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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 09:33 AM
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Man, I never knew my strut bar group buy was going to stir up this much trouble.....
Yeah Rich, this is all your fault
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 09:36 AM
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is Improved FD...YZF?? that's twice you called him that...
As well as The Ancient Words and a few others. He and Eric Cheat-ham have had about 17 screen names each, for very different reasons though. Mark stirs up religious debates (not a big deal in my book) and Eric (lupe) sells people shitty parts and rips them off/becomes involved with scam shops.

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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 10:34 AM
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Funny stuff Rich

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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 12:05 PM
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Funny stuff Rich

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I'm honest (perhaps to a fault). People that aren't really **** me off.
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 12:16 PM
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bring your strut bar....let's race on NC 9...it won't help you
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by adam c
You are not thinking about the topic, you are just being a stupid stubborn little teenager. The discussion is about the effects of adding a strut tower bar. It isn't about tires.
*sigh*

actually I'm thinking too much about the topic, you're the stubborn little teenager

when I make a modification to the car (I have a touring FD) I don't just slap something on there because everyone else is doing it, or for show

imo, street suspension is too soft and the tires don't grip well enough to see much of a benefit from a strut bar....I guess I wouldn't say there is absolutely no benefit, but I think it's negligible (unless you are running ultra stiff suspension and race compound tires on the street)

it's also amazing how one person will say it makes a HUGE difference and others will say it's barely noticeable, there are so many factors that go into this
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 12:30 PM
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mr. adam c, did you read this from your own thread??

https://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php...05&postcount=8

again.....any questions??
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Improved FD
mr. adam c, did you read this from your own thread??

https://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php...05&postcount=8

again.....any questions??
No questions, just an answer:

At this point, 79 % of the people who have voted disagree with you.
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Improved FD
........imo, street suspension is too soft and the tires don't grip well enough to see much of a benefit from a strut bar....I guess I wouldn't say there is absolutely no benefit, but I think it's negligible (unless you are running ultra stiff suspension and race compound tires on the street).......
I agree with you that the stock suspension is pretty soft. Some people don't want a rock hard race suspension in a car that they drive around town. Rough roads can make for a miserable bone jarring ride. I also agree that a strut bar won't make a huge difference on the street. When I installed my bar I could feel a nice improvement in the front end. It was much more solid when pushed in corners. Maybe some people won't notice the difference. With many years of racing experience, I did notice a difference.
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by adam c
No questions, just an answer:

At this point, 79 % of the people who have voted disagree with you.
which proves nothing

the experienced drivers here, the forum vets, agree with me
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by adam c
At this point, 79 % of the people who have voted disagree with you.

Originally Posted by Improved FD
which proves nothing

the experienced drivers here, the forum vets, agree with me
So, conveniently, the few that see things your way are right, and the vast majority don't know what they are talking about? I think you just insulted a lot of people.
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by adam c
the vast majority don't know what they are talking about?
yes....and that is true for just about any topic, esp engineering and science
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by bajaman
looks like I am shy about .150 or so of having this bar fit. I guess the easiest thing would be to mill the holes in the two side mounts out and make them slotted(?) Meaning the 2 holes in each of the side mounts. Just to get some leeway.....
Any other suggestions?
There seem to be 2 types of RH strut-tower brackets - one with slotted bar attachment holes made for the non-adjustable bar, and one with non-slotted bar attachment holes for the adjustable bar. Apparently, you have a non-adjustable bar with a RH bracket (no slot) made for the adjustable bar.

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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveW
There seem to be 2 types of RH strut-tower brackets - one with slotted bar attachment holes made for the non-adjustable bar, and one with non-slotted bar attachment holes for the adjustable bar. Apparently, you have a non-adjustable bar with a RH bracket (no slot) made for the adjustable bar.

Dave
Yup, live and learn I suppose. My apologies to both baja and dave, it appears they were mixed up. I know that the LH (driver's side) is specific to the adj/non-adj, but I never noticed a difference among the RH one. I spoke to Ray at Malloy and he lists only 1 part # for each side.....
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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 07:55 PM
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Rich is sending me a RH bracket w/o the slot. When I get it, I'll send him the slotted one I now have back, and maybe you (bajaman) can trade w/ him for a slotted one.

Thanks, again, Rich, for sorting this out. I really appreciate your help.

Dave
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