Which one do you recommand for 98 Civic.
I was thinking about getting a Neuspeed one.

 

Neuspeed is fine. Really, anyone that ties the two strut towers together will work. But i personally prefer ones that do not have "Pivot" points...

 

ebay strut bar. i have one and did notice an improvement. definatley worth the whole $15 i spent.

 

I just found this picture. from here http://www.excellentperformance.com/...ve/strtbrs.htm


It's ractive but looks pretty stiff.


[Modified by EL'ation, 7:22 PM 8/26/2002]

 

here is what doesn't work...

tenzo-r
obx-r
matrix
or anything that sells for $40 or less specially in malls.

 

I thought these look pretty good. Good meaning stiff.

 

mugen one is super stiff, but dont know if its really worth the money.

 

http://www.ebay.com the generic one will work fine

 

 

Strut bars are pretty much all the same. They are solid bars. Just make sure the bar you get is solid and not hollow. They all do the same ****, and the difference in the feeling is pretty much all the same. Remember most other companies are charging for the name. My boy got the $20 bars from ebay for his front and rear of his accord and the difference is very noticeable. I guess it's all about what you can afford.

 

I have the Neuspeed front strut bar and it looks good in my car and I can feel the small diffrence.


note: Don't get the Addco rear sway bar, its sucks.

 

"Just make sure the bar you get is solid and not hollow." (civicrtype)

sorry to flame ya bro but hollow is much stronger than solid. make sure you DO NOT buy a solid bar, nor should you buy one with styling holes in it, ie. DC sports original style bars. they flex like crazy. skunk2, jic, spoon, mugen, neuspeed all expensive but worth it. if your worried about weight:strength ratio these do the trick. and sometimes there are mugen knockoffs like the "type R" brand, they are also garbage, they look good but seem to be made out of pop can aluminum. good luck with your buy. im running skunk 2 everything and love it.

 

This man knows what he's talking about, please don't listen to the other guy.

 

the spoon strut is not bad...i think it cheaper than the mugen

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=264093

 

you are funny as hell man... because you offer an opinion that is like one from someone that has actually COMPARED the performance between the different styles/manufacturers. there is a huge difference in tower bars price/rigidity/fitment/availability, but unless you have the car setup well to begin with and unless you need it to perform competitively, then you need nothing more than a common, inexpensive tie bar.

neuspeed, mugen, spoon, skunk2, cusco, comptech and carbing all offer excellent EG/EK tie bars.

 

It all depends what you guys mean by "big difference"

The mugen/spoon/cusco/jdm ones are probably considerablly better than the generic ones. Remember something though, they cost MUCH more.

Per dollar, i highly doubt the high-end ones are worth the money. I would just try to find a cheap one that is ridged as possible, then put your money into the good engine componants. I assume you are just building a street car, so the cheap ones will work just fine.

Also, remeber that the best chassis stiffening techniques dont involve bolting on Titanium JDM Parts... Good tuners will chassis weld the whole car and use multiple hand welded chrom-oly poles in specific spots.

I dont thing real rally racers throw a cusco front upper strut bar on their car and call it good. Just my opinino

 

that depends on the limitations/rules of the Class they will be racing in... there are not many (if any) street cars that are crosstubed, caged and seamwelded!

 

Skunk 2 makes one that is seemingly built well and has an okay price tag...take a look and see what you think....www.skunk2.com

I personally would go with either cusco or another Manufacturer that for sure has been making them for along time...that is if you are actually going to use the car for performance reasons...other wise go cheap...
>>opinions are like buttholes everyone has one<<

 

i like the spoonsports and the jic magic just my 2 cents

 

I use Skunk2 on the front upper tower and lower rear....work very well Got them both hardly used for $100.

 

if u wanna feel a difference..f*ck the strutbars..get sways first


[Modified by JaeOne3345, 3:20 AM 8/28/2002]

 

Ain't that the truch ! Praise the Lo'rd !

 

Skunk2

 

I personally like the DC bars. I felt a substantial difference with only the front bar. Plus i find they look alot better than the other strut bars on the market.