aluminum....because of weight
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
aluminum....because of weight
bilstin HDs, eiback prokit, K&N instert, DEPO fogs, sound system, zimmerman rotors, metal master
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!
10-4,thanks.
1995 540i Manual build 1/95
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
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]
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.
Jehu,
Been looking at the Mason Engineering Strut Bars was wondering how the install went and how much difference they made.
Thanks
Jim
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!
Used Steel...
Didn't use steel...
Merkava FTW!
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