Originally posted by Pascal:
And it's very much appreciated. 
More info is better, I like to see that I'm not the only one "on a mission" to spread knowledge.
I got your back. I damn near got driven off another forum because I couldn't take the [censored] anymore and posted a question "Why does everyone say STB's reduce BODY ROLL" and I got flamed 15 ways from Sunday. (BTW no offense to anyone but I spoke too soon when I said I hadn't seen that ignorance here). Granted I threw the flames right back and added salt for extra venom so that didn't help, but man I was called every name in the book for being so stupid not to be able to see how they wouldn't work because it's OBVIOUS that tying the strut towers together is beneficial. The way these people rationalized it you'd think the fenders were flapping in the breeze, but no, I was an IDIOT (a goddamned [censored] monkey-humping no-good cocksucking BASTARD of an idiot) for even suggesting they were cracked out of their skulls.
Never mind the braces in question were not triangulated. Never mind the car in question's front strut towers are damn near integral to the cowl, even closer than these cars so there's barely any leverage. Never mind that cornering forces are in many cases trying to pull the tops of the strut towers apart (surprise!). NEVER MIND that if they DO in fact increase cornering traction then they must also INCREASE body roll, because body roll is a function of lateral traction! All things being equal, if you increase cornering traction, you increase body roll. But no. These people seemed to think that the car body was hinged along the side of the car.  Boy, talk about making people's heads smoke. 
I ratted the [censored] out to a forum full of real suspension masters and lured a couple of them there to get their pants burned off. I managed to get that notion killed for the most part but it still crops up like whack-a-mole.
And I got a hammer. Keep up the fight. And don't let anyone try to tell you drilled rotors work better than solid ones 
Pacific Green '96 Contour LX V6
â??98 GTP, light mods, 14.66/94
Calypso Green '92 Mustang LX coupe, 13.56/101
Crown Autocross Club 1999 Street Tire Champion, 2000/2001/2002 Street Modified Champion
KCR SCCA 2002 Solo II Street Modified Champion
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