[Shotimes] Rip-Off on E-bay

Wed, 29 Jan 2003 12:10:00 -0600

It depends.  If you elongate the hole just enough that the bar will barely
fit it snugs the nut right up against the interior edge of the hole.  Since
the two strut towers never try seperating themselves, but only push into
eachother in turns, this does not depend on friction, but the wall of the
hole in the bar.  I'm not sure I wrote that as easy to udnerstand as the
picture I have in my head. : )

Mike Kopstain
Midwest SHO Specialists
827 North Chestnut Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
www.MidwestSHO.com
Sales@midwestsho.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Childs" <rchildssho@hotmail.com>
To: <MidwestSHOspecialists@hotmail.com>; <shotimes@zbuffer.com>;
<pnimz@v8sho.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Rip-Off on E-bay

> As I mentioned, the only resistance to inward motion of the two strut
towers is the friction between the one nut and the bar. I seriously doubt
that this would keep the bar from sliding under the nut.
>
> -Ron
>
>
> >From: "Midwest SHO Specialists SHOtimes"
<MidwestSHOspecialists@hotmail.com>
> >To: "Ron Childs"
<rchildssho@hotmail.com>,<shotimes@zbuffer.com>,<pnimz@v8sho.com>,<shotimes@
autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Rip-Off on E-bay
> >Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 18:45:29 -0600
> >
> >Perhaps the difference between the two is obvious, but the difference
> >between the GM bar and nothing is also obvious.  You have to remember
that
> >during a hard turn, the tower don't only move forward and backward, but
try
> >to move inward towards eachother.  This bar prevents that inward motion.
> >Pull a $10.00 out of your wallet, try it on your car, and sell it on
ebay.
> >The difference is obvious, at least it was on my car.
> >
> >Mike Kopstain
> >Midwest SHO Specialists
> >827 North Chestnut Avenue
> >Arlington Heights, IL 60004
> >www.MidwestSHO.com
> >Sales@midwestsho.com
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Ron Childs" <rchildssho@hotmail.com>
> >To: <shotimes@zbuffer.com>; <pnimz@v8sho.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 5:13 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Rip-Off on E-bay
> >
> >
> > > This is a tubular bar with the ends flattened and drilled. It would
> >connect
> > > at one of the three nuts at the top of the strut towers. Apparently,
the
> > > holes would need to be elongated to match the spacing between the
towers
> >on
> > > a SHO. The bar would be pinched between the nut and the surface of the
> >strut
> > > tower. The only thing keeping the strut towers from flexing is the
> >friction
> > > between the nut and the bar. This may work ok on a GM car that it fits
> > > without elongating the holes.
> > >
> > > On a proper STB, there is a 1/4" or so thick plate with three round
holes
> > > that bolts to all three of the strut tower nuts. Also, there is a
threaded
> > > part that threads to the bar. By turning the bar, the STB can put
pressure
> > > between the strut towers to hold them apart (or together.)
> > >
> > > The difference in quality and function between the $10 STB and the
$150
> >one
> > > is obvious.
> > >
> > > -Ron Childs
> > >
> > > >From: shotimes@zbuffer.com
> > > >To: Paul Nimz <pnimz@v8sho.com>, shotimes@autox.team.net
> > > >Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Rip-Off on E-bay
> > > >Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:38:23 -0600
> > > >
> > > >Paul Nimz wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>From: "Paul Nimz" <pnimz@v8sho.com>
> > > >>To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > > >>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Rip-Off on E-bay
> > > >>Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 00:00:05 -0600
> > > >>
> > > >>I'd have to agree, it is better than not having anything.  And at
the
> >low
> > > >>initial price a pretty good deal.
> > > >>
> > > >>Paul Nimz
> > > >>'97 TR SHO
> > > >>'93 EG mtx SHO
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>----- Original Message -----
> > > >>From: "Midwest SHO Specialists SHOtimes"
> > > >><MidwestSHOspecialists@hotmail.com>
> > > >>To: "Ron Childs" <rchildssho@hotmail.com>; <shotimes@zbuffer.com>;
> > > >><shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > > >>Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 4:26 PM
> > > >>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Rip-Off on E-bay
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>>I agree it won't work as well, however it does work as it still
serves
> >to
> > > >>>keep the strut towers somewhat seperated.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>Mike Kopstain
> > > >>>Midwest SHO Specialists
> > > >>>827 North Chestnut Avenue
> > > >>>Arlington Heights, IL 60004
> > > >>>www.MidwestSHO.com
> > > >>>Sales@midwestsho.com
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >So, it will do something, but isn't the best solution. It's a GM
part.
> > > >Which one?
> > > >-mike
> > > >-mike
> > > >'91 SHO
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