custum strut bar

[PRO*98]

hi,

i want to make a strut bar for my car, the bar that i saw on ebay seem a little fag and that why i planed to make one. should i make it adjudtable since i planed to fabricate it in place. also when i unblot the top part of my suspension to put the plate, should i get a alignment??? and if someone have strut bar can you tell me height in the middle. (i dont to cut my hood !!!)

thak'S

[Shaun32390]

If you want to go through the trouble of making your own bar, you might as well make it a solid one piece bar.

I wouldn't get an alignment unless you actually remove the suspension. I don't think the upper mounts will move very much with the weight of the car on them.

I don't have any measurements but you shouldn't have any problems if you're making it in place. What do you plan to use to make it? I would get some 1/4 or 3/8 plate and a couple lengths of solid tubing. Take some measurements, bend the tubing, and weld.

Good luck!

[strutman]

prostreetonline.com or prostreetcar or something like that

they sell a ractive onet hat says its for our cars, but it's not, you have to drill 1 extra hole in it to make them fit. they sell from and back both. i suggest ordering them and using them, they work awesome in my car.

[PRO*98]

that what i was thiking, plate and tubing
strutman how much that it cost you for the 2 bars
and the 2 have to be modified only by ading 1 hole??
the measure that i need his from the top of the motor head to the top of the bar

big up

[strutman]

yea u just drill one hole in them to fit. it's very easy. it was liek 50 bucks for both i think, something like that, just go to the site.

[Stefan]

also, if you're making your own anyway, go the whole hog and make the triangle bar.
it's superior if you go from tower to tower and from each tower to a single point on the firewall.

[PRO*98]

Thanks for the advice but i will probely go with a aftermarket one cause my friend that has the welding machine has just left for the whole winter so i ****ed

[strutman]

or you could buy the prostreet one and drill a hole in it.

lol

[photoeye0]

I did it with a 1st gen, so it my not have to much to do with you guys.
But,



1st-I went to the junk yard and found a stock strut bar off of a Buick or some American car like that

2nd-Cut and weld.

Works ok, not to bad for an afternoon.

[Project Protoge]

Toyota celica has the same width as a second gen but I am not sure what the first gen width is. Anyway the celica has a nice strut bar with supports that bolt to the fender as well. I will try and find a pic.

[Henchman]

Are you saying that you have a Celica strut bar on your car right now? That would be an interesting find.

[Project Protoge]

No not yet I am going junkyarding tomorrow to get one and try it out. I will let you know tomorrow evening.

[photoeye0]

I have one.

But, it would have taken alot more time to make it fit.

PM me if you want to buy it.

[Bill]

Thanks for the idea dood. Found some stuff @ the j/y and made one for $6. A little cutting, bending and welding, and I'm done. Will paint it this week when I can get some rattle can paint. Pic below shows the part installed.

[Project Protoge]

Nice work. I didn't get to the junkyard today because they changed their schedule for winter and are not open on sunday's anymore. I will have to go tomorrow if I have time.