Think this would help any ? Using a 48" x 1.5 x 1.5 box tubing a two 4" x 1/4 angle and me welding it together.. [Those tapped holes are where the seatbelt hookups were..]
yea..and i'll have that but that controls the rear hatch..This would add strength to more of the middle of the car
IMO, I think this is the shit. You'd have to ask eric about the specifics. Looked like 1-2" tube steel bolted-up through the floorboards which run along the sides there :twisted: hahaha. -K
It would not be very useful to put a brace across there, compared to across the top of the strut towers.
ok..the rear strut brace would be in place ALSO But the additional brace would weigh like maybe 10 lbs..I dont think that the extra weight would cancel out the advantadge of the extra support.
Like other people have said, it would do about as much good, as trying to gut yourself with a spoon. It wouldn't offer any more support, and if it did, it wouldn't be worth it... There are much better ways to take advantage of strength, such as a roll cage... If you are adding 10 lbs of metal, it kind of defeats any purpose, right?
OK, here is my long explanation. You just have to think about how the stress is acting in that area of the chassis, and what the strut tower bar it trying to accomplish. The point where you suggested is much too low to be useful. The bar would add very little in terms of rigidity. A bar at the top of the tower adds a lot of rigidity. Your best bet would be to stick with a regular strut tower bar, or go with a 3 point bar, with one attachment point being on the floor, above the control arm mounting points.
Sorry rye, I had planned on a detailed stress analysis, but you guys don't need to share in my headache. Plus I hardly understand it and I've been studying it for 3 years. Stupid school I'd explain more if I could, but it's really just a geometry problem, and the strut bar creates a better geometry than the bar yota suggested. So much better in fact that the gains seen from the lower bar would be completely negligible. yota, just put your energy into making a really good strut tower bar if you want to make something yourself.
a bar there would look cool but it would add very little support. it's too low, right above the floor, and not hooked to the frame. like everyone else said the best bet would be frame runners (like esracing has) and a rear strut tower brace. from my personal experience there are few mods that dramatically alter the handling of the car that are around 100 bucks. the 2 best are removing the damn stock seats and adding a rear strut tower brace.
