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Old 06-21-05, 12:12 AM
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Arrow Upper Rear strut/shock bar

how come i haven't seen anyone here with an upper rear strut bar on their 1st gens? is it that terrifying to cut off a piece of your plastic interior??

but to all seriousness, if no one leads me to someone that actually sells this, i guess it's about time to bust out my MIG welder and hit up home depot.

sooo if you guys know any1 selling, please do lead me on.

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I'm pretty sure I saw one for sale on the CP racing webpage right bellow the bolt in FB roll cage.

I personally think it would be easier to pick up some DOM pipe from a metal supply shop and fab one yourself as part of a welded in cage.
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Ya CP racing makes one.
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Originally Posted by d0 Luck
how come i haven't seen anyone here with an upper rear strut bar on their 1st gens? is it that terrifying to cut off a piece of your plastic interior??

but to all seriousness, if no one leads me to someone that actually sells this, i guess it's about time to bust out my MIG welder and hit up home depot.

sooo if you guys know any1 selling, please do lead me on.

thanks

-ray

why.
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Originally Posted by wackyracer
why.
it'll be a nice combo w/ your roll bar that's why

and plus, it'll help when i hit up the cali speedway for drift days

btw, i will check the CP website. thanks for the input 85rotarypower and supper
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My input was small but helpful. I'll give ya there site: www.cpracing.ca . Just incase you didn't know it. CP racing sells a lot of stuff for the 1st gen.
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i thought they just had the front bar...?
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Originally Posted by nick1
i thought they just had the front bar...?



direct screenshot from their webpage FYI.
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Originally Posted by Supper



direct screenshot from their webpage FYI.
damm.. $125 is pretty much an arm and a leg.


so it's only CP racing that sells this product?

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I had one welded in. Simple, effective, permanent.
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$125 shipped isnt bad at all
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Considering the load comes throught the floor just inside of the shock mounts, and the springs go to a "beam" under the floor, save your money for now. Put it into a full cage later. Oh wait I saw that it is for drifting too! Dude go for it, if your interested I have some JDM muffler bearings just for drifting and in a couple of weeks I'll have a shipment of special blinker fluid used by all the best drifters. Send your checks now to get on the waiting list Seriously, if your going drifting and expect to get a cage later, spend your dough on something that will give you more bang for your buck.
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jb weld is not the same as MIG welding.
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Originally Posted by jgrewe
Considering the load comes throught the floor just inside of the shock mounts, and the springs go to a "beam" under the floor, save your money for now. Put it into a full cage later. Oh wait I saw that it is for drifting too! Dude go for it, if your interested I have some JDM muffler bearings just for drifting and in a couple of weeks I'll have a shipment of special blinker fluid used by all the best drifters. Send your checks now to get on the waiting list Seriously, if your going drifting and expect to get a cage later, spend your dough on something that will give you more bang for your buck.
You mean like Gas, or tires?
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