don't know if you'll benefit at all with garbage strut bars. Cheap quality bars can easily be bent using very little force. If you do buy strut bars, spend the money and get either spoon or neuspeed. Don't waste your money on cheap stuff.
I have been wondering... The force on the strut bars is to the ends. I can't visualize that flexing of the bar would really be a problem. Also, in the rear, the rear window is right above where the bar would be. Wouldn't it be plenty stiff already?
You will notice the benefits of a front tower bar more than a rear tower bar. I would have to recommend the Neuspeed Front Tower Bar... it is incredibly strong and doesnt flex at all. After installing mine I noticed a much stiffer feeling front end, and the steering reponse was also enhanced. When I take hard turn, it feels as if my wheels are biting in to the turn.
Tyler's description was quite accurate of the front. I'd also like to add that I used to be able to hear the front end straining when turning hard, now with the front strut bar, the creaks and moans are gone. The rear helps as well, just not as much as the front. After I installed mine, it made the rear end feel much more planted, while as before it felt like it would float around in back.
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Originally posted by Qveon where did you find the spoon, how does it compare with the neuspeed?
I bought the rear from James Chan, a member and sometimes sponsor of the board, and the front from...I don't remember who I bought the front from. Specialque? You can find them, randdmotorsports just got a bunch in. They do the same thing as the Neuspeed, just connect a bit differently and is BEEFY.
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Originally posted by vile10 i heard you need some mod in order to fit the spoon rear in, is that correct?
Spoon bar fits fine in the rear as long as you don't have 4ws. The front spoon bar has to be modified to make it fit but it's not much trouble if you enjoy grinding down really expensive strut bar brackets and bending brake lines I had fun doing it!!
Spoon bar fits fine in the rear as long as you don't have 4ws. The front spoon bar has to be modified to make it fit but it's not much trouble if you enjoy grinding down really expensive strut bar brackets and bending brake lines I had fun doing it!!
Actually, that's not entirely true. To get the rear to fit you either have to remove the 2 side carpeted panels in the trunk, or do as I did and cut holes in them, but that holds true for any rear strut bar for our car.
The front was fun. I cringed at each tiny amount of metal I had to grind off.
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