tgaffner

So I recently installed my Ings+1 bidy kit and the front bumper does not work with the stock crash bar. Sure it (crash bar) can be modified to work, but I eventually plan on redoing the whole crash bar when I put on my front splitter. The front splitter wont be done untill late next year probably.

So my question is, besides an impact, would not having the crash bar on put any abnormal stresses on any other part of the front end? The only other horizontal support would be the radiator support which doesnt do anything for chassis rigidity. Im thinking that most of the bracing between the front fenders would be the front subframe. Im thinking that the crash bar doesnt do anything but prevent low mph impacts from disturbing crutial engine parts. But I dont know everything and would like some other opinions.

Im only going to drive the car a few months without it (normal street driving) and dont want to risk tweaking anything up front.

tgaffner

No opinions on this matter?

9krpmrx8

iTrader: (46)

Driving without it will not harm anything. But if you get in a front end collision you will be screwed so consider that when driving with passengers.

mazdaverx7

iTrader: (6)

You can't just remove it.... You'll have to cut it off and the whole structural rigidity of the front end is then gone. I would not buy anything that would require the modification of something so detrimental in a collision. Just my opinion though.

blu3dragon

iTrader: (1)

You can just unbolt it. BUT what 9krpmrx8 said... It's not just for low speed impacts. It is there to reduce the severity of any impact.

Love_Hounds

I should note that I didn't even feel when this happened, which is most likely due to the crash bar absorbing the majority of energy.

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tgaffner

Like I said, BESIDES AN IMPACT. Meaning, only moving it around/ driving it when needed. My question was, will the weight of the car on the ground, with light driving, tweak the front end outta square