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Old 11-22-02, 01:41 PM
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Question front strut

What does the front strut bar do?, ive seen it on ebay a lot and i saw it on a car. And is it as easy to install as it looks?

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Old 11-22-02, 01:53 PM
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The front strut brace just adds more rigidity to the front frame of the car, basically, adding a supporting structure to a box-like dimension. It is easy to install.

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It kills body roll. Let's say you see a stock ES taking a turn really quickly -- the body of the car will move to one side, while the tires stay on the ground, exposing a lot of wheel gap. With the strut bar, the body hardly rolls at all, making qiuck turns much more comfortable.
Old 11-22-02, 04:45 PM
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Originally posted by mcelligott
It kills body roll. Let's say you see a stock ES taking a turn really quickly -- the body of the car will move to one side, while the tires stay on the ground, exposing a lot of wheel gap. With the strut bar, the body hardly rolls at all, making qiuck turns much more comfortable.
amen to that, i attest! (read my thread). The $40 strut bar sold on E-bay by a particular guy has some problems. Feel free to ask questions if you are going to buy one from him.
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Same as a sway-bar right?
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Originally posted by WILB3
Same as a sway-bar right?
Yea, the more front and rear strut/sway bars you have, the more solid the ride.
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what dp u guys think of this one

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madmadrid, that bar looks exactly like the one i have. if they are the same, then that bar will absolutely hit the plenum intake and make a really unpleasant clunking sound in some gears, and almost always when you put the car in reverse.
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Originally posted by meZoom!
madmadrid, that bar looks exactly like the one i have. if they are the same, then that bar will absolutely hit the plenum intake and make a really unpleasant clunking sound in some gears, and almost always when you put the car in reverse.
Geez, how bad is that with the autos? I've never had that problem - glad I have the 5 speed.
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where can i get a nice sway/strut bar from then?
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