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Old Jul 8, 2008, 12:57 PM
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Rear Aluminum crash bar - Save 30lbs

Heres a good way to take 30lbs off the Evo X . This bar weighs in at 6.4lbs VS the stock unit which is around 36lbs . These bars are made of re-enforced 6061 Aluminum which is not only lite weight but also very strong . The bars are not hollow , they're actually reinforced inside with another 6061 bar giving it max strength while keeping it lite . The first batch of these bars will be of ten units which is ready for shipping . Contact Us Via PM or E-mail with your orders .



Price : $355 Shipped within the US 48 states







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Old Jul 8, 2008, 03:29 PM
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6 bars sold already just 4 left .
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this has to be one of the most expensive welded pieces of aluminium around.
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Originally Posted by bryans2k
this has to be one of the most expensive welded pieces of aluminium around.


Thanks for your post but actually try looking around at other like items you'll fine its a fair price . This is not a part to just hold your Plate lights in place , these are made of 6160 and thats never cheap .

heres a link to use as reference : http://www.evasivemotorsports.com/me...VO8_Suspension





And these two small parts are $140 and these are NOT 6160 but roll aluminum

http://www.napsusa.com/powerbar_rear.html



And as I've said before these are not hollow .





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How hard is it to install? Any modification have to be maid to get this bar to fit? In case of an accident will this better or worsen the impact damage? Replacing a crash bar seems kinda iffy to me...
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Will these work with a JDM rear?
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Originally Posted by xbox4414
How hard is it to install? Any modification have to be maid to get this bar to fit? In case of an accident will this better or worsen the impact damage? Replacing a crash bar seems kinda iffy to me...



This is a 100% bolt-on part and no modifications are needed . A "crash bar ' is there to keep the shape of a bumper and for 5mph impacts , its NOT there to give you any sort of protection for a high mph impact , one of the many times I learned from owing a body shop and seeing it first hand - like I told another guy if they wanted to protect us they would've giving us a metal one up front as well and not a 6 lb hollow Aluminum bar Most members just take them out and keep them off then just rigg-up the lights to work .
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Originally Posted by tony_b
Will these work with a JDM rear?


We'll have the 8/9 rear bars built for the JDM bumpers on sale this friday . They're also a 100% bolt-on parts
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Fair Price

If you are in any way associated to the Engineering field, you would know 6061-T6 is expensive, as well as welding Aluminum. For materials and labor, this is a fair priced piece of work.
Originally Posted by bryans2k
this has to be one of the most expensive welded pieces of aluminium around.
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price for the Evo 8 bars shipped to 23602???
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Originally Posted by xtremeboost
This is a 100% bolt-on part and no modifications are needed . A "crash bar ' is there to keep the shape of a bumper and for 5mph impacts , its NOT there to give you any sort of protection for a high mph impact , one of the many times I learned from owing a body shop and seeing it first hand - like I told another guy if they wanted to protect us they would've giving us a metal one up front as well and not a 6 lb hollow Aluminum bar Most members just take them out and keep them off then just rigg-up the lights to work .
Oh okay that's great to know. I had no idea. When I get the chance and $$$ you'll be getting an order from me!
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are you guys going to make a front aluminum crash beam?
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Originally Posted by EVOLVEU
price for the Evo 8 bars shipped to 23602???
We'll be looking at pricing by weeks end , it should be a bit less then the X because we use just less material . We'll set up a thread for those as well
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Originally Posted by papa_mario
are you guys going to make a front aluminum crash beam?


The one in the car from the factory is just 7lbs . We're thinking of doing one for those looking to run bigger intercoolers . I already have one on my car for my 4" thick FMIC
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Well , thanks to our in-house "real world crash dummy" we have testing out a front Evo 9 crash bar . Hes a picture of it after it took down a road side poll at around 45 mph .

NOTE: by the way our new bars are 3/4" thicker , so we expect to be at least 40% stronger




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