Subject	solid is not reasonable.
Posted by	Antihero on April 27, 2011 at 10:10 AM
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In Reply To	That was me. It broke, was Stillen and they denied it posted by ShakaShaun(Denver) on April 25, 2011 at 09:15 PM
Message	If you need a larger diameter or thicker walled tube here, thats reasonable, but a solid bar doesn't make sense from a strength to weight perspective. given how many of these bars are in use and that yours is the only known failure, it stands to reason that you just got an unusually weak unit, or that your car/setup/install placed unusual stress on it, and that it is unlikely that the design itself needs changing. Antihero These 2530's ain't half bad ;)
Follow Ups	For those with stillen sway bars - OleMissFan 15:55:11 04/25/11 I would advise you to consider the used set I have to sell.. - Bernie (NoVA) 16:03:30 04/25/11 *ding ding* (n/m) - SuparexTT 16:18:22 04/25/11 I can't believe those haven't been snatched up yet... (n/m) - Under_Powered 17:00:59 04/25/11 I always suspected that Stillen and Suspension Techniques - not4resaleZ 17:02:29 04/25/11 Linky look at the bottom. - 5280Z_nightstalker 01:04:12 04/26/11 They are functionally the same - but I have installed both - Bernie (NoVA) 09:30:47 04/26/11 I prefer the Stillen set. - Dallas DamonZ 09:55:47 04/26/11 I'd try to land a used TT sway, and see how what you think - LJZTT 16:06:49 04/25/11 I have the stillen adjustable sway bars and am pleased. - zfreak(Dallas) 16:31:55 04/25/11 Installed the Stillen F&R swaybars in 2000. - 1911a1 17:10:58 04/25/11 Didn't someone just recently have a stillen sway bar break - Wright (Ca) 17:15:22 04/25/11 I remember this too... - thumper 17:21:12 04/25/11 lol.. they are supposed to be hollow.. aka tubular - Antihero 10:07:09 04/27/11 I remember. The guy showed us a picture of his broken - zellamay 20:02:46 04/25/11 It was uncovered that the front Stillen bar is hollow - ZLover4Life 20:16:52 04/25/11 If you ever looked @ the ends for the front bars it should - Bernie (NoVA) 10:51:43 04/26/11 +1 - ZLover4Life 19:18:18 04/27/11 That was me. It broke, was Stillen and they denied it - ShakaShaun(Denver) 21:15:11 04/25/11 solid is not reasonable. - Antihero 10:10:51 04/27/11 You need a lot more than sway bars on the vert. - ZiNnYc 17:14:38 04/25/11 I thought the consensus was that - dpjax 17:44:16 04/25/11 when driving the car hard... - SuparexTT 17:54:48 04/25/11 Re: For those with stillen sway bars - CmyZ 18:11:54 04/25/11 are the 2+2 fronts beefier? - toykoz32 18:26:14 04/25/11 Yes, the 2+2 front is the largest OEM front... - Barry (NJ) 19:12:47 04/25/11 Re: are the 2+2 fronts beefier? - CmyZ 22:27:39 04/25/11 I run the Stillen - Gennosuke 19:06:18 04/25/11 The OEM bars are hollow tubes, the Stillen and ST bars - Barry (NJ) 19:14:23 04/25/11 Front Stillen sway bar is not solid. - ZLover4Life 20:01:22 04/25/11 Thanks, I wasn't aware of that discovery. (n/m) - Barry (NJ) 20:26:45 04/25/11 Solid sway bars are not the greatest thing - twin3037 20:44:29 04/25/11 I totally agree, one of the reasons I've stuck with OEM ;~) (n/m) - Barry (NJ) 22:45:56 04/25/11 Hollow is stiffer. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 07:22:04 04/26/11 for a given MASS a hollow bar will be stronger than a solid - Adam (NoVA) 09:35:48 04/26/11 Yar (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 13:04:34 04/26/11 :) (n/m) - Ashman2k2 08:14:08 04/26/11 Thanks, I didnt see the final answer update to that thread - Gennosuke 00:28:00 04/26/11 I run them on my Straman Vert - swedishwlf 23:07:02 04/25/11 i do have and likey (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 08:23:05 04/26/11 Yup, would get either Stillen or Suspension Techniques - vorpalZ 10:34:31 04/26/11
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