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    How to cut typeR rear crush bar to make the bumper fit!

    Its little bit tight fit and u have to drill holes to match !

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    dude how many eps do you have???

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    2 ,this is 4th

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    I never understood why people want the ep3r rear rebar. It needs to be modified. Even more than the usdm one and the way you have to cut it makes it even weaker/unsafe. You might as well not have anything there if you run the modded ep3r rebar.

    Modded USDM rebar is IMO the best option.
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    I know , but its lighter

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    might as well not have it at all...super light.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Her-Name's-Ally View Post
    might as well not have it at all...super light.
    I've heard it suggested that it's also a plus for chassis rigidity but have never read anything definitive. I would autox the EP in absentia of both bumpers if this were not the case. Any one know for sure?

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    I mean the bumper itself is not that heavy but the bar probably is. I can imagine the bumper also helps with air flow and shizit. Well the front bumper at least.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ep3easternshore View Post
    I know , but its lighter
    This is where I have a problem. The bars are being purchased by people that probably want something back there to take the impact of a crash.

    Yes, the ep3r rear rebar is lighter but that's mostly bc its a thinner gauge steel.

    But where/how the TS cut it and the fact that its a thinner gauge steel, its (imo) less safe. I just don't see the point of buying a rebar just to modify it to the point where it pretty much doesn't do anything. If you're gonna modify a rear rebar, cut up a usdm one. IMHO, the modified usdm rebar is the cheapest, strongest, thickest and probably the safest option. It just isn't the lightest



    Quote Originally Posted by Her-Name's-Ally View Post
    might as well not have it at all...super light.
    Excatly. Cheaper too if you don't buy it.



    Quote Originally Posted by Hasbro View Post
    I've heard it suggested that it's also a plus for chassis rigidity but have never read anything definitive. I would autox the EP in absentia of both bumpers if this were not the case. Any one know for sure?
    If you're cutting up a ep3r rebar to increase rigidity while trying to keep the weight down, SHG_EazyE's modified miata rebar is probably the way to go. That or something similar to the steel/aluminum tube that used to be sold on the forum.
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