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A strut bar or strut brace is a mostly
aftermarket car suspension accessory used in conjunction with
aftermarket struts on mono or unibody chassis to provide extra
strength between the strut towers. A strut bar is designed to
reduce this strut tower flex by tying two parallel strut towers
together. This transmits the load of each strut tower during
cornering via tension and compression of the strut bar which
shares the load between both towers and reduces chassis flex. A
direct result of this is improved chassis rigidity (similar to
that gained from a lower tie bar); hence, the under steer is
reduced, tire wear improved and metal fatigue is greatly reduced
in the strut tower area. Following the after market's lead, some
manufacturers have started fitting strut bars to performance
models, including the Nissan Skyline R34 and the Holden V Y II
Commodore, as standard equipment. |
