Measurements on tie bars

[Electrofuzz]

Hey guys,

I'm looking for some diameters and thickness' of the upper strut support bars on MK4 Jettas... Trying to see if I can fab. a few of these for guys in the club, but I need to know if they're steel or aluminum and what kind of thickness' we're talking about...

Let me know anything you can.. C1 wont let me look at one without buying :P

Mark

[Kor]

Re: Measurements on tie bars

Hey guys,

I'm looking for some diameters and thickness' of the upper strut support bars on MK4 Jettas... Trying to see if I can fab. a few of these for guys in the club, but I need to know if they're steel or aluminum and what kind of thickness' we're talking about...

Let me know anything you can.. C1 wont let me look at one without buying :P

Mark

I found some product specs, one company makes theirs out of 1” diameter .058” wall thickness 4130 chromoly tubing. They claim its much stronger than ¼” wall thickness aluminum.

If you think about how much stress a sway bar can withstand, that is probably similar - they ususally are tubular or solid steel I think, 22-28mm thick?

[Electrofuzz]

Re: Measurements on tie bars

Chromo is fuggin' expensive!! So, we'll go with 3/16" wall x 1/2" x 1" rectangular tubing.... Or 3/16" wall x 1" od round tubing....

thanks!!

mark