Vehicle frame tie bar

A tie bar assembly for distributing loads to a support frame of an automotive vehicle, said tie bar assembly comprising:

• a pair of spaced apart reinforcement bars extending longitudinally between opposing ends;
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• a tie bar shell supported by said reinforcement bars and extending between opposite first and second distal ends, said tie bar shell having a first support plate extending between said reinforcement bars adjacent said first distal end and a second support plate extending between said reinforcement bars adjacent said second distal end, wherein each of said support plates includes a base portion extending laterally between said reinforcement bars and a plurality of intersecting structural ribs projecting outwardly from said base portion of each of said support plates and formed integral therewith forming a grid pattern extending between said reinforcement bars for distributing loads from said reinforcement bars to the support frame of the vehicle.