Ebay Strut Bars for the FC
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Ebay Strut Bars for the FC
Any thoughts on these? It's so cheap I've got to wonder?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33591
I know it's not JDM or a namebrand, but seriously what can go wrong with a strut bar, I mean it's a piece of metal?
Anybody have one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33591
I know it's not JDM or a namebrand, but seriously what can go wrong with a strut bar, I mean it's a piece of metal?
Anybody have one?
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They are fine except for one problem - a major design flaw, which without modification makes them good only for decoration.
The centre section has a thread tapped into it, into which the side bolts screw in. This means that all the pressure that should be placed on the strut bar, is instead placed onto the point in the thread where the nut meets the centre bar, on each side.
The way to fix it is to **** off the silly alloy centre bar, and replace it with a steel rod with hollow holes either end. Then simply push the bolts into the holes and attach the strut-tower tops.
The centre section has a thread tapped into it, into which the side bolts screw in. This means that all the pressure that should be placed on the strut bar, is instead placed onto the point in the thread where the nut meets the centre bar, on each side.
The way to fix it is to **** off the silly alloy centre bar, and replace it with a steel rod with hollow holes either end. Then simply push the bolts into the holes and attach the strut-tower tops.
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Originally Posted by barcode
I know it's not JDM or a namebrand, but seriously what can go wrong with a strut bar, I mean it's a piece of metal?
Anybody have one?
Anybody have one?