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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:23 PM
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So im lookin to buy a front strut bar and cant make a decision. I see alot of people on here have the Skunk 2 one, but for $20 more i can buy the spoon. But then i also heard about the 3 point and people say thats much better. But I have only found one skunk 2 bar and it was for a eg hatch. My friend said it will fit my DC2 but im not sure
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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:27 PM
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my oem gsr bar appears to be just as thick and quality as any aftermarket bar i've ever come across.
a strut bar doesn't really do that much anyway just pick a oem gsr or itr strut bar and spend that extra $100 bux on a ITR rear sway
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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:31 PM
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well i have a 94 gsr so i have the oem on right now of course. Ive heard the aftermarket ones help alot going into corners..
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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:32 PM
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strut bar is not worth more than 20 bones. rear sway bar is so much better.
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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:36 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DC2_2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well i have a 94 gsr so i have the oem on right now of course. Ive heard the aftermarket ones help alot going into corners..</TD></TR></TABLE>

you heard wrong. a thicker rear sway ( itr-23 mm vs. gsr 13mm) will noticeably decrease understeer, and is IMO the best susp. mod u can do after shocks/struts. a strut bar won't do that much. keep your gsr bar and look into lowering your car or a rear sway bar and/or sticky tires if you want to handle better
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Old May 31, 2006 | 08:53 PM
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this is what you need:

right there. 22mm of action!
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 04:19 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mrdeadman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">this is what you need:

right there. 22mm of action! </TD></TR></TABLE>

get the asr subframe reinforcement kit
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 04:29 AM
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mrdeadman is correct, you'll feel more dramatic feedback if you get sway bars rather than strut bars. even a generic 20 strut bar can be just as effective as a 120 strut bar.
but a thicker sway bar will help 110% better
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 07:35 AM
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yeah strut bars dont do that much. But I do know that teh CTR bar (which looks like the stock GSR bar) is much heavier and thicker.

Also I jsut picked up brand new front and rear spoon strut bars for 260. Its sort of a bling item. but man are they strong and light.

I have not installed them yet.
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 09:03 AM
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I noticed a difference when I installed my Passwordjdm 3-point up front along with 2-point in rear. I think is was worth the money, already had the 23mm itr sway in back with some stiff springs. Body roll is a hard thing to do in my car.

To OP like said above save the money and get the itr sway, you will fell a difference.
If your still not satisfied go for some stiff springs, lower the car, add sticky tires.
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 09:07 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 00IntegrAllmotoR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I noticed a difference when I installed my Passwordjdm 3-point up front along with 2-point in rear. I think is was worth the money, already had the 23mm itr sway in back with some stiff springs. Body roll is a hard thing to do in my car.

To OP like said above save the money and get the itr sway, you will fell a difference.
If your still not satisfied go for some stiff springs, lower the car, add sticky tires.</TD></TR></TABLE>

also dont forget to reinforce your subframe. I plan to get a comptecch tiebar and then the ITR sway.
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