Giant saftey bar in front of bumper, did anyone remove this? Options

[soulshadow]

I noticed that when I removed the giant steel bar in front of the chasis that sits right in between the stock bumper. The car actually handles a lot worst then before. With the thing back on the front of the car it doesn't feel so loose anymore. Does anyone exp this too with a new body kit, or if they removed theres? I kept mine cause it improved handling and chasis wasn't so flexed with it off.

[celiracer]

Ya, i think that is the a bumper to that helps from going streight to the motor in a front end wreck. I'm keeping mine on when i get my bodykit on. So ya i'd keep it on man.

[mark_426]

Mine has been replaced with a smaller one.... but I still have one.

[playr158]

#1 it weights nothing so you can't take it off claiming weight reduction,
#2 its a 5pmh crash bar it saves your butt when you run into things
#3 yes it is a form of bracing but i really didn't notice a difference with or without it
#4 yes you can fit it on with ANY bodykit minus the gt4 front end in which case you get one for the gt4.

if someone tells you that it won't fit with a bodykit its cause they havn't tried. It will fit under a bodykit

[zachattack15]

Wouldnt fit under my zyclone bumper dan. I could have made it fit by cutting it and all but I didnt wanna do that so I just took it off.

[elvasoshexai]

damn i really like the zyclone bumper but i won't want to remove the bar

[zachattack15]

I know someone has the zyclone and didnt remove it. Maybe it was redtcel. He cut the bar if i remember correctly.

[elvasoshexai]

i tihnk canadian bumpers need to have 8mph front crash bars... so dunno how a smaller bar will do...

do you notice any diff when you remove it zachattack15?

[zachattack15]

No, i didnt notice any difference at all.

[playr158]

thats cause your a lazy bum zach i never said it was a direct fit

for both my invader fronts and my BOMEX i had to dremel a significant amount of bumper away for it to fit
and same with cone style it will fit you just gotta do a little trimming

[zachattack15]

Leave my lazyness out of this!

[azian_advanced]

can't you use a gt-four bar instead.. it's smaller and thinner than the factory USDM ones. i'll try to find a pic of it.

This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Oct 25, 2005 - 12:52 PM

[Ralph96gt]

i cut my safety bar and i have the zyclone kit.

[purplegt4]

i dont think i would cut anything with "safety" in the name.

my friend (back in highschool) took off his bar [winter time mind you] and slipped on ice into the back of another car, it wasn't too good cuz his engine bay caught fire.

but go ahead take it off if u wish.

[Chanh55]

I took it off.... in order to fit the c-one (style) bumper on. I don't notice any difference with handling or anything...

[BBW 99GT]

i removed that bar to fit an invader front on. i had a piece of steel cut that is about 3" wide and 1/4" thick. installed this in place; in order for the bumper to sit back far enough.

[presure2]

the GT-4 crash bar would work perfectly with the C-one knockoff.