Moustache bar bending

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:45 am

Who has bent moustache bars before?
I have two that both have a bit of a bend, is this normal?
Are they slightly offset from the factory?
Who has re-inforced theirs?

Its going to have to be way stronger than it is now when 6psi of boost hits it in a month or so..

Tim- is yours hanging in there?

stinky · Post by **stinky** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:48 am

Yeah I've bent a couple, including one that was re-inforced!!

I have two currently that are re-inforced. I cut off the bottom of the side that sits lower as well for a little more clearance.

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:53 am

Stinky, if you are looking down the length of one, is one bush housing set back from the other, ie offset? I don't think so...

They should be straight right?

they bend by hand in a vice, probably made of old milo tins!

stinky · Post by **stinky** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:13 pm

Yeah they should be straight but they rarely are

straight-ish is good enough for me.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 4:39 pm

I bent one with a NA MY wagon . . . Could be wrong, but think it was to do with running different front to rear ratios for a few months.

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 4:47 pm

i cant say ive ever seen a straight one... but the mounts on the ends f all of mine seem to be offset a bit...

have welded 50x50 angle along mine 6mm thick on the monsterwagon... will see how that goes

tim_81coupe · Post by **tim_81coupe** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 7:42 pm

I bent my first moustache bar within minutes of being on the road with my EJ20T.

I've reinforced it by getting two straight ones, lopping the bushes and the diff mounting bit off one and welding them together. I was going to reinforce one with flat bar, but it looked too ugly.

I haven't seemed to have bent it since then, although I've always been worried about it. I also found the rear CV's don't play ball when the bar is bent. My wagon's bar is bending up a bit every time I drive on the road with both axles in. I'll be welding some 6mm flat bar onto that when the time comes.

xaymaca · Post by **xaymaca** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:30 pm

I don't know if you guys have seen this, or if it's very relevant, but this is a how-to on making a custom mustache bar.

http://www.subarubrat.com/diffmount.htm

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:40 pm

I swear every time I see that Brat I'm one day closer to submitting it to ScarySteering.com