what kind strut bar do u have for the rear?

Does anyone have MazdaSpeed rear srut? if do then pic please!!

 

i just use the cheapo megan racing ones for ~$28, i don't see good enough reason to spend $150+ for a tiny bit of extra stiffness.

 

i have a cp racing rear strut bar, very poor design though... i got it for free... what can i expect,

if you get one make sure its one that actually conects to the strut tower bolts....

the crappy cp racing one i got has two conections to the floor which i like, but then the ends of the straight across bar conect to to the speaker tower!!, ( which is thin sheet metal which flexes im sure....

looks like this

|----------| < conects to speaker tower, not actual shock tower, weak!
__/__\___

^ bolts to threaded holes in the floor( no clue why they are there but when i put it in they matched up with these weird factory holes....found a pic of it on someoens thread

 

Made my own, welded in. The down bars are welded to the floor directly above the rear camber link which ties eveything together far better than the two small down bars found in other shock tower braces.

I am considering making a bolt in bar of the same style if the is enough interest.

 

Are their rear ones ok? I have a front one and its the absolute worst fitment ever. It hits the overflow cap and also the alternator. It taps down my alternator, after about a day of driving the belt is loose again. ANd every few days the overflow cap opens. I just too it off and decided to find a more reputable one.

 

I use the Corksport rear bar and I think its ok. I wish it was just a straight bar and not the oval type.

 

well the one i got fits just fine, round tube type but i did have to pry out on the thin sheet metal around the tower to get the mount to fit in there or you could grind down on the bar's mount plate in that area.

 

What about MazdaSpeed Strut? anyone? for the rear

 

No it fit on the towers fine but I had to grind the daylight out fo the bar above the alt and oveflow cap, i mean like 1/3 inot the bar and it still hit when it vibrated. Im gonna watch ebay for a cp racing front setup ive seen 2 go cheap.

 

well the thread is about rear, for the front i have a generic oval one and it fits just fine.

 

I got mine from eBay. IIRC the shipping cost more than the bar.

 

same one that i have although i didn't get so animal-ish when cutting the carpet.

to keep it looking decent also you can replace the bolts with stainless pieces.

 

Yup. The carpet was already pretty stained-up, so I just hacked away at it.

 

I got mine from eBay. IIRC the shipping cost more than the bar. -natey

did it help any cause i just ordered one along with the front a few days ago . i mean anything helps.

 

it helps a little but i still don't understand why people spend $200 on a rear strut bar, a roll cage helps stiffen the car up 10 times more than a rear bar and costs about another $100 and gives the car a much more aggressive look as well as safety so long as the right one is used for street driving.

 

hey i got my MazdaSpeed Front Strut on ebay for $164.39
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWN%3AIT

 

it's a nice piece don't get me wrong, but not nearly worth what they charge for them. remember that price was for a used item also..

 

i know

 

Front bars have a huge gap between knock off and real ones.
The EBay knock offs hit the alternator.

The real ones like the one from the Infini or racingbeat are spaced forward to clear the alternator.

The back I would assume doesn't make as much of a difference as long as it bolts to the strut tower.

 

i recently purchased the corksport front and rear set. Looks like nice pieces for the price.

 

do u have pix

 

i like the rear bar on ebay that goes along the floor behind the seats. i doubt this does anything for stability but its a good idea.

 

Everyone want's bolt in, so the CP bar is designed to bolt into a stock car and still allow you to keep the speakers without having to cut into any sheet metal. If you want something more hard core, then you may need to loose the speakers and you will certainly have to cut into the sheet metal.

 

Does anyone make one? I figure they could just tell you where you need to cut and you could do it with a hole saw and have pieces that bolt to the top of the struts and then an adjustable bar between them. and if you where to pull the carpet away from the tower while you drill then you could just cut and X over the hole and slide the bar in for a clean look

 

i should just make my own that does that...anybody with a rear bar...how long is the bar? what the distance between the bolt holes on each side?

maybe i should make one that adjusts in the middle...i've got everythign to do it at work...