anyone use the DSS upper strut tower brace?

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Discussion starter · #1 · Dec 18, 2006

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It's $150 im looking for a good quality product and the $50 ones I have seen dont look like much. Not saying it's like the $50 doesn't work, but...

I want to know if the DSS is a BS part thats over priced or if it's really better than the other stuff out there.

 

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#2 · Dec 18, 2006

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post pics

 

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there aren't any but there link is http://www.diamondstarspecialties.c...cialties.com/product.asp?section=Eclipse_Talon&subname=DSM&productid=27-100-910

 

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Well from the description i know this. It has to be bolted together instead of welded together, witch makes it weaker. They also refer to a NASCAR panhard bar which if you ever look at one you will realize that you can never compare the two.

 

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Is the bar just that? One solid bar going from strut tower to strut tower? Or does it bolt to the fire wall as well?

 

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MR_4G said:

Well from the description i know this. It has to be bolted together instead of welded together, witch makes it weaker. They also refer to a NASCAR panhard bar which if you ever look at one you will realize that you can never compare the two.

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Ah, the internet.

First off, the bolts allow you to set the preload, which is key to getting the most from the bar. As much as I like RRE, for example, their non-adjustable bars require a chassis that's perfectly straight.

Second, from an engineering point of view, STBs and panhard rods are not only comparable, but are very similar, in that each controls movement along a single axis.

- Jtoby

 

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OK, ^ you sound like you know a little more about this. Whats your take on the brace?

 

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#8 · Dec 18, 2006

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Hard to say without a picture, but DSS is (generally) trustworthy. The key to most STBs is the end-plate. A lot of rear eBay bars (e.g., Pilot Motorsports) have a non-planar bend in a flat piece of steel between the mounting points and the bar, making the entire piece worthless for anything but ballast. That's what you need to avoid.

- Jtoby