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Post by siren676 on Feb 13, 2012 22:58:38 GMT 12
A few years back i fitted a whiteline rear swaybar to my starlet and it required drilling the chassis rails to attach some brackets. A mate has told me recently that i should have crush tubes installed. Is this true?
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Post by Justin on Feb 27, 2012 9:07:30 GMT 12
Hi there.
Your mate is correct!
A crush-tube prevents crushing and collapsing of the chassis or crossmember section, which in turn prevents the fastening system from loosening.
A fastener which attaches structural sections, brackets, or mechanical components to RHS, channel, or tubular chassis rails or cross-members in a low volume vehicle, must pass through a tubular steel reinforcing crush-tube.
I hope this helps
Justin
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Post by siren676 on Mar 8, 2012 11:32:05 GMT 12
oops didnt see this reply.
What would be the easiest way of installing crush tubes? If i remove the rear bumper i could slide them up inside the chassis rails.
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