Taurus alt with a front strut bar?
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Taurus alt with a front strut bar?
I'm wondering if anyone has a brand of strut bar that allows both a Taurus alternator and strut bar?
I'm wanting to make the change to the Taurus alt but don't want to loose my strut bar.
I'm wanting to make the change to the Taurus alt but don't want to loose my strut bar.
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I've been wondering about this too.
I also had a brainstorm that maybe the Strut bar could be set higher by making a ring around the strut tower and using extended studs on the shock mounts.My thought was that the threaded strut bolts are like wheel studs,pressed in,but I could be wrong.
I had the FD alt on,switched to the Taurus..It didn't do well,(something smoked it).I went back to FD..
Funny the FD alternator that "was" acting funny turns out to be the only reliable alternator that the car will accept.
(I got 4 FD alts and 2 Taurus alts..)
I also had a brainstorm that maybe the Strut bar could be set higher by making a ring around the strut tower and using extended studs on the shock mounts.My thought was that the threaded strut bolts are like wheel studs,pressed in,but I could be wrong.
I had the FD alt on,switched to the Taurus..It didn't do well,(something smoked it).I went back to FD..
Funny the FD alternator that "was" acting funny turns out to be the only reliable alternator that the car will accept.
(I got 4 FD alts and 2 Taurus alts..)
I believe they are pressed in like wheel studs. The problem would be getting longer press in bolts (knurled dia right under the head) because putting a wrench or socket on a standard hex head bolt would be, well, problematic. I suppose one could tack weld the bolt in as a solution.
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The pulley sits right under it but the front sits close to the bar so it might not work. I don't have the Taurus alt. was guessing that since the pulleys have to align it might work if the issue is that it's taller.
I have a greddy knock off and it sits really close to my FD alt, but doesn't hit, but it's right above the pulley, so I doubt anything would hit:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1986-1991-Mazda-RX7-Fc-Strut-Tower-Brace-Bar-Front-Upper-/290897346453?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3ARX-7&hash=item43bad53f95&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1986-1991-Mazda-RX7-Fc-Strut-Tower-Brace-Bar-Front-Upper-/290897346453?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3ARX-7&hash=item43bad53f95&vxp=mtr
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