Strut bar flex?

[acdrag]

I installed a strut bar about 2 weeks ago and never had a strut bar on my car before but can someone enlighten me as to how much flex there should be when a strut bar is installed? Should you be able to push down on the center of the bar and it'll easily flex/bend a bit? Or is it flexing because I installed wrong?

The bolts for the brackets were torqued to 40 ft lbs and the bolt for the the bars was hand tightened hard.

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[gtman]

If you installed the Sirimoto bar, that sounds about right. If you push hard in the center there will be some flex. That's because it's a 3 piece bar not a solid one piece bar. Also you might want to make sure the bolts you hand tightened are torqued to 35 or so.

 

[acdrag]

If you installed the Sirimoto bar, that sounds about right. If you push hard in the center there will be some flex. That's because it's a 3 piece bar not a solid one piece bar. Also you might want to make sure the bolts you hand tightened are torqued to 35 or so.

so all three piece bars will have some flex to it? i dont really have to push down on it 'hard' but if i do put a bit of force itll flex..

 

[Bankerbalt]

the bar doesn't really do anything anyways.

 

[maskale]

seems if its flexing they its no added benefit.

 

[ronmcdon]

I don't notice much flex at all on my 1 piece UR bar. Have not either on all 1 piece bars I've had whether from the factory or aftermarket

 

[shadow]

Strut bars resist longitudinal loading. Imagine it as keeping the top of the two struts from flexing closer to each other. Up and down flexing is not really a good gauge.

Have you guys seen the STI flexible strut bar? Yup, it purposely has a flexible center. I've read the results, but unfortunately, I can't understand why it works.

See the 13th post for how it drives.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22441

Pictures of the flexible strut bar.

https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=...nZQKHV8uAagQ_AUICigB&biw=1067&bih=683#imgrc=_

 

[jeffbatt]

The idea is that is does not add stiffness in compression, but does in tension (only keeps strut bats from spreading during cornering).

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