do front strut bars even help with b series motors? theres already more weight and strength up there with the motor. does a front strut bar even help??

 

not if the bar is stock, stock stuff was made for stock stuff...though im sure it helps a bit

 

Put one on or a drive a friends that has one. Tell them to take it off and drive it. Then put it on and drive it. Find out for yourself.


[Modified by CR-X, 11:56 PM 12/30/2002]

 

i have the same problem
i have a 91 si and everysince the b16a swap i hate driving the car, it bounces all over the ******* road, its soooo unsafe, one little grove in the road can really throw the cars balance off, i really need some help making this car stiffer,
it lowered it like 1 and a half inches in the front,

i just bought some h&r springs for a gsr and put them on tokiko shocks, im hoping this will help but my tire already rubs everyonce and a while and im afraid it will slam it.

 

of course it should help seeing it has nothing to do with the motor... it's there to help stiffen up the suspension... plus, with the added weight, it will prob make your car looser and bounce all over the place unless you have a tight suspension setup... that's one of the main reasons i don't have a b series swap yet... i'm working on getting my suspension all done first... the way i see it, the car will be crap with a great motor and stock suspension... you won't be able to use all the power you have... well back to the topic... just go buy one and put it on... imo it can do no more harm than good

 

strut tower bars are totally independent from your motor. if your **** bounces all over you have other problems to worry about.

 

the car bouncing all over the place is usually related to toe. If you have the front wheels toed out by even a little bit it improves turn in performance but kills straight line stability. if the jumpiness occurs mostly when one tire hits a bump and the other does not that's an indication of a toed out condition. Park the car on a flat surface and pull a string from the rear to the front. when the string just touches the front of the rear tire the disance from the front wheel should be the same if the car is pointed straight ahead. No the string method is not as accurate as a full blown alignment but will give a quick indication of toe.

 

my car doesn't bounce at all, i actually have a very smooth ride. i have tokico illuminas with skunk 2 coilovers. i was just wondering. i think i will try it out. i have a rear strut bar and that helped a lot, so we shall see!