Novitec's strut bar for 147 not working?

[Felleas]

Well i just received my new aluminum strut bar for my 147 and installed it in my local garage.
It is very flexible and as my mechanic told me the only advantage is the aesthetic look of having a strut bar with the novitec logo written on

[André]

Ciao Felleas,

the strut bar works very well. I don´t know what your mecanics means but maybe he don´t install it correctly!?

Regards
André

[Joachim]

No way it is just for looks. If it is installed correctly, which means a tight fit, but without pull or pressure onto the car frame, then there is an appreciable difference in the car's cornering and steering.

Ciao,
Joachim

[Felleas]

Originally posted by André
Ciao Felleas,

the strut bar works very well. I don´t know what your mecanics means but maybe he don´t install it correctly!?

Regards
André

Thanks Andri for your concern,I really don't doubt my mechanic since he works for the Billstein rally team here in greece.He tightened the bar to the appropriate level but the problem is that the bar is very flexible.Alfa Romeo does not have produced yet a strut bar for the 147 but the one for the 156 its Stainless steel which far more rigid than the novitec.Pitty there not one for the 147

[Felleas]

Originally posted by André
Ciao Felleas,

the strut bar works very well. I don´t know what your mecanics means but maybe he don´t install it correctly!?

Regards
André

Well thanks for the concern.
From what i've seen during the time of installation after fitting the bar and screwing the suspension bolts which fixed the bar on suspension cups of the car,the mechanic "tightened" by unscrewing the center of the bar untill it was sitff enough without "bending" upwards.
Was that enough or should i try further tightening?

[Felleas]

Originally posted by Joachim


No way it is just for looks. If it is installed correctly, which means a tight fit, but without pull or pressure onto the car frame, then there is an appreciable difference in the car's cornering and steering.

Ciao,
Joachim

Well thanks for the concern.
From what i've seen during the time of installation after fitting the bar and screwing the suspension bolts which fixed the bar on suspension cups of the car,the mechanic "tightened" by unscrewing the center of the bar untill it was sitff enough without "bending" upwards.
Was that enough or should i try further tightening?

[Felleas]

Originally posted by Felleas

Thanks Andri for your concern,I really don't doubt my mechanic since he works for the Billstein rally team here in greece.He tightened the bar to the appropriate level but the problem is that the bar is very flexible.Alfa Romeo does not have produced yet a strut bar for the 147 but the one for the 156 its Stainless steel which far more rigid than the novitec.Pitty there not one for the 147

Well thanks for the concern.
From what i've seen during the time of installation after fitting the bar and screwing the suspension bolts which fixed the bar on suspension cups of the car,the mechanic "tightened" by unscrewing the center of the bar untill it was sitff enough without "bending" upwards.
Was that enough or should i try further tightening?

[Joachim]

Original geschrieben von Felleas

Well thanks for the concern.
From what i've seen during the time of installation after fitting the bar and screwing the suspension bolts which fixed the bar on suspension cups of the car,the mechanic "tightened" by unscrewing the center of the bar untill it was sitff enough without "bending" upwards.
Was that enough or should i try further tightening?

No, that seems to be ok. What I think you should do now is
DRIVE and push the car into bends, then you should realize the difference.



Ciao
Joachim