so i have a 94 civic b16 set up and me and the homie want to fabricate our own strut bars. hes running a 98 civic hatch. any advice on where to begin, has anyone done this before? whats going to give me the best result?

 

Don't bother. They really don't do much of anything.

 

http://passwordjdm.com/PasswordJDM-3...1116C1538.aspx

Like that?

 

or that --> http://benen.com/index.php?option=co...chk=1&Itemid=3

and yes they do make a difference if you're taking the car to the tire’s adhesion limit while cornering.
I’ve ran pretty much every style bar; crappy ebay shock mounted, ITR, Neuspeed, PasswordJDM 3-point and benen 3-point.
I can feel the difference between all of them. The main thing to me is to go with the 3-point setup.

 

Adamantium.

 

T6061 aircraft grade aluminum. Thats what password jdm suggests. Adamantium is hard to come by these days. Try to stay away from plastic and wood tie bars i hear they flex too much

 

The bars should be solid if you're going actually fabricate these. YOu want to minimize the points of flex/failure.

 

x2, there is a reason you don't see any place to adjust a PasswordJDM, Benen, or Carbing solid bar. You want rigidity.

 

This reminds me of the guy he made his own beaks bar.

 

For the money, you could upgrade your front/rear sway bar and add a subframe brace - it'll make a whole world of different compared to strut bars.

 

To be honest... cost wise it wouldnt be worth it with people making them in mass they can get supplies at a much lower cost.

 

Have you checked craigslist? I picked up a gsr/del sol vtec front strut bar for $25. I'm all for DIY, but I also like the clean OEM look.

 

You can get the cheap 3-point knock-off stuff on Ebay for $50. Can't vouch for construction or materials.

 

I would just buy one or look around a few junkyards. It'll end up looking alot nicer than some square stock with a few holes drilled in it.