Strut Bar

[superscort93]

Got a new strut bar on yesterday that I ordered from ebay around a week ago. Went on pretty simple, only thing is I had to delete my cruise. But tht is in the works to be put back on as soon as the rain breaks.

Here is the only picture I have of it now.



For $25 I have to say it was a steal. I had to drill one hole in each plate before mounting seeing that the older Pro's had the 4 bolt setup. I would recomend one, it was a 15 minute job with drilling the holes.

[gybe]

Nice! I was thinking about getting a strut brace for my car. What about those carbon made? I love the simplicity and durability of carbon.

[Squeekster1]

do you notice a difference in how the car handles? or rides? simple cheap, but useful? just wondering.

[sanblaster1]

I bought one from a member a while back. An ebay one as well. Maybe the same one. I had the guys cut the bracket so that it fit right. Cornering is much smoother.

[superscort93]

I bought one from a member a while back. An ebay one as well. Maybe the same one. I had the guys cut the bracket so that it fit right. Cornering is much smoother.

COuld I get a close up picture of the way your Cruise mounts before I go cutting on mine, to get a generalized idea of how to make it stay sturdy. Please?

And yeah, it feels a little tighter, I havent really opened it up in a turn or two yet, the rain hasn't slacked off here and I have a REALLY bald tire on one corner. Working on a budget sucks, but its better than working without a budget. Edit, I REALLY need to clean my underhood are also, sorry guys, I am that slob. x.x That and the ****ing rain...

[pigeon]

with a strut bar, in the BHA's, you could put the power down much sooner while exiting a corner

saved a lot of wheel spin/hop on my car

[sanblaster1]

COuld I get a close up picture of the way your Cruise mounts before I go cutting on mine, to get a generalized idea of how to make it stay sturdy. Please?

Yeah, I'll see if I get a chance this weekend.

[gybe]

Is an uninstalled strut bar shorter than distance between cups? Let me put it another way - is it effective only in cornering (not letting struts to become off in corellation to each other) or does it pull struts together already if it's just installed?

Has anyone figured out how to place the rear strut bar? Which would be better, low or high? If you wanna install the high rear bar you must place it right below the rear window? So it is probably visible.

[pigeon]

The strut bars "lock" the strut towers in place. So whatever your alignment is set at, will remain true under hard cornering because the chassis is unable to flex. It doesn't actually "pull" anything together, or make any changes. It just prevents unwanted changes.

As for the rear strut tower bars, check out this thread.

[FE3-323]

interesting thread there pigeon best of luck pulling together the support you need

[sanblaster1]

Dirty Pic

[pigeon]

Hey Santos... is that bolt in the lower right hand corner of the picture one of your upper strut mount bolts??

The brackets from the strut bar isn't allowing it to be fully seated against the strut tower, and that could be farking with your alignment

[FE3-323]

that cutout design for the end-plate is horrible, you truely want the full circle design. it would give optimum ability to redrill holes anywheres.

[sanblaster1]

Hey Santos... is that bolt in the lower right hand corner of the picture one of your upper strut mount bolts??

The brackets from the strut bar isn't allowing it to be fully seated against the strut tower, and that could be farking with your alignment

Yes. What do you recommend? Just removing the bolt? I'm not pulling or anything. At least it doesn't seem like it.

[sanblaster1]

that cutout design for the end-plate is horrible, you truely want the full circle design. it would give optimum ability to redrill holes anywheres.

I'm not spending $200 on a strut bar Ryan. I have bills to pay.