1974 E9 shock tower brace
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Check out the ones that daddywad posted for sale a while back. They are very nice
Several of us are putting together a group buy for Daddywad's BEAUTIFUL front strut bar. Take a look at his product, and if you want to join the group buy (20% discount, plus savings on shipping costs), Send me a PM, and I'll get your information into our email distribution list.
Here's a link to the original post: http://www.e9coupe.com/forum/threads/strut-bar-group-buy.23627/
Payment will be due about March 1, as we plan to place the order in early March.
Gary=
Here's a link to the original post: http://www.e9coupe.com/forum/threads/strut-bar-group-buy.23627/
Payment will be due about March 1, as we plan to place the order in early March.
Gary=
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coupedownunder
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my 2 cents worth.... having had both a W&N and a brace from Carl Nelson I found the W&N the better brace ...both for finish and fit
daddywad
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Wiscosh
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Wiscosh
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What real benefit do they have for stock configured cars? Is there a point at which, because an engine has been modified, that a car is putting out so much torque that the brace is helpful, and if so, what is it?
I Definately need it for my s38 an the torque from the engine is about three times the oem
and it would flex the top of the inner fenders as i cranked it up and on punching it.
it would have a tendancy to flex the bottom rails and push or pull at the top of the strut.
also the torque will have lateral forces moving the fenders in and out.
most 3.2's would most likey be ok i think but would help for 3.5's
and it would flex the top of the inner fenders as i cranked it up and on punching it.
it would have a tendancy to flex the bottom rails and push or pull at the top of the strut.
also the torque will have lateral forces moving the fenders in and out.
most 3.2's would most likey be ok i think but would help for 3.5's
Enough about strut bars. I want to know how you got 560+ lb-ft of torque out of your S38. That is about 160 more than a late model S38B38.
I feel that a strut bar is a benefit for even stock cars. Steel is a remarkable material in that it can flex below a certain limit an unlimited number of times with no fatigue.
What that limit is will depend greatly on the specific material and it's temper or treatment.
Flex more than the limit, and fatigue will happen, related to the amount of the flexing and the number of times the limit is exceeded.
Unless you drive in a most un-BMW like manner, a strut will reduce the body flex when cornering. We don't take our cars apart, dip them, replace large sections of the body, redo the leather and get supreme paint jobs just to have the car last a few years. We expect that they will deliver the driving experience that we enjoy for a good long time.
Adding a strut bar will help stiffen the body which will reward you daily, and down the road as well with a body that is still tight and in better shape than otherwise.
Difficult to quantify exactly how much difference it might make, but I believe it's a good value for the potential return.
Ian
What that limit is will depend greatly on the specific material and it's temper or treatment.
Flex more than the limit, and fatigue will happen, related to the amount of the flexing and the number of times the limit is exceeded.
Unless you drive in a most un-BMW like manner, a strut will reduce the body flex when cornering. We don't take our cars apart, dip them, replace large sections of the body, redo the leather and get supreme paint jobs just to have the car last a few years. We expect that they will deliver the driving experience that we enjoy for a good long time.
Adding a strut bar will help stiffen the body which will reward you daily, and down the road as well with a body that is still tight and in better shape than otherwise.
Difficult to quantify exactly how much difference it might make, but I believe it's a good value for the potential return.
Ian
I have reinforcements on two other cars I drive . In neither case did strut bars make too much of a difference, but the other reinforcements in the door post area made a huge difference on a Subaru Forester XT and the floor and door on my 99' Miata. You can feel this one just backing out of the driveway.