Carbon fiber strut tower brace
03-06-02, 01:42 AM
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Originally posted by mazdaspeed00
can carbon fiber really be that stong to make strut bars out of? it would seem like they would crack under extreme cornering after a while. carbon fiber kinda reminds me of plastic.
can carbon fiber really be that stong to make strut bars out of? it would seem like they would crack under extreme cornering after a while. carbon fiber kinda reminds me of plastic.
03-06-02, 01:48 AM
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Originally posted by Dr Wankel
If carbon reminds you of plastic tell me how a F1 car can handle over 3.5G's of lateral acceleration through a corner and not crack or break apart?
If carbon reminds you of plastic tell me how a F1 car can handle over 3.5G's of lateral acceleration through a corner and not crack or break apart?
03-06-02, 01:52 AM
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Actually a solid bar would not be the way to go. A tube with a hollow center would actually be stiffer and lighter. You would probably only need 3-4 layers of carbon followed by a core material and then another 3-4 layers of carbon. And depending on the axial orientation of the layers you would have a VERY rigid tube.
03-06-02, 02:07 AM
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Originally posted by Dr Wankel
Actually a solid bar would not be the way to go. A tube with a hollow center would actually be stiffer and lighter. You would probably only need 3-4 layers of carbon followed by a core material and then another 3-4 layers of carbon. And depending on the axial orientation of the layers you would have a VERY rigid tube.
Actually a solid bar would not be the way to go. A tube with a hollow center would actually be stiffer and lighter. You would probably only need 3-4 layers of carbon followed by a core material and then another 3-4 layers of carbon. And depending on the axial orientation of the layers you would have a VERY rigid tube.
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I'm not sure about Cusco, but the I know for sure that the JIC is just carbon fiber wrapping. I asked the guy at SS4. He told me it would cost way to much to produce a solid carbon fiber bar.
Speaking of CF, I asked a shop how much it cost to make a carbon fiber deck for my 99 spec wing and it's gonna cost about $500 just to wrap it in CF. He said solid carbon fiber is gonna cost a lot.
Speaking of CF, I asked a shop how much it cost to make a carbon fiber deck for my 99 spec wing and it's gonna cost about $500 just to wrap it in CF. He said solid carbon fiber is gonna cost a lot.
03-09-02, 08:08 PM
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here is a pic of the cusco rear strut tower bar. pretty nice looking unit!
here is a pic of the cusco rear strut tower bar. pretty nice looking unit!
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03-09-02, 08:57 PM
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I would not use the strut bar. It would probably be fine in a low speed crash. But in a high speed crash I think that the bar would not be strong enough. M2 has a bolt in bar that is used for harnesses that bolts in place of the strut bar that is made of steel. That would be my choice, or a roll bar.
05-04-02, 11:07 PM
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Just so everyone know, NO ONE HERE makes a carbon fiber strut tower bar. The ones at RE and anywhere else are carbon look.... Means sticker, or metal covered in carbon, just one layer.
Hope that helps
Hope that helps
05-05-02, 12:35 AM
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Originally posted by cdubsw5
email shawn at autoimaging.com, he can get it, he has a good buisness relations with JIC Magic.
email shawn at autoimaging.com, he can get it, he has a good buisness relations with JIC Magic.
