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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 12:34 PM
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what purpose does a strut bar serv?
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 12:35 PM
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tighten up the chassis to prevent body flex thru turns
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 12:39 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NFRap1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">tighten up the chassis to prevent body flex thru turns</TD></TR></TABLE>

Correct!

But does very little on the S.
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 12:42 PM
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ah i see, thanks for the responses
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 12:45 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MADBADGER &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ah i see, thanks for the responses</TD></TR></TABLE>

When you install your AEM intake, you'll notice a big bar under your stock intake.
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 12:50 PM
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o is that like hondas stock strut bar or somethin
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 12:56 PM
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Not Honda's, but the s2000's.
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 01:45 PM
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a rear bar still helps.

Front one technically does add to upper-chassis stiffness, but due to that huge brace in front of the motor a front STB has a very minimal effect compared to how big a difference they make on most vehicles.
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 01:56 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kalm_traveler &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">a rear bar still helps. </TD></TR></TABLE>

There's already one there.
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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thats what i thought all along for the s2k chassis
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by papa5murf &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

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A factory bar, or a big brace like the front has?
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 09:48 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kalm_traveler &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
A factory bar, or a big brace like the front has?</TD></TR></TABLE>

A factory bar.
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 04:57 PM
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It's under the carpet.
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 05:04 PM
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Factory bar


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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 05:41 PM
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damn is that the stock size?
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 05:43 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cb7tougeracer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

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No sucker, that's a fabricated part. The stock one is a boxed beam with 3 layers IIRC, not tubular.
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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Pull the spare tire cover and you can see part of the rear shock tower brace. It is just a tube bar that bolts to the side of the shock tower.
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 12:35 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by negcamber &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Pull the spare tire cover and you can see part of the rear shock tower brace. It is just a tube bar that bolts to the side of the shock tower.</TD></TR></TABLE>Would ya look at that....well hey guess some of us can still learn a thing or two every day hehe. Thanks for the info!
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