Tension rods have their places, but they aren't the right solution for everyone. Here are a few things to consider before you decide to opt for these kinds of curtain rods:. You can find tension rods for sale in all of the big brick and mortar retailers that you would turn to to shop for other kinds of curtain rods.
If you prefer to do your shopping from the comfort of home, you can shop on the websites of all the retailers mentioned above. Also, check out Amazon and Overstock for more great deals. Before you make a purchase, be sure to measure the space between the two walls where the rod will hang.
Unlike traditional curtain rods, you do not measure the window frame itself. The rod needs to fit wall to wall tightly, so use the measurement of that space as your guide. Likewise, check the maximum weight allowed on the rod before your make your purchase to be sure the tension rod you're getting is up to the task of keeping your curtains in place. Tension Curtain Rods Explained The difference between a tension rod and other kinds of curtain rods is the method of hanging the rod.
Tension Curtain Rod Pros and Cons Tension rods have their places, but they aren't the right solution for everyone. Here are a few things to consider before you decide to opt for these kinds of curtain rods: Tension rods are very lightweight. If your curtains are heavy, the rods may not be able to support them, or they may support them for a short time, only to collapse down the line - marking up your wall along the way.
You can sometimes solve the problem by using a double rod, but sometimes even two tension rods are not enough to support heavy curtains. Tension rods only work for windows that are on short walls. In other words, the two adjacent walls have to be close enough to the window for you to suspend a rod snugly between them. Stock tension rods also have clamp-on air guides to help direct cool air to the front brakes.
As tension rods wear, they tend to cause a sloppy feeling in the front end, in addition to a shimmy under braking. As this happens, it becomes necessary to replace the tension rod bushings or the entire tension rod. Aftermarket tension rods are almost always adjustable types. This allows the user to adjust the caster of the tension rod. This is especially necessary when installing aftermarket FUCAs utilizing bearings, rather than bushings.
These camber changes are generally favorable for cornering, although it is possible to overdo it. I'm also just learning all this and this is now my understanding of it, however it may be bollox so if applicapable, someone correct accordingly. I think imagening the following gives the best understand: Look at the pic you gave me as an example. The knuckle is connected to the strut so let's for the sake of the example consider them as one. As one big strut. Now imagine the strut is perfectly vertical aboven the wheel bearing.
When you turn the wheels, nothing special happens, they just turn around. Now imagine the strut -and knuckle tilted back 45 degrees. So in the middle of perfectly vertical and perfectly horizontal. Now imagine the strut tilted back ALL the way to being horizontal top of the strut pointing to the back end of the car thus parrallel with the road. If you now would try to steer, the wheels wouldn't turn, they would just camber in and out.
Now our struts are tilted back about 5. The more we tilt them back, the more we can "camber in" our wheels. However one thing about caster I still don't quite understand. That is the wheels being lifted. The lifting of the wheels, causes the vehicles weight to push on the lifted wheel.
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