Old Apr 12, 2004 | 10:31 AM
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Um...maybe I'm looking at it wrong but the picture provided on the link looks like two simple Heim joints threaded into a piece of machined hex-bar. How is this a good idea? Sure, it will limit engine torsion however it'll put a good deal of pressure on the shock tower, set up chassis vibration, and furthermore, since it appears to be mounted to the upper A-arm mount point, it may even affect caster angle under hard acceleration. Most of the kits available currently utilize some type of dampener to reduce engine torsion rather than simply bolting a bar to the engine and chassis. Also, what about the effect of fatigue? The engine will push/pull against the mount point and overtime will probably stress the bracketry or even cause stress fractures in the shock tower's sheet metal.

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