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Originally Posted by claymore
Very complete outstanding write up by Manxman again.
Could it be possible that your bar can be adjusted for preload by loosening the lock nuts at each end of the bar itself then rotating the bar. Can't tell from the photos if one end has right hand thread and the other left hand thread.
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Hi Claymore-
These aren't "lock nuts". They are just threaded eye bolts that attach the bar ends to the brackets on the strut towers. The eye bolt studs have fine threads, and they can only be adjusted to set the overall length of the bar. Once you get the eyes bolted into the tower brackets, no further adjustment is possible. The eye bolts are a solid, one piece item. The inboard hex shoulder serves no purpose because you do not need a wrench to thread the eye bolts in or out to adjust the bar length- hand adjustment is all that is necessary. Thread direction of the eye bolts is right hand thread, and only provides adjustability for length for installation.
Again, to be clear, this is a solid aluminum bar bent into a "bow" to match the curvature of the firewall. The bar ends are drilled and tapped so that the eye bolts can be screwed into the holes. The tower brackets are permanent and unmoving, the bar length is permanent and unmoving. No adjustment is possible.