Reply With Quotealuminum....because of weight
2 Grand Master
Steel or Aluminum Strut Brace?
I think i aksed about this alooong time ago but Steel or Aluminum ? Which would you choose and why?
1995 540i Manual build 1/95
Big, Big Time Poster
aluminum....because of weight
bilstin HDs, eiback prokit, K&N instert, DEPO fogs, sound system, zimmerman rotors, metal master
Major Contributor
Definitely steel, the difference in weight for a strut brace is trivial. Aluminum has approx. 1/3 the stiffness of steel for a given cross-section.
gale
92 735i 5-spd, turbo project finally underway!
2 Grand Master
10-4,thanks.
1995 540i Manual build 1/95
5-10 Grand Master
mmmm ugg say steel strong, strong good
all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it
Major Contributor
Most aftermarket anti-sway bars are made of moly doped steels. My guess is that they have best mechanical properties. Might look into that.
FS: PBR Deluxe rear brake pads [new]
3 Grand Master
I got the mason one for about $20 bucks (don't ask). Was a bi*ch to get on. Needed to shave a bit of the padding on the hood too of course.
Big, Big Time Poster
What did you get-How'd they work out?
Jehu,
Been looking at the Mason Engineering Strut Bars was wondering how the install went and how much difference they made.
Thanks
Jim
Major Contributor
I bought a cheap ali one,fitted the turret rings, fitted the bar,adjusted to length, then removed it and copied it in non-adjusable steel,what a difference! Found I could wind the turrets 20mm in so had a bit of a saga measuring cars to get the right distance, hell of a lot of variation between cars, up to 35mm!
Grand Master
Used Steel...
Didn't use steel...
Merkava FTW!
EuroLux:. Private Detail
E34 1/'89 ///M20 2.5i: Lachsilber
Posting Permissions
