white4d96 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 I have a FSTB from a CS convertible on my 'Prix. It uses an actual round tube as the bar, with two flattened spots for whatever reason. Every FSTB I've seen on here uses a square tube. What's the difference between the two? Is one stiffer than the other? Or is one just from the older versions and one from the newer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 The round bar is 3.1 specific, the square came on 3.4 cars and was much more common and can be used on both 3.1 and 3.4 cars... They are equal in strength as far as I know... Only difference is commonality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake91 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 were did my reply go ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 ^^^ Thats the only reply of yours I see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake91 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 i typed a long one out lol must have messed up while posting it said the same as yours so oh well he has his info. i have heard that the round is slightly stronger though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 90-92 had round bars. 93-95 had square bars. the bar was redesigned to fit with the LQ1, but used on all cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern8tion9l Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 i typed a long one out lol must have messed up while posting it said the same as yours so oh well he has his info. i have heard that the round is slightly stronger though i don't see that being true, i was very unimpressed with the round one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 i have heard that the round is slightly stronger though there has never been anything down to show that one is stronger than the other.....I do know that round one looks a cheap POS compared to the 93-95 style bar though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Someone give me both bars, and I'll do some testing. Be aware that I will ruin them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 there has never been anything down to show that one is stronger than the other.....I do know that round one looks a cheap POS compared to the 93-95 style bar though.... I have both bars and I thought the round one seemed to be the better bar, which is why for my 3rd one I specifically got another round one. My guess is the round one is stronger. The square tube one has bends in it, and under stress, metal tends to be weakest where it has bends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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