Re: rear sway bar...

[Mark Klaus Radelow <rpc-prod@windrunner.com>]

Oops...I talked to both Bob and Dick :)  Get them confused easily!

Mark

Dan and Anne Miley wrote:
> 
> Mark,
> 
> Actually it's Bob Quindazzi.  The "Shine" part comes
> from Dick Shine.  They both work at SRS.
> 
> They are both good guys and do good work.  Both of have
> strong opinions on what works and what doesn't, sometimes
> to excess.  But when they say something works, it does.
> 
> I have an SRS rear bar I just bought used for my '91
> GLI and I'll have SRS put it in soon.  They have done
> other work for me and it has all been good.  I have never
> heard anyone say anything other than good stuff about
> them.
> 
> --Dan
> '91 GLI, '95 Passat VR6, 89 F150 4x4
> 
> Mark Klaus Radelow wrote:
> >
> > In all fairness to Bob Shine, the times that I have called SRS and spoke
> > with him he answered everything I needed to know.  He didn't tell me his
> > system was blah blah blah good or blah blah blah better that x's setup.
> > He explained the philosophy behind what they are doing.  And you know
> > what...  It makes absolute sense!
> >
> > Mark Radelow
> > Soon to be a Shine Suspension Owner
> >
> > srsvw wrote:
> > >
> > > At 10:41 AM 1/5/98 -0800, you wrote:
> > > >     If I'm not mistaken this seems to be a "canned" response as he doesn't
> > > >     adress any of the questions you asked, ie, how will you kit work with
> > > >     my existing setup, what are your materials, and diameter, and mounting
> > > >     system, etc.  Pretty bad PR.
> > > >     andy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >______________________________ Reply Separator
> > > _________________________________
> > > Andy,
> > >
> > >         I really take exception to your response.  I took a good deal of
> > > time to write a reply that contained a great deal of information about how
> > > swaybars work.. I didn' want to write only for our stuff by just saying it
> > > works great blah, blah ,blah. That's what you get from everyone else.
> > >
> > > Since you asked our bars are made from DOM seamless tubing, the most common
> > > application being 30mm in diameter with a 7mm wall.  A more important
> > > question is what is the rate- ours is 770lb.  This is much stiffer than
> > > everyone elses.  There are no mounting brackets.  The bar bolts directly
> > > into the "v" of the rear axle, on top of the factory bar.
> > >
> > > I did say that the best bar setup for a street driven car is a large rear
> > > bar with the factory front one.
> > > Bob
> > >
> > > Shine Racing Service
> > > 8 Production Road
> > > Walpole, MA 02054
> > > 508-660-7974
> > > srsvw@tiac.net (e-mail)
> > > SRSVW.Com (homepage)
> > >
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