You know how you can get the front strut bars for so cheap on eBay? Is that possible for rear ones, too?

Otherwise, what are you guys doing for this? What prices are you seeing? How involved is the install?

 

www.rx7.com

They use to have a carbon fiber one for sale. Not sure how functional it is considering it just parallel's the floor. It looks good thou and doesn't hurt to have it. I just made one to double as my harness bar and strut bar.

 

Cusco<sp?> ones are nice and they are wrapped in cf but I think they are about $160 <kinda much> and you have to put holes in the rear strut towers to install them.

You could always make your own pretty easily, just a threaded aluminum tube or some angle iron and some custom end peices

 

here is the price for the rear strut tower bar form
rx7.com
Cusco Rear Strut Tower Bar $155
http://www.rx7.com/cgi-local/2catalog.cgi?cat=8&part=2

they do have the cf one for 235

 

i have the mazdaspeed one. Its nice, uses the stock holes.

 

PM Scott Mackenzie, or check out his website at 1300cc.com
He installed a rear strut tower brace recently, doubt he has formed any real opinions on it yet though.
Sean

 

I have the same - all you do is punch holes for the bolts thru the carpeting to attach to existing shock tower holes. Easy install and looks great. Unfortunately, it's one of the more expensive bars front or rear.

 

its funny, i built a rear strut tower brace out of some home depot supply. I took some galvanized pipe and some anchors. Bolted the anchors the to car and used pipe wrenches to tighten down the brace. =]

 

Does rear strut bars help with wheel hop?

 

good question...i hate wheel hop.

 

get a roll bar

 

here is mine and the install

http://rx7.cyberosity.com/87GTR/parts2/

 

I have the Cusco non-CF one.&nbsp I had to drill holes (2" diameter) into the rear shock towers.

Whatever the case, you HAVE to drill holes in the shock towers.&nbsp The most unobtrusive bar that I know of is the Mazdaspeed one that you need to drill a couple of bolt holes through the shock tower and you run brackets on both sides - one for the strut tower and one for the bar itself.



-Ted

 

87GTR: nice bar. Looks sturdy enough to do push-up off of. PT PT everyday....

jerk_racer@hotmail.com

 

corksport just came out with one for like $80

I just installed a used cusco CF one (never pay that much new!!) it's light as hell but not as stiff as the alum one.

I have pics on my site in the how to's.

 

Hey Scott 89t2 - Awsome write up!!! It will help me alot when my bar comes in!

 

Scott, where can I find the corksport bar?

 

Wait, answered my own question

 

Anybody got pics of the front corksport bar???

 

You do not have to drill the shock tower to install the MS rear brace (at least on a '90 TII). The bolts and braces utilize existing holes in the tower. The only holes you need to drill/punch are thru the shock tower carpeting so that you can get the bolts thru.
It's a very simple install.