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Actually the AlterKtion takes alot of stress off the chassis by removing the twisting stress the torsion bars put on the crossmember and the front suspension. The AlterKtion is the only aftermarket k-member I am aware of that puts all the weight and spring loads onto itself. And I can tell you it is more than capable of handeling it. Just the addition of an AlterKtion and subframe connectors makes driving an older car enjoyable again.

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Actually, the torsion bars putting the load down low and into the cross member is probably one of the best features of that design. It puts alot of the load down low and out back. That's actually great design.

Moving the load does not eliminate it. Relocating it up front like that puts more load onto the frame rails directly in the front. Our setup puts more into the front rails and the shock tower, as opposed to primarily the rails as you are describing.

That's why we tie the frame rails together with a lower rad support, and use inner fender braces and engine bay brace to reinforce the shock towers.

Our K also reinforces the frame rails - notice how it is boxed across the rails and has two attachment points on each side of the four points that go into the rails? We're making it all tighter and stiffer.





If you look at the picture just above, the lower rad support and the two cross bars on the K are tying the frame rails together from underneath at three different locations. And the two bars on the K are boxed (tied together).