xwhitchx

ok i was looking on ebay for 3 point strut bars and I found some no brand ones that are made out of 6061 alumminum, which is the same thing the password jdm one are made of. I was wanting to know if they would work the same. Cuz the no band ones are $60 shipped and the password one is like $210 shipped. So what do you guys think?


here are the links to the items on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1992-...Q5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/6061-...Q5fAccessories

boofthese

id go with a password jdm, i bought alot of stuff for my integra from them

Xxcivic97xX

idk i got a ebay one that seems good i haven't put it on yet, idk if that helps lol but im selling it so if your interested pm me.

PSU

iTrader: (2)

Only chance you take with the cheap, eBay knockoff is that it may not bolt directly up and it may not last over time.

Fitment and durability are always the main concerns with eBay parts.

jonesEK

iTrader: (1)

I was thinking fitment.... And what if the welds are shtty?


Im sure if you look thru the marketplace you can get one for a good price.

NotAJDMFanBoy

strut bars don't do that much. A cheapo eBay one would probably work fine.

Altizzy

You get what you pay for. The ebay one doesn't look too bad but I often hear of parts not fitting properly due to high mass production. Password manufacturers nice products and would help you in the event of something not fitting properly etc. I would go with the password one..

WhiteOnRice

Agreed.

Libertariat

I would spend a little more than on the ebay one and a little less than the PWJDM one and get this:

http://www.velocityshop.com/product/...tegra_225.html

jonesEK

iTrader: (1)

^ i guess Ive personally never owned any NRG products

is that what u have on ur car?

xwhitchx

nice and thx for the website. Im going to have to look it over.

PSU

iTrader: (2)

For sure.

98civdx

I had a pwjdm 3 point, I will be buying another

However that one looks interesting.....

Sic_DA_Nine

its a strut bar.
as far as fitment, i had a 3pt password bar and it fit like ****.

get a oem gsr one and be done with it

confidence

i got that same thing a few days ago. It fits fine, the welds look pretty good, not the sexiest but sturdy and no defects. i got the polished one and there are some defects in the surface. It looks like they banged into it in a few places with the buffer shaft and scratched it up.
The P.W.JDM/Carbing one is way sexier but i can't justify paying that much for a strut tower brace. That NRG one looks just the same as the ebay one except for the name plate. Most of their stuff is made in china anyway so i'd bet is is from the same manufacturer just with their nameplate

redef90si

iTrader: (3)

I have a strut tower bar made by Feel's(rare company that the creator of spoon used to work for) $200 shipped

link:
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rd...082109869.html

george323

I wouldnt go wither either, lol. pwJDM is over priced, and ebay cant trust their no man product.
I would suggest looking around where you live at. So you wont deal with the shipping

xwhitchx

.....There are no racing places around there that i know of..... If thre is any one that know were one is let me know.

xwhitchx

Well thx but i would like the 3 point one

H22AFerio

Password has good quality protucts for the most part. My front and rear strut bars on my coupe fit great when I had them, The are a little spendy as you are just paying for the name. But as everyone said strut bars do very little they are mostly for blig you would do your self better by upgrading your sway bar or getting a better suspension

TwoFaced

This may be a dumb question but has anybody ever taken the concept to a machinist or fabricator and asked him to make one? I don't know how much custom fab work costs but it seems like if you gave em like 100 bucks they could whip up something of great quality and it'd be an easy 100 dollars for em. It's only a couple cuts couple welds and a couple holes...then you could do unlimited finishes and have it look exactly the way you want...or keep it simple and throw some wrinkle paint on it...it's hard to screw that up.

H22AFerio

I have, from experience it cost about the same if not more. fab work is not cheap time is money and they will usualy charge you for X many hours unless you agree on a set price to start with. Like the Honda-Tech user ESP for example his traction bars and strut bars are hand made in his own shop here in olympia, Not mas produced like alot of other stuff but he still charges the same if not more because he spent his time on it and its a quality product.

george323

http://a1-motorsports.com/

98civdx

I doubt you could get one made for $100
I actaully talked to a shop, and they charge $95 an hour for fab work and You still need the material to make it.

bueller?

I'd like to point out that Password:JDM's bar has internal reinforcement that other bars probably lack, particularly the flat bar kind.

Picture from their website:


Re. the effectiveness of bars/braces, I did notice an incremental improvement in steering response when I added my Neuspeed front strut bar to my Prelude (already had sport springs, dampers and sway bars) and a noticeable improvement in at-the-limit cornering stability when I added DC Sports rear upper and lower strut bars. I plan to get the Password pkg for my Integra, for that nth degree.