Re: Upper Stress Bar

[Jeff Newton <Jeff_Newton@pmc-sierra.com>]

Matt,

I'm interested.  Do you have pics?

I have a 97 GLX which has a stock bar spanning the strut towers so
I thought this mod wouldn't be needed.  

Obviously it has made a diff in your car, though.

Cheers,  

> 	Last weekend, I came upon a design for an upper rear stress 
bar for 
> my Jetta that you may consider doing to your own cars.  I bought a 
Piece of 
> 1/2"x2"x42" long stainless steel, and decided to make it work as a 
rear 
> stress bar.  I drilled two holes in the top of the strut housings, 
and bolted 
> it in, with two 1" Bolts.  That bar has made the biggest difference 
of any 
> strut bar / sway bar/ and kind of stress bar that I have put on my 
car or a 
> past car, to date.  I couldn't believe how much body roll I 
alleviated by 
> doing this simple mod.  
> 	As part of this, I was considering selling some of them, or 
seeing if 
> anyone may be interested in this bar.  I will probably sell them in 
the 
> $30-35 range, just a bit over what it costs to make them and get 
them 
> polished and/or powdercoated. Thats about half the price of a 
Eurosport or 
> Neuspeed bar.  If anyone may be interested in this, let me know.
> 	I am not doing this to piss off the list, so I don't want any 
flames, 
> alright?  Its not like am charging $350 for it and saying that it 
was made by 
> a guy from neuspeed or anything like that.  It was a helpful mod on 
my car, 
> and I think it can help a person or two out, so if I could get your 
reactions 
> and / or interest, I'd love to hear it.  Thanks!!
> 
> Matt O.
> 95 Vento GLX "Thuroughly impressed by his own creation" edition
> 

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Jeff Newton
Unix Systems Administrator
PMC-Sierra Inc.