We've built a 2 point lower tiebar and a 4 point lower subframe brace to help minimize the deflection in the stock crossmember/a-arm mounts and stiffen up the crossmember overall. The 2 point brace bolts to the front of the a-arm bolts and keeps the control arm mounts from flexing which reduces the toe change in both braking and acceleration. The 4 point brace does the same and adds additional strength throughout the crossmember/front chassis by attaching to the rear subframe bolts as well. I can say that the 2 point brace on a daily driven streetcar has a nice feel/improvement on steering input while the 4 point brace is much more noticeable.
We're asking our front wheels/a-arms and crossmember to do so much with these cars---of course they accelerate the 2700+lbs/deal with nearly 200fpt (and more in some cases) and I don't know too many ST owners who are "gentle" with the throttle pedal! Then even more importantly we're asking the front to do nearly 65% of the braking and in a hurry---finally the front control arms are getting loaded and unloaded everytime we change direction/add steering input---there is massive amounts of movement/deflection down there that changes geometry all the time...
We made our bars out of chromoly for both the strength and weight savings---never understood why companies would build bars out of ERW/1020 seamed mild steel to save a couple of dollars a foot and a bit of wear and tear on equipment/consumables...Both bars require removing the front a-arm bolts while the 4 point requires the rear subframe bolts to be removed as well. The install is very easy, and can be done by an average person with a floor jack and handtools in less than an hour! We'll be adding these to the catalog later this month but they are available now at a reduced price with free shipping for $200 even here in the states and $220 to Canada. You'll get your choice of color through the end of the year before we're forced to go to batch coating them all. Please give me a PM to order with your shipping zipcode and I'll get back to you immediately with payment info-thanks!!!
We're asking our front wheels/a-arms and crossmember to do so much with these cars---of course they accelerate the 2700+lbs/deal with nearly 200fpt (and more in some cases) and I don't know too many ST owners who are "gentle" with the throttle pedal! Then even more importantly we're asking the front to do nearly 65% of the braking and in a hurry---finally the front control arms are getting loaded and unloaded everytime we change direction/add steering input---there is massive amounts of movement/deflection down there that changes geometry all the time...
We made our bars out of chromoly for both the strength and weight savings---never understood why companies would build bars out of ERW/1020 seamed mild steel to save a couple of dollars a foot and a bit of wear and tear on equipment/consumables...Both bars require removing the front a-arm bolts while the 4 point requires the rear subframe bolts to be removed as well. The install is very easy, and can be done by an average person with a floor jack and handtools in less than an hour! We'll be adding these to the catalog later this month but they are available now at a reduced price with free shipping for $200 even here in the states and $220 to Canada. You'll get your choice of color through the end of the year before we're forced to go to batch coating them all. Please give me a PM to order with your shipping zipcode and I'll get back to you immediately with payment info-thanks!!!
