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04-06-2007, 02:47 PM | #1 |
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Yaris Support bar on ebay
What do you guys think of these? They seem to be reasonably priced and crafted (from looking at the photos anyway.) I have seen the braces from C-ONE and they seem to offer more support. Would these be worth the savings for stiffening the chassis up, or not.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/07-20...04453037QQrdZ1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/07-20...04453036QQrdZ1 |
04-06-2007, 03:51 PM | #2 |
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i like the blue color but ive seen better as far as bars go.......
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In my experience, a strut brace is a strut brace and a tie bar is a tie bar. All of the braces and tie bars on my Civic were purchased from eBay, and the most expensive one was $25- that car was an SCCA Solo2 regional finalist 3 years in a row. I'll pay big bucks for a nice sway bar set, but not for braces- hell, I'll probably make the braces for my Yaris. You can buy the ends and piping from Summit racing for cheap.
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04-07-2007, 09:00 AM | #4 | |
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04-07-2007, 09:16 AM | #5 |
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The bar is probably of fine quality.
Just like with a strut bar, you won't notice any difference. In the front a 4 point brace would probably be more effective. If you get them cheap enough, go for it. What you will feel a difference from is fender braces. We need some of those. |
04-07-2007, 09:02 PM | #6 | |
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df's in the closet ready, whenever i can get the whole thing together, i wanna go ahead and do it all at once, the zenn are actually riding fine though but i AINT advertising for them
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04-09-2007, 01:22 PM | #7 |
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Well, my $9.99 bid was beat, it is up to $15.50 now. Guess someone thinks this mod is worth the cost. For me, $30 was OK to test with, not $35 or even $40 for the front bar. I think I'll save my $$$ for the braces that have 4 mounting points.
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04-06-2007, 05:43 PM | #8 |
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that looks a bit short to be of any real advantage
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04-06-2007, 06:31 PM | #9 |
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I went ahead and placed a $9.99 bid for the rear bar... Figure for 30 bucks I won't be out much if it works or not. I'll let ya all know if I win or not.
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I've thought about putting these on but have never messed around with braces like these. I have a couple of quesions. Does it stiffen the chassis that much? How noticeable is it compared to a strut tower bar??
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04-07-2007, 09:19 AM | #12 |
Break'em off some.
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04-06-2007, 07:34 PM | #13 |
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I don't think this one does a whole lot, looks to be about 15-18 inches long
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04-06-2007, 07:40 PM | #14 |
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I'm hoping that combined with all my other current/future chassis stiffening and suspension mods it will help. I don't expect much for $30 bucks but maybe combined, it will help. At least I wasn't a guinea pig for the zenn springs I can't afford to do lump upgrades, but I can afford a little here and a little there. I saw a really nice setup for the front I like and I will probably get that from cusco or C-ONE. Like I say, for $30 I don't mind being a tester for everyone else. If I win, I'll let everyone know if it was a miracle breakthough or not, lol.
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