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Old 02-27-05, 11:28 AM
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strut bars - 1 piece or triangulated?

what would be better? a 1 piece bar such as Racing Beat's or a bar with flex points BUT is triangulated, such as CP Racing's?
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the one peice trianglated is the best, followed by a one pience and then the trianglated with flex points, followed by 3 piece strut braces (as found on ebay).
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who produces a one piece triangulated bar?
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Originally Posted by mycarisolderthanme
who produces a one piece triangulated bar?

CP Racing. Its a great piece, but you will need to trim your stock fan for it to work. That is unless you have an electric fan.
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oh crap, looked again at CP Racing's bar, it IS a one piece, i think i just made my choice, thanks
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so i thought.. dammit kingsfan, making me think twice! ill forgive you when you give me a product review..
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yup and thats all if your budget suports it :-)
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BDoty311,

did you buy the CP racing piece and trim the fan? if you have more details on this, id appreciate it..
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yeah, their site doesn't mention that at all
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i installed one of those and had to trim a bit off my fan. not too much work and it works pretty nice. i've had it for almost a year now.
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got any pics?
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www.mazdatrix.com sells a one piece triangulated strut tower bar. It cost more than the CP one but is a better build quality and it doesn't require trimming the fan area. The CP bar is a copy of the Mazdatrix.
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Originally Posted by MPM
www.mazdatrix.com sells a one piece triangulated strut tower bar. It cost more than the CP one but is a better build quality and it doesn't require trimming the fan area. The CP bar is a copy of the Mazdatrix.
For $300 it should be better. I believe I got the CP Racing one for around $125 shipped. The performance and chassis strength advantages will be the same.
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i was lucky enough to get both my CP tri-point front strut bar and 4-point rear strut bar for $100. they all should do the same thing so i opted for the cheaper one.




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