Looking to buy a strut bar, looking for somme insight into who to get one from
04-30-2012, 04:33 PM
#41
TECH Senior Member
I have 3 point SFC's that are welded in, and I can't tell a bit of difference. If you want an improvement in handling the #1 first thing you should do is better shocks. These cars are plenty stiff from the factory, the **** poor stock decarbons bring out/cause all the rattles, looseness, floatyness, disconnected and perceived "flex" feel. Throw on a good set of performance shocks and its whole new ball game.
04-30-2012, 07:11 PM
#42
Staging Lane
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Carrollton Tx
Posts: 73
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I have to respectively disagree.
I have 3 point SFC's that are welded in, and I can't tell a bit of difference. If you want an improvement in handling the #1 first thing you should do is better shocks. These cars are plenty stiff from the factory, the **** poor stock decarbons bring out/cause all the rattles, looseness, floatyness, disconnected and perceived "flex" feel. Throw on a good set of performance shocks and its whole new ball game.
I have 3 point SFC's that are welded in, and I can't tell a bit of difference. If you want an improvement in handling the #1 first thing you should do is better shocks. These cars are plenty stiff from the factory, the **** poor stock decarbons bring out/cause all the rattles, looseness, floatyness, disconnected and perceived "flex" feel. Throw on a good set of performance shocks and its whole new ball game.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/new-ls1-o...ter-panel.html
05-01-2012, 05:17 PM
#43
TECH Senior Member
you can disagree all you like but its a known fact that these unibody cars are not "stiff enough"
https://ls1tech.com/forums/new-ls1-o...ter-panel.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/new-ls1-o...ter-panel.html
First and foremost, lets assume the dimples are from flex. The rear quarter panels are behind the point that SFC's connect to, so how is that going to stop the "flex" without bracing it?
https://ls1tech.com/forums/6312129-post24.html
Next, read the posts from most of the road race guys on here and FRRAX, you will see them cutting off SFC's to save weight and noticing no difference (and these guys are putting stress on their chassis bending/breaking suspension pieces.)
Im not saying SFC's are bad, and ofcourse stiffening the chassis is a good thing, but I just don't think they stiffen it significantly enough to notice anything.
05-01-2012, 07:34 PM
#45
Staging Lane
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Carrollton Tx
Posts: 73
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Ah the old quarter pannel dimples...
First and foremost, lets assume the dimples are from flex. The rear quarter panels are behind the point that SFC's connect to, so how is that going to stop the "flex" without bracing it?
https://ls1tech.com/forums/6312129-post24.html
Next, read the posts from most of the road race guys on here and FRRAX, you will see them cutting off SFC's to save weight and noticing no difference (and these guys are putting stress on their chassis bending/breaking suspension pieces.)
Im not saying SFC's are bad, and ofcourse stiffening the chassis is a good thing, but I just don't think they stiffen it significantly enough to notice anything.
First and foremost, lets assume the dimples are from flex. The rear quarter panels are behind the point that SFC's connect to, so how is that going to stop the "flex" without bracing it?
https://ls1tech.com/forums/6312129-post24.html
Next, read the posts from most of the road race guys on here and FRRAX, you will see them cutting off SFC's to save weight and noticing no difference (and these guys are putting stress on their chassis bending/breaking suspension pieces.)
Im not saying SFC's are bad, and ofcourse stiffening the chassis is a good thing, but I just don't think they stiffen it significantly enough to notice anything.
05-01-2012, 08:54 PM
#46
TECH Senior Member
