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Originally Posted by sperry
Aside from simple pre-loading of the brace, what would you adjust?
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Nothing, just that.
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Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey
Joking aside, I would assume adjustment would simply allow for correct fit to an invididual car, especially if there is any dimensional difference between a wagon and a sedan.
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Actually, unless you pre stress a cross member like this, you will probably have less than optimal results.
The purpose of strut bars is minimize deflection of the top of the strut towers relative to the body and each other. Either you can preload tension or compression, depending on what your goals are. I have never understood the bars with pivots. By placing a pivot in the bars, they allow the body to twist or cant at that pivot instead of resisting that force as well.
The biggest problem with most tensioning systems is the inherient slop in the adjustment component, and any additional flexability it might add to the system. But that is usually less than any pivot might allow.
Also unless you have replaced your stock top mounts, strut bars usually have little effect as the play in the stock rubber mount allows a significant amount of deflection despite the bar.