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blsfrs 08-13-2022 04:11 PM

Trick for rear tower bar
 
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Since I have to remove and replace my rear tower bar to get my track wheels in my car, I came up with these to make the process just a little quicker.


I could only find 1/4 " ones that were long enough (3 1/4") so I sleeved them with some tubing. They' ll get tested next weekend.

cmiovino 08-16-2022 10:53 AM

This actually reminds me of people with WRX wagons back in the day with rear strut bars and the same issue. They did a similar thing, but the bolt they used there had that lever locking thing on it. No idea who made it and this was probably from over 10 years ago now.

Ohio Enthusiast 08-16-2022 11:08 AM

That doesn't look like a sound way to secure the bar (as opposed to a bolt). Does it still function well? Does it wiggle at all when moved by hand?
A rough guess at how much the strut towers might deflect is GrimmSpeed's front bar page which shows a displacement graph, up to 15 thousands of an inch and often less.

EndlessAzure 08-16-2022 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by cmiovino (Post 3541789)
This actually reminds me of people with WRX wagons back in the day with rear strut bars and the same issue. They did a similar thing, but the bolt they used there had that lever locking thing on it. No idea who made it and this was probably from over 10 years ago now.

Cusco still sells this style of bar and offers a quick release clamp to replace the bolt.

bcj 08-16-2022 12:32 PM

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Bike wheel skewer would give at least a little clamping force.

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