Yes, I knew the brace was Al and not steel, but was careless in the writing. What I meant was the tensile strength of the bar is high and not dependent on how weak it looks as it is pretty strong under stretching forces. It is likely pretty weak if you try and crush the two ends together, but that is not what counts.

Yes, everyone has an opinion on these things. If you can tell the difference it is good. That is the best test. For me the only difference is steel is stronger in fatigue.

Neil Deshpande
http://www.neilwerke.com

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one for the E28.

Also, It is my understanding is that aluminun is proportionately stiffer than mild steel, but everyone seems to have an opinion about which is better for a stress bar. I have the BMP, so maybe I'll just try it, but then I can't return it.

Ethan:

The brace is more properly called a tie as it works in tension and not in compression.

Since it works in tension and the tensile strength of steel is quite high, the wimpy brace should be quite sufficient. I do like the look for the Eiback brace more though.

Neil Deshpande
http://www.neilwerke.com

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I ordered a BMP, but it seems kind of whimpy. Who makes a beefy one?