Ok guys! Dollar for dollar what is the best wonder bar - steering brace that I should buy for my 1991 RS Convert?

 

Best bang for the buck is a stock bar off of an IROC. Best bang for the buck in the aftermarket is probably TDS. I bought the Spohn piece, which is slightly larger than the other two according to this information in another post:

Stock wonderbar: .75" diameter
TDS Wonderbar: 1.00" diameter
Spohn Wonderbar: 1.25" diameter

In all honesty, the stock bar is probably no different than any aftermarket one. If your frame was tweaked for some reason in the past (accident, etc) you may want an adjustable piece from Spohn, just in case.

 

I say go with spohn. Its the thicker of the three.

Stock .75" diameter $???
TDS 1.00" diamter $40-50?
Spohn 1.25" diameter $60-70?

 

Haha, beat me to it CaysE.

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Spohn it is then. Thanks Guys!!

 

The TDS has an extra mounting hole on each side. You can buy mine from me if you want.

 

I would think you are ok with any of them. Get whichever you like, but get one for sure. Given the loading that it sees, I have a hard time imagining that the stock design flexes at all so don't personally believe that there is much to be gained by going with an aftermarket wonder bar.

 

Global West makes a version as well. Though I have a Global piece (no one else was making after market versions at that time), I'd no doubt go with a sponsor's piece. Like MikeS, I doubt there's much between any of them.

JamesC

 

Bang for your buck? Stock piece, without a doubt. I picked up three of them at a local pick-a-part yard for $5 a pop.

 

I built my 1.25" one for less then $10.

 

I went with the TDS bar...nice piece and damn...what a difference it made for a 50 dollar investment!