Strut tower Bar
#1
Smoke moar
Thread Starter
Strut tower Bar
I found a good price for one on the front, cash to spare
Will I notice any difference?
I know they make the body flex less, theres a few more things you can do to help that too.
I think I can feel the body flex, taking turns going 60 or so on the mountain roads but I'm not sure if its the front or rear, so if I only got a front strut tower bar would that negatively affect the rear maybe? I plan to get a rear as soon as I find a good price anyways, it should be here tmrw.
Just wonder what I should "feel" for.
Will I notice any difference?
I know they make the body flex less, theres a few more things you can do to help that too.
I think I can feel the body flex, taking turns going 60 or so on the mountain roads but I'm not sure if its the front or rear, so if I only got a front strut tower bar would that negatively affect the rear maybe? I plan to get a rear as soon as I find a good price anyways, it should be here tmrw.
Just wonder what I should "feel" for.
#2
Slowpoke
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yes.... if you just put a rear strut bar, your car will inherit more oversteer, if just a front, your car will inherit more understeer when pushed hard. It all comes down to chassis flex. Its mostly how you feel about it, in my old 240sx i would pull the front strut bar off and put a rear on because the chassis flex in the front would help make the front grip and rear come out.
Of course you wont be able to tell from just street driving *mentally you will think so*, until you push the car hard.
Of course you wont be able to tell from just street driving *mentally you will think so*, until you push the car hard.
Last edited by Hypertek; 09-18-08 at 02:25 PM.
#3
Smoke moar
Thread Starter
lolol mentally think so..
I hope to someday hit a track but I just **** around on these mountain roads, never really any cars and I've been on them roads since I was a kid.
Sounds good on the front if it'll understeer alittle more
*waits for package
I hope to someday hit a track but I just **** around on these mountain roads, never really any cars and I've been on them roads since I was a kid.
Sounds good on the front if it'll understeer alittle more
*waits for package
#4
Scott Howard
The problem with chasis/soft bushing flex in a car is that it changes the geometry of the suspension setup. You can set your toe/camber/caster with your car sitting on an alignement rack, but if you have a lot of chasis and bushing flex in the middle of a corner it will deflect your suspension in a different direction.
After you stiffin one part of your suspension, another part will flex. Unless you have a dedicated race car you have to compromise some parts of the suspension.
After you stiffin one part of your suspension, another part will flex. Unless you have a dedicated race car you have to compromise some parts of the suspension.
#7
Smoke moar
Thread Starter
Yeah but the uh part that goes around the strut towers... it was cut wrong a tad, so i shaved it as much as i could with a dreamel tool
I got tired of doing that though so i Used the nuts to bring it down a tad...
How tight should i make them though im confused, I did it till I cant turn them any tighter without using excessive force... you know what i mean?
I got tired of doing that though so i Used the nuts to bring it down a tad...
How tight should i make them though im confused, I did it till I cant turn them any tighter without using excessive force... you know what i mean?
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#8
Eats, Sleeps, Dreams Rotary
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Yeah but the uh part that goes around the strut towers... it was cut wrong a tad, so i shaved it as much as i could with a dreamel tool
I got tired of doing that though so i Used the nuts to bring it down a tad...
How tight should i make them though im confused, I did it till I cant turn them any tighter without using excessive force... you know what i mean?
I got tired of doing that though so i Used the nuts to bring it down a tad...
How tight should i make them though im confused, I did it till I cant turn them any tighter without using excessive force... you know what i mean?
#10
Eats, Sleeps, Dreams Rotary
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At least that's my take.
#11
Smoke moar
Thread Starter
Yet no one tells me how hard to tighten the nuts ~_~???
The parts that go on the towers, i put the bar on after... its adjustable fully....
The whole in the center was 2 hairs off on the inner part, you know how the outer part goes STRAIGHT down, and the inside kinda curves down, it didnt fit on the curve, I didn't buy a "Good" strut tower bar as I thought well if its cheap **** itits not a "butt dyno" bolt on, might not do **** as far as I know :P
I think what I did is finel I just didn't want to over tighten the nuts, I shaved down the mounts so they fit alittle better, but if you can over tighten the nuts easy then I'll shave it down alil more so its not such a tight fit...
I just don't want to F up my car over some bolt on.
The parts that go on the towers, i put the bar on after... its adjustable fully....
The whole in the center was 2 hairs off on the inner part, you know how the outer part goes STRAIGHT down, and the inside kinda curves down, it didnt fit on the curve, I didn't buy a "Good" strut tower bar as I thought well if its cheap **** itits not a "butt dyno" bolt on, might not do **** as far as I know :P
I think what I did is finel I just didn't want to over tighten the nuts, I shaved down the mounts so they fit alittle better, but if you can over tighten the nuts easy then I'll shave it down alil more so its not such a tight fit...
I just don't want to F up my car over some bolt on.
#15
Smoke moar
Thread Starter
Went for a few fun drives, nothing bad happened.
I think I can feel the bar, driving down the street when everthe front tires hit dip/bump it makes the back dip more it seems like, it just feels stiffer.
I think I can feel the bar, driving down the street when everthe front tires hit dip/bump it makes the back dip more it seems like, it just feels stiffer.