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Old 11-06-2009, 03:03 PM
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I just checked out pricing on a Mugen rear strut bar and was wondering what a good alternative was and how comparable it was. This thing isn't cheap...
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imop, anything really. but others might say different.
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what ever you think looks good and that you can afford, one rear strut bar isnt any better then the next, they all do the exact same thing
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a 3pt. rear strut bar will be stiffer than 2 pt.
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Default Re: What's a good alternative to a Mugen Rear Strut Bar?

Why does it need to be Mugen?
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Default Re: What's a good alternative to a Mugen Rear Strut Bar?

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a 3pt. rear strut bar will be stiffer than 2 pt.



you can have all the points you want, tower bars dont offer much, your much better off with a larger rear sway bar
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you can have all the points you want, tower bars dont offer much, your much better off with a larger rear sway bar

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Default Re: What's a good alternative to a Mugen Rear Strut Bar?

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Get an APC, Matrix or ProClown

They all do the same shiot
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Default Re: What's a good alternative to a Mugen Rear Strut Bar?

ohhhh dude if u cant buy mugen then buy spoon. if u cant buy spoon u cant drive a honda ... sorry ur out of luck dude..
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Default Re: What's a good alternative to a Mugen Rear Strut Bar?

well there is 1 more if u cant buy oem type r strut bar then ur not driving a tight car. now u can give me ur honda and go buy a vw
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Strut bars don't do anything. You might as well make on out of cardboard and put a mugen sticker on it...
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Default Re: What's a good alternative to a Mugen Rear Strut Bar?

Originally Posted by Davidss
Strut bars don't do anything.
I beg to differ... they cut down in what kind of boxes you can put in your trunk.

my strut brace is like a nice divider. holds my jack and jack stands from bouncing against the tires.
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Default Re: What's a good alternative to a Mugen Rear Strut Bar?

i have an idea.

tie a piece of kite string from the top of one rear shock tower to the other. make it just tight enough to not sag.

put a camera in your car so you can clearly see nothing but the string, end to end. then, take a hard lap around the circuit.

review the tape. if the string changes tension, your strut towers are flexing. if it doesnt , then youre wasting your money.

let us know.
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Default Re: What's a good alternative to a Mugen Rear Strut Bar?

If you get one, make sure its not the cheap kind with joints that are bolted to the feet. A solid type like PWJDM will be the best but gains will me barely noticeable at best
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Default Re: What's a good alternative to a Mugen Rear Strut Bar?

I have a cusco that is good. I think.
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Yes, rear shock tower bars are lame.

If anything has a good effect, it will be the 3pt front. Gains and "feel" are more pseudo effect than anything.
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