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i know im probably wasting my money. but i was wondering if anyones every used these bars....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BOMZ-...QQcmdZViewItem

https://images.channeladvisor.com/Se...005pccombo.jpg

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That looks like an alright deal to me really. I mean, bars are bars right, and its only like $100.

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kinda what im thinkin. anyone ever used em?

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I had a look thought the rest of the listings for those things, goddamn no aftermarket Toyota!

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With flat rate shipping it goes up to $140 :X

a cheap CDM retail store would charge you 60 to 80 ish for everything

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seriously :X its fun to make your own ---- though.

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I guess there are simpily not enouhg market on toyotas

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Not really. The bars need to have some kind of strength to be of any use.

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also the strut tower bars have pivot points. That will only make the car move as a parralelogram (sp) rather then removing all teh flex.

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Good point

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Very good point indeed. With the pivot point, the only help the bars are doing is when both sides of the vehicle are loaded equally, which is pointless since the bars are meant for cornering strength.

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You basically said it yourself, youll be wasting your money.

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in theory what your saying makes sence, but i had a set of front and rear bars just like that a few years ago and i notice a huge differnce. im sure a solid one piece bar would be better, but they do make a difference

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:y

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i have the ebay bars, not those specifically. but the day i installed them i notice a huge difference. for a low budget bar they work fine.

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Only improves handling though, right? Like, not stiffening chassis flex on say launches?


I heard that, you know what before I type this I thought about it, haha. I'll share. Old friend said strut tower bars flex the fenders and bend them or kink them. Any truth? ::)


JP

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Only way I know of is using some 4X4 box tubing welding from the front unibody to the rear.

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Seam-welding does wonders. :y

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Is there a particular performance issue you are trying to correct with these?

Craig

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Going SCCA :6 on a very tight budget.

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I was going to say...the whole point of the bars are to stop the car from flexing, so why do they put pivot points?

Just make your own.

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Cage > any number of bars.

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thats true. but its also true about the price also. you can get a bunch of bars from ebay and make the car a lot stiffer than it was for a lot less than a cage. only down side is a cage will be a lot stiffer and safer for a reasonable price