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Old 07-01-2020, 01:55 PM   #64
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Originally Posted by Msquared View Post
Here's a post with direct measurements of the Hotchkis front bar, and here's a thread where BMR themselves tell us the wall thickness of their bar. The outer diameter is the same, and I agree that the lever arm locations are similar. However, the BMR bar has a wall thickness of 0.188" whereas the Hotchkis has 0.239" wall thickness (or maybe nominally 6mm?). So that's the reason for the difference.
Good info, but even Ryephile thought the BMR front was stiffer. We can only go off of the numbers they give us, but clearly the Hotchkins is stiffer because of its wall thickness.

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Originally Posted by kropscamaro16 View Post
these are the ones i have and i track my car and havent had any issues


https://afepower.com/afe-control-sway-bar-set
Those mounts look just like the Hotchkins mounts. Maybe BMR will take notice...

It appears the AFE front bar is even bigger at 35mm (1-3/8"), but what is the wall thickness? It looks like the ends are welded on both front and rear bars and not just the tubing flattened.
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