Strut Bars - Enhance steering response, handling and stability
- You can install this bar yourself. Each bar will bolt-on directly.
- This aftermarket bar looks great under the hood for show.
- This modification will improve your tire wear.
- The bar will also lengthen the life of your tower.
- Every bar is custom designed to fit your make and model.
- Each bar is super light weight aluminum.
- Simply a must for any extreme show car owner, racer, or drifter.
Performance: Resulting from the improved chassis rigidity (similar to that gained from a lower tie bar). May be improved steering precision under high load conditions (cornering and braking). Reduced understeer, tire wear and metal fatigue in the tower area may also be experienced. Following the aftermarket's lead, some manufacturers have started fitting bars to performance models, including the Pontiac GTO bar, Pontiac Bonneville GXP bar, Nissan Skyline bar, Mazda RX-8 bar, Acura CL Type-S bar, Daihatsu Charade GTti bar, BMW M3 CSL bar, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution bar, Toyota MR2 bar, Ford Mustang Bullitt bar, Volvo S60 bar and the Holden VY II Commodore bar, as standard equipment. How they work: The tower bar is intended to stiffen the suspension's chassis mounting points. With flex and/or distortion of the mounts reduced, the suspesion's capabilities are optimized. In other words, less flex in the mounts equals a better performing suspension system. However, this upgrade takes an otherwise stock vehicle out of the stock classes in Solo II racing (in the series' I run in, anyway. Not sure about SCCA). As I wish to remain in the stock classes for the time being, the bar will be removed during Solo II endeavours. Why did I install it in the first place; Good question. The answer is that I intend to use it in Solo II once I upgrade the rest of my suspension in 2001 (springs/shocks, rear sway, etc.), and for the time being I need a place to lash my Pioneer bass unit. Plus, improving street performance is always a good thing... This particular unit is from Ractive, and features a polished bar with black painted end pieces. As upgrades go, this ranks as one of those inexpensive and easy-to-do upgrades that pretty much anyone can perform. All that is needed is a sharp box knife, 14mm socket with ratchet, 8mm allen key, and an adjustable wrench. Strut Bar
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