Strut Tower Bars
Strut Tower Bars
I ran acorss some no name STB's on e-bay and was wondering how the quality affeted the preformance of the bars, or for that mater how mutch do they actualy help out?
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I H8 UR DSM
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They do help the rigidity of the car...its something that you will notice when u install it...after a few days your used to it...but it does help to limit body roll...we have some bars at real low prices on the site. http://www.rollhard.com
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gruntzz
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I have heard a couple stories about fitment problems with these $15 generic STB's. Most are making contact with the hood. They will give you the support you are looking for but so will a piece of pipe bent and shaped from the hardware store. If you have to force the part in to fit or change it from its manufactured state you are either changing the geometry of the car (which you are trying to fix by getting the part) or reducing the part's strength. Meaning is you are paying for a product that is a direct bolt on, if it doesn't will they honor a return, will they refund or cover some of the shipping (they should if it doesn't fit the car they are advertising it for). Talk to the person holding the auction and get answers to all of these Q's before you place a bid. Most times too good to be true IS!
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BabyboyDeLa240
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If you recognize the brand then its ok... BOMZ is known.. I am not sure if it is known for Quality, There website offers there FSTB at like 179 or some price up there... Every now and then you will see APEXi and other good known Strut Bars up on it... Plus what do you got to lose its only 10-15 buckets of your hard earn money, its better then spending a whole BEN!
I got a front strut bar that is too low and actually hits the plastic cover that goes over all those wires that run inbetwwen the intake manifold and valve cover so it vibrates the hell out of my caruntill i just removed the plastic cover and its got a good 3/4 inch clearance now no problem i liek my basr they aren't just round stock they are all moulded almost liek crown molding on a house or something they look sweet.
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240Degrees
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i bought my pilot front and rear strut bars from rollhard.com. They are generic Pilot for $100 for both. The front is pretty solid but the rear kinda sucks ***. I had to tighten the rear a lot and I also preloaded it. I'm fine with it now, but if you can, buy a more solid rear bar. I wouldn't feel very confident attaching a racing harness to my rear bar. It would probably be ok, but that **** still moves a bit if i smack it around a little bit.
I H8 UR DSM wrote:They do help the rigidity of the car...its something that you will notice when u install it...after a few days your used to it...but it does help to limit body roll...we have some bars at real low prices on the site. http://www.rollhard.com
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Hey I H8 UR DSM, how much are the bars, I checked out your site, but I didn't locate any prices, I looked under suspension and products but couldn't find them anywhere.
Edit: nm I found it, is the front bar still for sale? The "Buy" link is not listed.
http://www.pdm-racing.com
they have all kinds of goodies for pretty good prices. When i ordered my STB, i think it was 1/7, so I hope they still have some :-\
they have all kinds of goodies for pretty good prices. When i ordered my STB, i think it was 1/7, so I hope they still have some :-\
