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post Dec 3, 2002 - 10:13 PM
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Hey guys, If you were to get one strut brace only, which one would you get. The front or the rear.

I have a factory strut brace in the engine bay but I got no idea how good it is.

I heard that if the car is a front wheel drive, get a rear strut bar. It will work better than a front one and vice versa for a rear wheel drive car.

Any ideas?
 
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post Dec 6, 2002 - 3:33 AM
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Depends on the rear strut bar...
if it is an adjustable one and comes apart then yes it's relatively easy -
undo the strut bar so that you have the bar and two mounting supports, take the panels off, connect up the strut bar supports, replace panels, connect up strut bar and adjust.
However, if it is a one piece strut bar then it's going to be fiddly.
You going to have to connect it up w/o removing the panels.
From what I can see on my hatch there are two small square removable covers in the panel that come off, putting the support end of the strut bar through them looks awkard, and then there's the rear mounting screw/bolt that's going to be fiddly to get at.
Good Luck
P.S. I'm just waiting for my strut bars to arrive (4-10 days) and then I'll being do the job myself.

Posts in this topic
- SiKBOY   1 Strut brace only?   Dec 3, 2002 - 10:13 PM
- - 1_Winged_Angel   If you have a coupe, get a the front, it already h...   Dec 5, 2002 - 6:28 PM
- - SiKBOY   The rear one shouldn't be that hard to put in ...   Dec 6, 2002 - 1:40 AM
- - 3TST   Depends on the rear strut bar... if it is an adjus...   Dec 6, 2002 - 3:33 AM
- - SiKBOY   I think that it will be easier to put on the bar, ...   Dec 8, 2002 - 7:41 AM
- - mynzeyes   hey sikboy, from my own personal opinion, i'd ...   Dec 11, 2002 - 9:46 AM
- - NEVERSTOP   does anyone know where to get a rear strut brace.....   Dec 15, 2002 - 12:58 AM
- - 3TST   OK, I received my strut tower bars today. The Fron...   Dec 18, 2002 - 8:18 AM
- - 3TST   I found the RS*R site - http://www.rs-r.co.jp/ (Ho...   Dec 18, 2002 - 8:57 AM
- - SiKBOY   good stuff!, all you have to do now is tell us...   Dec 18, 2002 - 8:24 PM
- - 3TST   I paid $275 shipped (...that's USA -> ...   Dec 19, 2002 - 8:13 AM
- - 3TST   Put the strut bars on yesterday and ...... WOW...   Dec 23, 2002 - 6:36 AM
- - macavely   hey vphmc got and pics of your new strut bars ?   Dec 23, 2002 - 7:30 AM
- - SiKBOY   sounds like its going to be my next investment. Yo...   Dec 23, 2002 - 7:33 AM
- - JonboyGB   Strut braces are great. I've replaced the sta...   Jan 1, 2003 - 6:34 PM
- - SiKBOY   Thanks for the reply Johnny That was exactly what...   Jan 1, 2003 - 9:17 PM
- - JonboyGB   No worries SIKBOY I'm planning on taking a l...   Jan 3, 2003 - 3:51 PM
- - JonboyGB   Here you go SIKBOY. Pics of my struts.   Jan 4, 2003 - 12:31 PM
- - SiKBOY   Thanks Jonboy. I have to get that front strut bar ...   Jan 5, 2003 - 5:07 PM
- - FallenHero   where are yall finding these bars so cheap?   Jan 30, 2003 - 11:36 PM


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