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schleppy
04-05-2009, 12:15 AM
I plan on running no back seat in my Yaris LB, and I was thinking about getting a triangulated rear strut bar (ties the two struts together, and attaches to the floor to provide actual bracing, unlike standard strut-strut ones).

Do any companies make one? My searches on here and google didn't turn anything up.

One example:
http://www.neuspeed-europe.com/shopimages/products/normal/80_10_91_img2.jpg

Thanks!

blacksandiegovitz
04-05-2009, 01:26 AM
Have you seen how the rear strut tower bar mounts ? Its mounted right on top of the shock rods , not just screwed into the strut tower like how most other bar are , thats why the v design came into play . Not really needed on the yaris , but would probaly help some. check my set-up out .

schleppy
04-05-2009, 10:37 PM
Very nice setup! I still feel that a rear strut bar (and even a front) should be triangulated for maximum effectiveness.

Side questions, is your harness attachment unsafe? I thought the angle was too steep from the seats to the rear seat area, and a harness bar was the only safe way to mount the harnesses.

firebob
04-06-2009, 09:36 AM
Schleppy
I was looking at that to. I thought that the attachment for the top belts needed to be higher than the person’s shoulders. It keeps the belts from compressing your spin or something.

schleppy
04-06-2009, 11:56 AM
From my last two harness installs I remember it needing to be either:

1.) Straight back from the top of your shoulders to a bar
2.) 45 degree angle (don't quote me on that) from the shoulders to the floor behind the seat.