So why have this installed ?

[JimmyBoy]

Ive been looking at a Thai forum for owners of the car my girlfriend is getting , Ive seen several shots of this - ( Red bar thing )




White Bar




So why would you have this fitted to your vehicle , what's it for and what does it do ?

[Thetyim]

Improves the handling/cornering.
Stops the turrets flexing.

[Mid]

^

wot he said provided you are driving the car at 10 10ths .

fok all elsewise .

[Ratchaburi]

Sorry Jim you lost me red bar, do you mean (red plate).

[superman]

It's a florescent light for use when you break down at night.

[JimmyBoy]

Sorry Jim you lost me red bar, do you mean (red plate).

[AntRobertson]

Strut brace. As has already been mentioned it's to improve ridigidty and aid handling. Cheap and effective too, although generally more for performance cars.

[JimmyBoy]

So would having one of these ''Red '' bars fitted be worth the cost involved , would the difference / handling, really justify the installation cost to a normal every day driver ?

[klong toey]

Yes it will make a difference will improve the handling of the car hope the rear end has been stiffened up as well.

[Fondles]

Strut brace. As has already been mentioned it's to improve ridigidty and aid handling. Cheap and effective too, although generally more for performance cars.

Years ago I had a Mk II Escort with an angry twin weber'd 2.0 in it, was purely a streeter but the difference a strut bar made to the handling was unbelievable. bang for buck it was the best improvement I made to that awesome little car.

[AntRobertson]

Not sure how much they are here to be honest. I do know they're cheap back home (circa $50) so imagine they're the same or less here. It certainly couldn't hurt to have one on an everyday driver because it can only aid handling not take away from it, however they really only come into their own in reducing body-flex which is usually under harder driving/cornering conditions.

[AntRobertson]

^^There you go, from the horses mouth so to speak.

Escort... That takes me back!

[Fondles]

^^There you go, from the horses mouth so to speak.

Yeah on a mdern day front drive thing they prolly make fuck all difference, the Escort's body was like a stick of licorice hence it enjoyed some aid in the stiff dept, had to go up 3mm in diameter on the rear roll bar as well.

Escort... That takes me back!

Awesome cars, I bought a 2 door RS replica ages ago with a blown clutch and towed in back to queensland, got speaking with the president of the RS owners club and he ran the numbers and turns out it was a 100% real deal RS2000 and not a replica. Cha Ching, bought for $300.00 and sold for $5000.00 2 weeks later !!!

[klong toey]

Strut brace. As has already been mentioned it's to improve ridigidty and aid handling. Cheap and effective too, although generally more for performance cars.

Years ago I had a Mk II Escort with an angry twin weber'd 2.0 in it, was purely a streeter but the difference a strut bar made to the handling was unbelievable. bang for buck it was the best improvement I made to that awesome little car.

Did the same to a Cinquecento sport put some sticky yokohama tires on as well stiffer rear suspension bushes.
Result scared every passenger that went in it.

[peterpan]

Strut brace. As has already been mentioned it's to improve ridigidty and aid handling. Cheap and effective too, although generally more for performance cars.

Years ago I had a Mk II Escort with an angry twin weber'd 2.0 in it, was purely a streeter but the difference a strut bar made to the handling was unbelievable. bang for buck it was the best improvement I made to that awesome little car.

What it made fondles was a crappy little shopping cart into a crappy little shopping cart with 50 $ bar between the struts.
About as muich use as the red plastic BREMBO covers the girls that live over the road from me.

[AntRobertson]

Awesome cars, I bought a 2 door RS replica ages ago with a blown clutch and towed in back to queensland, got speaking with the president of the RS owners club and he ran the numbers and turns out it was a 100% real deal RS2000 and not a replica. Cha Ching, bought for $300.00 and sold for $5000.00 2 weeks later !!!

Nice! Why the fuck does that shit never happen to me!?

The pieces of shit I've owned has always turned out to be ordinary pieces of shit!

[supernovadw]

As has been said it's a strut brace, waste of money unless you've other mods such as lowered suspension and poly bushes etc... And you are driving flat out.

[VocalNeal]

Improves the handling/cornering.
Stops the turrets flexing.

Yes but not under normal driving conditions. If the car is not used in competition it has no useful purpose at all.

Called a strut brace. Been around since the introduction of McPherson struts.

[Fondles]

Strut brace. As has already been mentioned it's to improve ridigidty and aid handling. Cheap and effective too, although generally more for performance cars.

Years ago I had a Mk II Escort with an angry twin weber'd 2.0 in it, was purely a streeter but the difference a strut bar made to the handling was unbelievable. bang for buck it was the best improvement I made to that awesome little car.

What it made fondles was a crappy little shopping cart into a crappy little shopping cart with 50 $ bar between the struts.
About as muich use as the red plastic BREMBO covers the girls that live over the road from me.

Did not realise you was there at the time, should let me know I woulda made you a coffee.

[Jesus Jones]

So would having one of these ''Red '' bars fitted be worth the cost involved , would the difference / handling, really justify the installation cost to a normal every day driver ?

It will only improve the handling if you intend on driving around corners like a rally driver or chav boy racer. Otherwise don't waste your time.

[taxexile]

thais install these gadgets for one reason only.

they look pretty.

i'm surprised they dont install them on the outside of the bodywork so everyone can see them and comment how pretty they are.

its probably just painted plastic pipe.

[JimmyBoy]

thais install these gadgets for one reason only.

they look pretty.

i'm surprised they dont install them on the outside of the bodywork so everyone can see them and comment how pretty they are.

its probably just painted plastic pipe.

This is what my girlfriend wants her new car to look like

[r1 pet]

well that lets me out as a passenger,
couldnt get my size 11,s into those fluffy slippers

[Mozzbie47]

Not needed for normal driving.

[AntRobertson]

It will only improve the handling if you intend on driving around corners like a rally driver or chav boy racer. Otherwise don't waste your time.

I disagree - even under normal driving conditions anything that reduces flex in the body is going to aid handling to at least some degree. Whether or not that's sufficient, or even noticeable, enough to justify the time/expense of having one installed is just a matter of preference though I suppose.