stock tbar vs. downey tbar

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07-26-2009, 11:03 PM

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that sounds like its right and i would suspect that it is. its kinda like when you buy a suspension lift and have to specify between v6 or 4 cylinder. the v6 lift is higher in the front to make up for the weight. if i install stock bars would i have to take it in for another alignment?

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07-27-2009, 06:23 AM

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Stiffness of a cylinder is torsion scales with diameter to the fourth power. The 26mm bars should be about 70% stiffer than the stockers. OME bars are only 11% stiffer.

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07-27-2009, 11:20 PM

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wow it sounds so legit when you put it into numbers!!

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07-28-2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by joshuapc

wow it sounds so legit when you put it into numbers!!

Yup, a little makes a big difference. All the "work" is done by the outer part of the bar. On the Sprint cars we run hollow bars as the "extra " material in the center does virtually no work and it helps to keep the weight down.