anyone know where i can get a front type R struct bar. password jdm used to carry them but not anymore. i should of got it when i had the chance there.

 

i got mine on eBay a while ago, but you have to be careful of fake ones on there. some sellers even claim the bar is oem when its not...

 

Got mine from the classifieds.

 

try passwordjdm.com or hmotoronline.com

 

i've tried password jdm but they're out of stock and it doesn't say if they'll get anymore in. hmotoronline.com...kind of confusing site but no i didn't find any in there either. thanks for the suggestions. any others?

here's one i found on ebay - for the rear??? is there such thing?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...=true


Modified by sinister357 at 11:43 PM 5/22/2005

 

http://www.icbmotorsport.com has them brand new. pricey, but they are new.

 

yeah. too much for a simple struct bar.

 

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They are nice and sturdy. Heavy, but sturdy.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sinister357 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah. too much for a simple struct bar.</TD></TR></TABLE>

WTF is a STRUCT BAR!!!!!!

 

a bar that runs across the shock towers to act as a brace. usually the first upgrade anyone would do to their car next to the intake/filter.

 

STRUT not STRUCT

 

oh..hehe funny...

 

As for it being a first upgrade. I wouldnt really consider a first upgrade. If it is than youre wasting your money because its not doing anything. The only time youd notice it would be on a track if you were taking extreme turns and youve done your suspension from the ground up with quality parts. Ive seen guys with cheap drop zone coilovers and junk tires with strut bars and it defeats the whole purpose of it. If you did brakes, rotors, springs, shocks, wheels than maybe yeah I guess youd finish it off with a nice strut bar. Your tires will make 1000x times of a difference on a turn than a strut bar will. It should be one of the last things you waste money on.

 

true but most people want one cause everyone has one. and it looks so kool - thats why i'm looking for one off an ITR.

 

Dropping a car more than 2 inchs and drive it crazy is hard on chassis... There is where your front and rear strut bar make sense. If you got the OEM suspension, no sway-bar upgrade then it is really a lost of money...

When you upgrade your suspension (spring+shocks) then I would say that front strut is a good idea... The rear one is really worth when doing sway-bar upgrade and for solo+ autocros

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sinister357 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">here's one i found on ebay - for the rear??? is there such thing?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Not USDM, but there is a JDM rear bar.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 99IntegraGS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Not USDM, but there is a JDM rear bar.</TD></TR></TABLE>that one in the picture is definitely a front bar too, not a rear like advertised

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dFreezy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that one in the picture is definitely a front bar too, not a rear like advertised</TD></TR></TABLE>
I agree... that's a front bar... those brackets aren't right for the rear.

 

I bought an OEM ITR strut bar off the classifieds.

Yeah, there are some fake ITR bars on Ebay, but they're not that bad. If you want to get one cheap just go with the fake. Just make sure to get one with the center reinforcement like the OEM ones. They're pretty much the same.

An easy way to tell if the bar is a fake is by looking at the mounting brackets. On my bar the brakcets are a graphite grey, while the Ebay fakes are just black.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by timmy8151 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I bought an OEM ITR strut bar off the classifieds.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I bought both my OEM front and rear bars off people here on H-T classifieds.

 

I'd do like 99IntegraGS and keep up with the classifieds section here.

*Sigh* I wish I had the money to get front and rear OEM Type-R "Struct" bars.

 

we have alot to teach sinister lol

 

dammit man...........
you're all wrong
it's a shock tower bar/brace

 

dont buy from that seller on ebay. i got that bar, front and back combo, the back one fit, the front one was identical to the one you listed from ebay. it does not fit on my car. a 99 LS. it fits into the holes NEXT TO the strut towers. i have since got one that does fit. the other is still sitting in my basement. and yea...it does nothing. if you want a brace that will do something brace it all the way around, not just one place. and make sure to put an H brace underneath

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sickofitall1113 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dont buy from that seller on ebay. i got that bar, front and back combo, the back one fit, the front one was identical to the one you listed from ebay. it does not fit on my car. a 99 LS. it fits into the holes NEXT TO the strut towers. i have since got one that does fit. the other is still sitting in my basement. and yea...it does nothing. if you want a brace that will do something brace it all the way around, not just one place. and make sure to put an H brace underneath </TD></TR></TABLE>

the itr bar is not suppose to go unto the shock bolts...it's suppose to be bolted to the two holes you see just ot the side of the shocks, if you don't have an ITR or gsr, you will see just holes (with caps unless they have been removed) where the itr bar is suppose to mount.