Do they sell the hardware to mount it?. I got a used r1 bar for around 80 plus shipping but it didn't come with mounting pieces on the side to mount where the suspension bolt goes. Only the bar itself

 

No... you bought a replacement bar for existing mounts. The trick though, having the mounts is a pre requisite to justify the purchase. You're stuck. Going to have to buy another bar or get super lucky and find someone selling just the mounts

 

Years ago when these cars were still relatively cheap, seems I used to see a lot of those shock tower bars rattle-canned into oblivion by some kid for reasons known only to them. Be great if you could find one of those. Even abused end-brackets should be easy to restore.

 

There are usually some pretty beat ones for cheap on Buyee. Order before the 25% duties on small packets kick in.

 

I'll throw this out there too. If this is something people want I'd be happy to reverse engineer mine and make some.

 

Well this sucks. I didn't know I'd be screwd. Guess this is my fault for not researching before purchasing. Fk..

So no aftermarket ones will fit?

 

How much would that run?

 

I only found 1 set. Not sure if they price plus shipping is worth it tho. Sound about right price wise?

 

hard to say without doing the leg work of reverse engineering them, but laser cut parts are fairly cheap, and I'm not here to make money off people. What it costs me is what it'll cost you.

 

Well not like I'm in a rush. Car won't be up and running for awhile. Unless I win the lotto

 

Snap it up! (I will give you a two hour headstart.)

https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/...n_DirectSearch

 

or I can buy the part I showed for 90 something since I don't need the whole bar. Sucks I don't have the $ to grab it atm

 

OK. I am buying it. The all black strut bars came on Version 4 and later cars. This one looks like it came off an Innocent Blue Mica car.

 

wonder if there was any changes from different versions

 

Shipping was too expensive. Buyee will not remove the ends, so it needs a too-long box.

Earliest bars were adjustable on one end. But after that there was no adjustment and the bars are interchangeable.


Version 1~3 cars had the RX7 badge. It was dropped on later versions

But reintroduced for the Spirit R......when the red bar came back as well.

 

There were Three. The R1 bar, FD03-56-48ZA. its Red with one end being adjustable. in the US it came on the 1993 R1, although we did sell a few over the counter as an accessory. it was almost $600 too
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Number 2 is the R2 Strut Bar, F111-56-48Z. in the USA it came on the 1994-1995 R Package cars. its the same Red, but the adjuster is deleted


and then the Third one is F132-56-48Z, from 1996 onwards. i don't have a pic, but it appears to be the R2 bar, but in black

 

96+ bar and R1 bar

 

The adjuster can rust up and cause trouble.

If the non-adjustable bar will not fit, your car frame may be a bit bent.

 

I got an Innocent Blue Mica one that I was hoping was a factory option colour. But it seems not.

 

I was about to ask why they got rid of it. That does explain it.