Difference between Sway Bar and Stress Bar?

[awestonvp]

To answer the original question,
a sway bar is part of the suspension (underneath the car) and reduces body roll in corners.
A stress bar (as shown in pics) is used to reduce body flex, by stiffening the tops of the suspension strut towers.

[Sharkie]

To answer the original question,
a sway bar is part of the suspension (underneath the car) and reduces body roll in corners.
A stress bar (as shown in pics) is used to reduce body flex, by stiffening the tops of the suspension strut towers.

Actually this is incorrect ....

a strut brace is attached to the the tops of the suspension strut towers.

A stress bar ... who knows ... possibly will reduce body flex but I am not convinced. The 1 in these pictures are not attached to the tops of the suspension strut towers.

[04BHLegacy]

WTF.... first look at anything like that!

IMHO: Unless you were going to drive around corners at full throttle and want maximum stability, this looks like a way of not getting much gear in the boot, that's all.

Offroad of course it's the opposite.

Check this out a picture showing with seats down and cargo:





The cargo space seems pretty usable?