I want to hear some opinions between these two brands....Tanabe or Megan?
I am trying to buy a front and rear set and t the Megan are cheaper but I want to make sure I am buying some quality.
I have heard that about the rear, but I thought the front strut bar was actually somewhat beneficial. It at least makes sense that better rigidity around the front suspension helps with handling...no?
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Last edited by indylude18; 01-20-2010 at 04:13 PM.
It helps with turning and all eliminates a little body roll. You'll notice it. I have a Tanabe front strut bar. I find it useful. I don't know why ppl expect it, but it doesn't make your car turn like a racecar. It works well with aftermarket suspension too.
It probably helps with body flexing on paper. In real life, sure, your body will feel even the most minute changes. Do these changes = better turning? Probably not. Plus there is no triangulation involved.
But if you have one, at least get a one piece and not one of those hinged ones.
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But if you have one, at least get a one piece and not one of those hinged ones.
That would be the Neuspeed...as I recommended.
I think that front strut bars are one of the few inexpensive "performance" mods that actually do anything beneficial at all. Is it going to make up for the car being FWD? No. But it should improve handling a little.
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Last edited by indylude18; 01-20-2010 at 08:04 PM.
I think that front strut bars are one of the few inexpensive "performance" mods that actually do anything beneficial at all. Is it going to up for the car being FWD? No. But it should improve handling a little.
There also is the JDM Type S bar.
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How does the price and availability of the JDM one piece bar compare to the Neuspeed bar? I will guess it's more expensive and harder to find, but I could be wrong...
I think that front strut bars are one of the few inexpensive "performance" mods that actually do anything beneficial at all. Is it going to make up for the car being FWD? No. But it should improve handling a little.
Probably not. Do you think you can corner faster with a strut bar or does the car still corner the same amount with it off?
No the cheapest performance mod will always be driving school. Then probably tires
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who is this guy on every post with the most awesomist BMW ever made!!!... this aint the site for you dude stop hating on everyone and arguing with them
I agree with indylude i have a new speed in the front and an OBX.To be honest they help a little bit not so much to feel a big change but the bars hold the car together tighter.
I can't disagree with that, but a solid strut bar is a good mod to have in addition to those. The benefits are minimal, but so is the cost...
Well then I guess I can agree to that. I just don't want people thinking, like someone said, "turn like a racecar". But if it makes you more confident about it, sure.
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I don't remember whether the ST front bar for the Prelude is hollow -- the rear is definitely solid -- but they make hollow front bars for other cars. IIRC, the Neuspeed front bar is hollow. Properly designed hollow bars -- thick wall tubes, really -- are quite strong.
For a solid round bar, stiffness varies by the fourth power of the diameter, so a 2mm increase does make a difference! For a hollow round bar, it's the fourth power of the difference between the inner and outer diameter, which makes hollow bars not that much less stiff than a solid bar of the same diameter at a lighter weight. That's why they're desireable -- it doesn't take that much of a bump in diameter to regain equivalent stiffness, and you still have a lighter bar. Solid bars are cheaper to manufacture, which is why you find them in many street application, especially at smaller diameters.
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