12-12-2006, 11:08 AM
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3500 DONE!
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Front strut bar.....does it work
I am going to get the front strut bar off pfyc and i wanted to ask the people who have them, do you notice a difference??? I am going to get the rear one too, thats another time though, once i get the subs out of the trunk i will buy the rear one.
But will i notice any difference with the front one?
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Last edited by billytheman1188 : 12-12-2006 at 11:09 AM.
Reason: lol,i should have put this in general performance
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12-12-2006, 11:21 AM
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I bought em both and noticed it felt tighter in the steering rounding a corner. It's not 'amazing' or anything but I liked them a lot. I had a huge box in the back and the rear still cleared no problem.
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12-12-2006, 12:02 PM
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yes they help.
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12-12-2006, 12:18 PM
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Keepin it Real
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i have both, the rear one is a PITA to get it to fit right. i have a huge sub box myself and it is geometrically impossible to remove the box with the strut bar in there. nice anti-theft feature.
and yes they do help. what i noticed is that after i take a turn i have to turn the wheel back to go straight. i feel like i have more control over the steering.
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12-12-2006, 02:30 PM
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Definately worth the money.
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12-12-2006, 02:31 PM
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there's a slight difference...where you notice it is when you take it off...
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12-12-2006, 02:31 PM
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i have both front and rear struts and yes they do help
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12-12-2006, 05:11 PM
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your car is designed to flex. you shouldnt put them on a unibody car
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12-12-2006, 05:14 PM
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Keepin it Real
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SweetNLow
your car is designed to flex. you shouldnt put them on a unibody car
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if you are going to think like that then you shouldnt put stiffer springs on either. 
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12-12-2006, 05:22 PM
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^what he said |
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12-12-2006, 06:28 PM
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Aleromod part owner
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Yeah they are a good buy, saved my car in the accident too
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12-12-2006, 09:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by double0alero
there's a slight difference...where you notice it is when you take it off...
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Yep, I couldn't believe how bad the car handled when I took both strut bars off. |
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12-12-2006, 10:33 PM
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Quote:
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if you are going to think like that then you shouldnt put stiffer springs on either. |
thats like comparing apples to oranges. your not tieing the body structure together with springs
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12-12-2006, 10:51 PM
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Keepin it Real
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SweetNLow
thats like comparing apples to oranges. your not tieing the body structure together with springs
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either way a strut bar is actually beneficial to a unibody, your arguement is bs.
READ http://courses.engin.brown.edu/cours...odyProject.htm
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12-13-2006, 12:39 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SweetNLow
your car is designed to flex. you shouldnt put them on a unibody car
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Then why do some cars come with them from the factory?
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12-13-2006, 09:28 AM
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Aleromod part owner
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^^ Probably as a performance option, or to save money so they don't have to build the frame / engine brace as strong to handle the toqure
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12-13-2006, 09:56 AM
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Im debating wether i should get an Optima yellow top or strut bar for the car with my money....i have around $200 to spend. I do need a new battery but its not urgent, and a strut bar would be nice
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2002 3400 & 3500 GL "Ruby"-->R.I.P. 163k. My first car. Put 130k on her.
2000 3500 GLS "Robin"-->Intake,Headers,Exhaust,H&R springs,KYB AGX,Sway bars,Strut bars and more
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12-13-2006, 11:12 AM
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I Love Tiara!
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save up money and get both you know you wanna...
anyways i got one and before i used to take curves going 25 now i take em going 143mph... eh ok maybe not but i guess it helps, i honestly dont remember what it was like without it. i do take the "dead mans turn" on LSD in chicago going the regular limit 40-45 and not the curve limit of 25, but then i have the stb and stiffer springs
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12-15-2006, 10:20 PM
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eh it made a lil difference. id say on a scale of 1-10, it was a 2, and the lowering springs were a 5
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12-15-2006, 10:37 PM
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Aleromod part owner
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Battery frist, if you think it's going, it could leave to stranded
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