FRS/BRZ Drift Bars - Interest? - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

cdrazic93 · 08-19-2014, 06:42 PM

Has anyone have crash data on these? If I have to replace the OEM safety equipment, I want to atleast know if this is any good in terms of safety.

MicheleAbbate · 08-19-2014, 06:47 PM

To answer all your guys' safety questions. I'll do it simply by saying these drift bars are just like many other aftermarket products. Only meant for off road use.

If it's sole purpose of creation are not your intent for purchasing, then I wouldn't encourage buying it. As stated in my first post, this is for our fully prepped race car with the intention of weight savings. I would personally not put these bars on a street car.

We race in the USTCC wheel to wheel series, much like PWC and these bars are extremely common in all kinds of "race" vehicles. They are not intended for street use.

MicheleAbbate · 08-19-2014, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Food

Only 8lbs weight savings? Is that per end, or both front and rear combined?

Correct. 8 lbs total - which is a lot in the racing world.

ML · 08-19-2014, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MicheleAbbate

Correct. 8 lbs total - which is a lot in the racing world.

just leave them off, it has been said before that the crash bars don't really offer any real frame rigidity

litemup · 08-19-2014, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ML

just leave them off, it has been said before that the crash bars don't really offer any real frame rigidity

^^this

Respectfully, OP, they do absolutely nothing. ...well, they add mass.

executivekoala · 08-20-2014, 02:25 PM

Count me in, I wanted the drift armour bars but the lead time is a month.

MicheleAbbate · 08-20-2014, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by executivekoala

Count me in, I wanted the drift armour bars but the lead time is a month.

Cool - PM'd.

g88824074 · 01-08-2015, 12:22 AM

I am interested in the rear drift bar, do they still wanna make it?

briantran123 · 01-24-2015, 04:29 AM

interested in the rear crash beam

Mingo · 03-26-2015, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by litemup

^^this

Respectfully, OP, they do absolutely nothing. ...well, they add mass.

In most cases their main design is for low speed impacts, it can absorb most of the impact by deforming just that piece in a moderate speed impact.

assuming the impact point of the collision is where the crash beam covers, the same moderate impact can deform the rear quarter, trunk, tail lights trunk lid etc if the crash beam was completely removed.

In wheel to wheel racing, friendly nudges from the back do happen from time to time.

so if you're going to nudge someone, make sure you have one in the front, if you expect to get nudged (which you will at some point) have one ready to protect your rear.

08-19-2014, 06:42 PM	#15
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MicheleAbbate Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: Grr Racing FRS & BRZ Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,276 Thanks: 224 Thanked 416 Times in 166 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	To answer all your guys' safety questions. I'll do it simply by saying these drift bars are just like many other aftermarket products. Only meant for off road use. If it's sole purpose of creation are not your intent for purchasing, then I wouldn't encourage buying it. As stated in my first post, this is for our fully prepped race car with the intention of weight savings. I would personally not put these bars on a street car. We race in the USTCC wheel to wheel series, much like PWC and these bars are extremely common in all kinds of "race" vehicles. They are not intended for street use. __________________ www.GrrRacing.com - Won Scion's first Road Racing Championship in 2011. Raced the Grr Racing Scion FRS from 2014-2018. Have lots of OEM Part FS. lol Check my thread. Now I race in Trans Am TA2.

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