Quote:
Originally Posted by rikwynnpa
Is no one concerned that the load that these new bars put on the car during handling may be different from the OEM bars? Theres no way these Burger guys did any crash testing with these things or spent money to design them to take the same load as the OEM bars. This seems like an aesthetic thing that has not been technically tested for our cars. While Id love to buy a blue set for my Z4 the engineering part concerns me. Thoughts?
|
No. There is no comparison in the strength of the replacement bars. They are solid bar stock & would take a lot of force to bend them.
If your kids have an inexpensive metal swing set you can get an idea of the factory bars which are hollow tubes with the ends put in a press to flatten them.
For the first couple of years the Toyota did not have any. Toyota says
"For 2021, the Supra gets minor upgrades to the chassis. The Supra 3.0 gets aluminum under-hood braces that increase roll resistance and enhance stability in cornering."
They did not have the tubes but they did have the bolt holes (white circles) as its all BMW. Interesting thing, guys who tried to add the BMW tubes found the front two holes threaded but the rear two were not.
So for your engineering comparison you have.
A. No support parts
B. Hollow tubes with pressed ends Replacement Cost $15.00EA.
C. Solid CNC machined bar stock