please go to page 4 for updates on this sale. i have redesigned the bars and re-priced them accordingly.
I have a machine shop making rear toe bars to my specs.
They are 6000 series t6 aluminum, 7/8" diameter or @22mm, and anodized gold. They have wrench flats for jamming, 5/8th's" chrome-moly rod ends with nylon inserts, hardened balls, and correct L and R hand threading for proper adjustment. Included are jam nuts and rubber booties for rod ends. They have pressed in spacers, and are knurled. No junk cast rod ends from tractor supply here.
He will not sell them to me without booties...says "its just not right" to install them that way.
The sleeves are the correct 12mm size. They use stock mounting hardware.
They turn with finger tips once jam nuts are loose, they are very light, and will not rust.
They are available for mk2 cars as well as mk3/mk4. The 95 and newer cars are just a bit longer and do not affect the prices.
They are also available in 1" chro-mo tube.
This should go without saying, but i am going to add it anyway. There is no warranty on these parts. if you bend them, you are doing something wrong, or you are racing your car in a rally race and getting too much air and landing sideways. They do come in chrome moly if you want to be able to jack up your car by the toe-rod.......
UPDATE: i have just turned 325,000 miles on my car today. i dont have an exact mileage on the bars because i forgot to write down the mileage at time of install. i know they were installed @six months after hitting 250,000 miles. my mileage on the bars is currently in excess of 50,000 but shy of 75,000. i think its 62,000 but im not positive as i have no proof. big gap i know, but i needed to get this on here.... i am beginning to see deterioration in the booties and it has allowed sand and road dirt into the joints. i am starting to get some clicking in the rear end with hard left to right transitions. i got underneath to see what was up and found the booty torn. there is some noticeable play in the rod end. maybe 1/16th". i have discussed this with my machinist and decided i will r&d a set of bigger hexagonal aluminum arms with 3/4" rod ends and boots in the next couple of weeks and might be switching these bars up to that size for longevity. i am trying to get them at or near the same price as well. when i make a decision, i will post it here and make a new thread in the regular parts for sale area. i think 50,000 plus miles is pretty good for race parts, i am positive that is more than you would get with the other bars available for this car, but i want it to be better. i'll post again asap.
Please email me if you need to get me. The e-mail notification feature on the forum is not functioning presently.
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