Quote Originally Posted by glazewolf View Post
I'm considering a strut bar but I'm worried about the chassis flexing due to the expansion and contraction of the strut bar so I'm looking for a cheap one with a carbon fibre bar but theyre really hard to find..anyone got any ideas? because apparently aluminium is not good when it comes to thermal contraction/expansion.
I wouldn't worry about thermal expansion effects - these effects would be so small that they are effectively negligible over a small temperature range. Any thermal expansion present would most probably be a few orders of magnitude smaller than the chassis flex you'd get under cornering loads.

Besides, steel, which the car body is made out of, expands with heat too, just not to the same degree as aluminium. :P


Quote Originally Posted by Fredoops View Post
it doesn't negatively affect ride quality (cause you still have the same suspension), IMO it helps suspension function fully by limiting the body flex (if you know what I mean).
Yep, I definitely agree with you on that one! Sounds like the $70 eBay cheapy is the way to go! Just gotta wait for my tax return to come in...