Paradox RSTB Info
#1
Paradox RSTB Info
If anyone is taking advantage of Paradox System's September sale and is looking for a cheap handling upgrade, I would suggest getting their Rear Strut Tower Bar.
I installed mine today and saw that the corner of the mounting bracket got in the way of the frame. It needs to be trimmed off. I will post pics of everything tomorrow.
If you also want to keep the "carpet" trim that goes around the walls, I would suggest cutting in between the bottom two ribs and try to cut a less as possible. I was unable to make a hole and attach the bar to the brackets because of the shape of the trim.
Anyone else have questions or experience with the RSTB?
I installed mine today and saw that the corner of the mounting bracket got in the way of the frame. It needs to be trimmed off. I will post pics of everything tomorrow.
If you also want to keep the "carpet" trim that goes around the walls, I would suggest cutting in between the bottom two ribs and try to cut a less as possible. I was unable to make a hole and attach the bar to the brackets because of the shape of the trim.
Anyone else have questions or experience with the RSTB?
#3
i have had 2 different ones. the one i have now is straight and i put a shat load of preload on it. it really stiffened up the rear. just bolting it on does little stiffening for daily use but helps in really hard cornering. i wich i could do the same for the front.
#5
Only drove it a couple of miles today on straight roads. It feels better on the corners, but once I get my setup going again, I will test it more.
The preload is how tight you make the bar from the get go. I gave mine a moderate preload to be stiff before I tightened the load nuts.
People. Get on these quick. It is a great mod for the money. I have been looking for something other than stillen for about two years now.
The preload is how tight you make the bar from the get go. I gave mine a moderate preload to be stiff before I tightened the load nuts.
People. Get on these quick. It is a great mod for the money. I have been looking for something other than stillen for about two years now.
#8
i installed my bar, without tightening the mounting bolts. then i turned the bar to spread the mounts. i did this with a pair of pliers to really stiffen things up. then i tightend the remaining bolts. there is a noticable difference which i never felt before with the bar. i know it did something because when i flex the chassis on driveways and such there are no squeeks anymore.
#11
it hit me today, you really cant contract the bar. the bar i have contacts the frame around the strut opening. there is a lip there and the bar pushed againt it. if you contracted the bar it could possibly stress the bolts and snap them. so its not a good idea if you think about it.
#12
Originally Posted by JSutter
i installed my bar, without tightening the mounting bolts. then i turned the bar to spread the mounts. i did this with a pair of pliers to really stiffen things up. then i tightend the remaining bolts. there is a noticable difference which i never felt before with the bar. i know it did something because when i fles the chassis on driveways and such there are no squeeks anymore.
Honestly, I was quite unimpressed with the bar since it DIDN'T FIT as slimer mentioned. A little bit of grinding took care of it, but on principle it's very annoying. Also, I wish it were steel rather than alumunum so it were stiffer.
JSutter, you rotated the bar with pliers? Then rotated it back and tightened? Maybe your bar is round but the Paradox bar is flattend AND has two bends. Your explanation is leaving me confused.
#14
Preload, eh? I've heard that RSTBs are next to useless, but maybe those reviewers missed that feature.
Anyone know how long the sale is going on?
EDIT: Just checked the thread in the Sponsors forum... guess it's over. But if you guys swear this is a good product, I might still buy it later.
Is this one the flat type, or does it have bends in it?
Anyone know how long the sale is going on?
EDIT: Just checked the thread in the Sponsors forum... guess it's over. But if you guys swear this is a good product, I might still buy it later.
Is this one the flat type, or does it have bends in it?
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#22
Originally Posted by Fr33way
im down for one of these, no neg. effects like the rear sway bar??
#24
Originally Posted by blackmaxx96
How does your car already have enough oversteer???? Please tell me what you did to give it too much oversteer......
#27
Heh.... yes I have read the stickies, but I actually didn't read that in them.
It just kinda makes sense. Understeer vs. oversteer is mostly about proportional load transfers... A RSB increases the tendency for forward load transfer (which reduces understeer/causes oversteer), and if you have soft springs, that increase will be large compared to any of the effects of the springs.
That was a kinda convoluted way to say it, but it works... the guys who have coilover kits, almost all of which are much stiffer in front than in rear, don't say the same things about RSBs and oversteer because having stiffer front springs causes a big tendency for rearward load transfer, which kinda balances the effects of a RSB.
But anyway... OT... To answer the initial question:
CHASSIS STIFFENING HAS NO NEGATIVE EFFECTS. EVER.
It just kinda makes sense. Understeer vs. oversteer is mostly about proportional load transfers... A RSB increases the tendency for forward load transfer (which reduces understeer/causes oversteer), and if you have soft springs, that increase will be large compared to any of the effects of the springs.
That was a kinda convoluted way to say it, but it works... the guys who have coilover kits, almost all of which are much stiffer in front than in rear, don't say the same things about RSBs and oversteer because having stiffer front springs causes a big tendency for rearward load transfer, which kinda balances the effects of a RSB.
But anyway... OT... To answer the initial question:
CHASSIS STIFFENING HAS NO NEGATIVE EFFECTS. EVER.
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