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Old Dec 5, 2001 | 08:00 AM
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Does anyone have any knowledge about other parts of the car giving with the use of strut bars? I was told that with time other parts of the vehicle will start to squeak. Thanks for any info you can give.
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Old Dec 5, 2001 | 09:11 AM
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Other parts will squeak cause there is less flex in the suspension so some of the flex travels else where.....not as much so people tend to accept the little squeaks when going over speed bumps and such.....I know I do, and the squeaks only happen on mine when the car is cold and I am traveling over rough bumps such as speed bumps and in and out of driveways.....

The first thing to upgrade in suspension is the springs and shocks, afterthat you would upgrade the sway bars....then and only after the first two would you want the strut bars otherwise they aren't going to do much if anything at all.
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Old Dec 5, 2001 | 11:08 AM
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I live in NYC so I dont know if I can handle all that squeaking.
Its also a del Sol
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Old Dec 5, 2001 | 11:42 AM
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Don't be a wimp. If you complain, go buy a Cadillac.
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Old Dec 5, 2001 | 12:15 PM
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The first thing to upgrade in suspension is the springs and shocks, afterthat you would upgrade the sway bars....then and only after the first two would you want the strut bars otherwise they aren't going to do much if anything at all.
That couldn't be any further from the truth.
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Old Dec 5, 2001 | 12:40 PM
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I guess you never drove around NYC
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Old Dec 6, 2001 | 03:29 PM
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That couldn't be any further from the truth.
I agree with waffles. From my personal experiance, strut bars are very effective without upgraded sways.
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