Those with strut bars, ? about clearance between bar and alternator!
09-02-11, 02:43 AM
#26
sorry to resurrect this thread but i have been searching for the tri bar front and rear strut bar but can't find them anywhere. i know mazdatrix used to carry the mazdaspeed tri bar but now they only list the tcs sportline strut bar. i really want a tri bar 
if anyone knows a site lemme know please
if anyone knows a site lemme know pleasethat is odd cuz i have the mazdatrix 3point w/engine brace and it clears my fd alt with room to spare
09-02-11, 09:14 AM
#28
I have had the TCS brace for a few years, yes it is close but it fits perfectly. Never had contact between the bar and the alternator. I am running an S4 motor fyi. I think the 1/2" is plenty of room, I have intercooler pipes less than a 1/4" that don't hit the bar.
09-03-11, 07:40 AM
#30
i started typing a different response them remembered why mine didnt fit, its because the pulleys I am using I had to shim the alternator a bit forward to get them to align, this makes it hit the bar. This was like 2 years ago so it was a little fuzzy in the old brain of mine
in this picture it is just sitting there, and I had already ground it down a bit
in this picture it is just sitting there, and I had already ground it down a bit
