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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 08:49 AM
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Hey,

I'm trying to weed through all the hype and marketing ploys to aquire the best suspension setup for my DC. I just bought the Benen Tripod Strut Bar and am very impressed with the fit and finish. I was going to buy their lower tie bar, but wanted to get some opinions from people who know a lot more than me about what works and what doesn't. I have HKS Hypermax coilovers, Benen tripod, and that's it. I'm going to get an ITR rear strut bar with the beaks kit. Should I skip the lower tie bar all together, or is it a worth while purchase? I know a lot of people buy things for "bling", but I could care less about that.
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by dc2ls-vtec
Hey,

I'm going to get an ITR rear strut bar with the beaks kit.
I think you mean sway bar. And sway bars are way more effective than strut/tie bars. You could look into something like the ASR sway bar/lower tie bar combo. Tie bars do help but should be of lower priority than coilovers or sway bars. Use them to complete your setup after everything else is done
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 12:24 PM
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no
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 12:58 PM
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?^ no wat?
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Old Oct 29, 2009 | 02:12 AM
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Default Re: Is a lower tie bar worth it?

If you get the asr subframe brace (or even a knockoff obx) it will suit both purposes of reinforcement and lower tie bar
Plus you can get good prices on the sway bar and subframe combo
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Old Oct 29, 2009 | 09:16 AM
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Default Re: Is a lower tie bar worth it?

get sways if you want to notice something
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 01:11 PM
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Default Re: Is a lower tie bar worth it?

polished tie bars are sechzi, i dont rly think they make you handle better tho
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 08:07 PM
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I dont really think they are worth it, id say just get the asr/sway bar combo... money well spent there. Just dont do asr brace with beaks bar like some fools
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