EM2_Kid

I'm really new to this when it comes to struts and suspension.

So i'm looking around for a front strut bar. I'm looking for the 3 piece flat style front upper strut bar, and I ran into the "NRG front strut bar."

But the description sounds like its for a harness bar. I even went to the NRG website and the description said the same. So I'm really curiouse on how this installed.

http://www.body-kits.biz/Front....html

Any other suggestions on any 3 piece struts out there? Or maybe struts in general. Give me some knowledge. Thanks.

homelessEm2

best strut bar in my opinion. neuspeed. i put this thing on and intantly felt that it had siffened eveything right up. i swear by it... wish they mad a rear one like their front setup. look into it u can get them relatively cheap used in gr8 shape.

mrtrinh

neuspeed or dc sports(one piece)

katzenjammer84

All of them will make a difference, they'll reduce chassis flex. Rear strut tower bars make no difference, as the floor binds the 2-towers together as is.

thinknology

Strut bars make a minimum difference, best bet if you really want one buy a cheap one or make your own (free is always better lol) if you want to make a handling difference look into sway bars. More expensive but with make a greater effect. Strut bars will help but not $150 worth.


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To some extent maybe, but a rear bar does do a little. (I've made my own front upper and just got around to making a rear upper, I did notice a SLIGHT difference, but I'm not sure it would have been worth any money. But once again... can't beat free)

homelessEm2

agreed... i wanted to do chassis/suspension before my swap. always an option. you can go cheap (like me) with sway bars and get typeS sways off the rsx they are beefy and still practical, lower controll arms beefy endlinks coilovers 5lug/brake upgrades...the list goes on and on. im almost complet, missin camber plates and lower control arms. but my point is you can build a pretty stout suspension for cheap if you search around.

em2power

What about rear sway bars? im j/c and those of you with front strut bars, any custom fab required for mounting?

homelessEm2

if you hav an EX it already has a rear sway. if not, look into progress. they make a setup that will bolt right up complete with bracketry and all.

thinknology

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bracketry.... I LIKE it!

em2power

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sounds good to me, http://www.vividracing.com/cat....html
is this the one?

em2power

crap...im really off today

em2power

http://sctuned.com/progress-te....aspx
this says rear on the decription, and the pic is almost the same as the other...

jvillagran2000

does anyone know if the neuspeed strut bar from ep would bolt up to an ES?I can get one really cheap thats why I'm asking.They share the same bolt holes right?

toyomatt84

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jvillagran2000 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">does anyone know if the neuspeed strut bar from ep would bolt up to an ES?I can get one really cheap thats why I'm asking.They share the same bolt holes right?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes it will.

ejLday

go with the neuspeed or DC Sports. The key thing you want to look for is a strut bar with a design that goes around the intake manifold because most aftermarket intakes stick up pretty high, so a straight bar would hit the intake.

Zoom Motorsports

I like how the neuspeed one is... Go with that.

Cause all in all. You have to remember "you get what you pay for..."

katzenjammer84

Just an FYI, a rear swaybar bigger than 23mm will not clear your stock muffler.

BojeEM2

my rear progress 22mm rattles the exhaust some times when I turn.......

ss8EM2

[IMG][/IMG] http://viewmorepics.myspace.co...39306 Neuspeed? [IMG][/IMG] http://viewmorepics.myspace.co...05679 Suspension techniques?

dabopper25

sspem2 installed the RSX Cusco front strut bar for his EM2



Alutec Front Strut Bar for 160 shipped from http://www.motorexonline.com/strutbars.html

Jstans84

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02+ LX's come with a stock rear sway as well.

mattyfo0z

Anyone know who makes the strut bars made of carbon fiber/kevlar? I've seen them a couple of times, but I'm not sure if they're just cheap eBay brands.

themachinist

Sorry to thread jack, but do you think the mugen strut bar will fit our cars?
http://www.jhpusa.com/catalog/...d=428
That would look really clean in our cars too.

Synapz

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by themachinist &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sorry to thread jack, but do you think the mugen strut bar will fit our cars?
http://www.jhpusa.com/catalog/...d=428
That would look really clean in our cars too.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i heard it wont clear our hoods

themachinist

grr. that woulda been so cool...