Too Cheap To Be True?

[sam jfm 0]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Torsion-Bars-Anti-Ro...id=p3911.c0.m14 Edited October 7, 2009 by sam jfm

[Baz 421]

link doesn't work.

[sam jfm 0]

Try that?

[omega 82]

Try that?

 

works for me

[Baz 421]

Yup works now.

 

They seem cheap, probably cheap, but for a reason, are they any good?

[sam jfm 0]

Thats what i would like to know!

[GTI6BOY 29]

those pics are taken from pug1off's advert in pfc?

 

tbs are 280+ with them tho

 

very strange

[pablo 0]

£200 for two metal bars doesnt seem that cheap

[Rippthrough 98]

£200 for two metal bars doesnt seem that cheap

 

Have you ever made any?

[kyepan 291]

£200 for two metal bars doesnt seem that cheap

they are made of a specific grade of metal, and then go through a toughening process

[welshpug 1,626]

Chris Penrose (309pug) does them at £300, heat treated and powdercoated, don't know if these are.

 

 

Damned cheap compared to Peugeot Sport.

[j_turnell 134 3 Cars]

Judging by their location, they may possibly be linked with spoox.......

[Batfink 201]

I have a contact that makes them for a little more than that but not a lot more.

[James_R 3]

Could be the old 205 parts place but someone else selling them?

[boombang 2]

I asked what processing the bars had once manufactured.

 

Reply as below:

 

"The material is hardened and tempered to the 'T' condition, we have sold alot of these bars and everyone satisfied."

 

This means nothing to me, can anyone shed any light?

[Tom Fenton 1,526]

For e.g. EN24 is plain EN24 material, EN24T is tempered EN24.

[boombang 2]

So it just means that the metal is tempered, rather than a special spec?

 

Is this an acceptable standard for torsion bars though, or more info required to work that out?

[Rippthrough 98]

So it just means that the metal is tempered, rather than a special spec?

 

Is this an acceptable standard for torsion bars though, or more info required to work that out?

 

It's good enough to be used as a spring material, yes, provided it's done properly of course.

[Alastairh 47]

Could be the old 205 parts place but someone else selling them?

 

Yeah, it'll be likely be the original manufacture that did them for parts, just a different seller. I will have a word with a man in the know...

 

Al

[boombang 2]

Any update on getting the info?

[Guest suckmyrockets]

Any update on getting the info?

 

Hi

 

I don't mean the crash the thread, but I'm also interested in torsion bars for my AX. I realise that you can obtain them from the Peugeot Sport boutique at around £400+ ish but am also curious to know the difference between these and the cheaper alternatives on offer.

 

I am no metalurgist but have been around long enough to know that tyres are not just 'black and round'...I'm guessing that a similar rule applies here in that you get what you pay for, it's just curiosity wanting to understand the differences so I can make a balanced decision.

 

I also tried the eBay source; below is my question and the response...

 

Hi

Please excuse what could be seen as a rather ignorant question, but who manufactures the torsion bars and to what standard?

Clearly these are less expensive than comparable items from Peugeot Sport so am curious to know what materials are used and how the spring rate values compare.

I presume that different material qualities will have a bearing on their performance and that it's not just down to the actual diameter of the bar.

The application I'm looking for is a pair od 21mm torsion bars for AX/Saxo/106

Any information you can provide would be gratefully received.

Cheers,

Julian

 

Hi

We are the manufacturers and we are an engineering company in Leicester.

The bars are made out of high tensile steel hardened and tempered to the 'T' condition.

We sell alot of these bars throughout the UK an Europe and we have had no negative feedback only positive where they have said the bars have improved lap times.

Price for a pair of 21mm torsion bars for a saxo would be £190.00 delivery £20.00 in the UK

Thank you for your enquiry

 

It still doesn't answer my question so was wondering if you'd had more luck at all hence ambushing this thread

 

Julian

[boombang 2]

No more luck at all, just got the same "T" condition thing.

 

On the basis they have no more info than that, I'm going for the ones Chris (309PUG) sells.

 

Half as much again but have a lot more trust in the seller. Just now trying to work out what diameter to get. Sure as hell won't want to be buying another pair...