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Old 09-27-2013, 05:48 PM   #1
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Why is there two??

Sorry for the noob question but why is there two tower bars?

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Old 09-27-2013, 05:52 PM   #2
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Old 09-27-2013, 06:00 PM   #3
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So you can stiffen the car up more while you stiffen it up some more! lol. I'm guessing its just their design for further rigidity?
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Old 09-27-2013, 06:17 PM   #4
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Because racecar.

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Old 09-27-2013, 06:30 PM   #5
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Because we were always taught 2 is better than 1
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DC Sports had a twin bar configuration for other cars, but with gusseting.
Hard to tell exactly what's going on with that one.
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because they create imaginary right angles in space that make it all work better
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Because their marketing department determined this design would sell the most.
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Old 09-27-2013, 07:34 PM   #9
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To make a tool shelf! Need places to drop wrenches from.
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its retarded dont do it
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Old 09-27-2013, 09:18 PM   #12
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Because their marketing department determined this design would sell the most.
You mean the department of redundancy department?
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Old 09-27-2013, 09:57 PM   #13
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better question.


HOW THE FUCK ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DRIVE WITH HALF THE WINDSHIELD COVERED BY A STICKER?
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