design one, the bar would be so bent that it wont make a difference.
notice those strut tower bars are for the most part straight and or creat a triangle w/ the firewall.
the best thing or easiest thing to fab would be some bars to connect the a arms or lca or the ifs together.
or make some bars to stiffen the frame up some more. as in under the body, i would think that some tuff skid plates would do the same. (not as much but still do the trick)
some bars can also be welded on to the rear axle and to the frame, but then we would lost quite a bit of articulation.
if u want ur car to handle better, just go buy some poly urethane bushings, they help turn-in alot, but also makes the ride really ruff.
i like it in my weekend warriors, but not on the x
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