On Tue, 4 Nov 2008, Randall wrote:
>> As a point of reference, my TR6 weighs 1980 pounds (+/-), I
>> use a 7/8"front bar from Goodparts.
>
> Where the bar attaches to the front suspension also makes a difference.
> Richard at Goodparts said he could bend a TR3 bar for me that would attach
> at the outer bolt instead of the center (as the ADDCO one does) making it
> more effective for the same bar diameter; presumably he could do the same
> for a TR4.
Right - the issue is: what wheel rate do you need? This is of course
related to the corner weight and the weight transfer.
I also wanted to mention that some of the folks that use hollow-bars run
bars that are quite a bit larger diameter (like 1.25" speedway
engineering).
> Randall
rml
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