Strut bar

Cobra_R · 05-28-2004, 04:05 PM

I was going to buy a car part for my FC that would assist with drifting, and i was thinking about a front strut bar, im limited to like 250 so i figured that would be a good investment to help oout with drifting. Good idea or not.

ACDSupra7 · 05-28-2004, 04:21 PM

Strut bars are ideal as they imporve chassis rigidity and steering response, but you need to figure out if you'd rather strengthen the front or rear of the car. You could also look into a Racing Beat sway bar set for FC, I believe it's under $250.

Cobra_R · 05-28-2004, 04:45 PM

Yea i figured a strut bar would be a good investment but what is more important in drifting, strength in the front, back, or both?

ACDSupra7 · 05-28-2004, 04:48 PM

It's driver's preference.

Cobra_R · 05-28-2004, 05:01 PM

Ok thx.

Chas · 05-31-2004, 03:41 PM

You can get 2 for 250 easy. Check out www.tanabe-usa.com and www.jic-magic.com

We have them in stock if you need them.

Cobra_R · 05-31-2004, 05:06 PM

Oh yea 2 strut bars, front and rear for an FC vert for 250? Sounds good.

KisstheApex · 05-31-2004, 05:10 PM

Are the twenty-dollar strut bars that plague eBay worth looking into? I say this because I'm not only poor, I'm horrendously cheap.

Chas · 05-31-2004, 05:20 PM

Yes, i had one on my old car. It does the same thing as the others.

Cobra_R · 05-31-2004, 09:26 PM

lol, im like that 2, 20 for something that normally costs like 150-200, whats the catch? Im cheap and poor as well and have considered those but it all seems kind of suspicious like they would suck or something.

CRASHDRIVE · 05-31-2004, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by KisstheApex
Are the twenty-dollar strut bars that plague eBay worth looking into? I say this because I'm not only poor, I'm horrendously cheap.

Dude. I got those cheap strut bars. They work fine

S13_Steve · 05-31-2004, 09:42 PM

same here i bought somne rs1's i think robert has the rs1's and he says they work great

Parry · 06-01-2004, 09:59 AM

Those 20 dollar ones...yea...

those are people fabricating them and then selling them for what they are actually worth.

It's a pretty simple part made out of inexpensive materials. There's NO reason for it to be 150 bucks.

Chas · 06-01-2004, 03:26 PM

unless its carbon fiber

KisstheApex · 06-01-2004, 06:45 PM

Yeah, I wasn't really sure why a chunk of metal with bolt-holes on each end would cost so much. Thanks for the reassurance.

05-28-2004, 04:05 PM	#1
Cobra_R Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 138	Strut bar I was going to buy a car part for my FC that would assist with drifting, and i was thinking about a front strut bar, im limited to like 250 so i figured that would be a good investment to help oout with drifting. Good idea or not.

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05-28-2004, 04:21 PM	#2
ACDSupra7 ACDSevenGuy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,148	Strut bars are ideal as they imporve chassis rigidity and steering response, but you need to figure out if you'd rather strengthen the front or rear of the car. You could also look into a Racing Beat sway bar set for FC, I believe it's under $250.

05-28-2004, 04:45 PM	#3
Cobra_R Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 138	Yea i figured a strut bar would be a good investment but what is more important in drifting, strength in the front, back, or both?

05-28-2004, 04:48 PM	#4
ACDSupra7 ACDSevenGuy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,148	It's driver's preference.

05-28-2004, 05:01 PM	#5
Cobra_R Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 138	Ok thx.

05-31-2004, 03:41 PM	#6
Chas Guest Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 2,566	You can get 2 for 250 easy. Check out www.tanabe-usa.com and www.jic-magic.com We have them in stock if you need them.

05-31-2004, 05:06 PM	#7
Cobra_R Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 138	Oh yea 2 strut bars, front and rear for an FC vert for 250? Sounds good.

05-31-2004, 05:10 PM	#8
KisstheApex Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: USA: Bay City, MI Posts: 10	Are the twenty-dollar strut bars that plague eBay worth looking into? I say this because I'm not only poor, I'm horrendously cheap.

05-31-2004, 05:20 PM	#9
Chas Guest Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 2,566	Yes, i had one on my old car. It does the same thing as the others.

05-31-2004, 09:26 PM	#10
Cobra_R Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 138	lol, im like that 2, 20 for something that normally costs like 150-200, whats the catch? Im cheap and poor as well and have considered those but it all seems kind of suspicious like they would suck or something.

05-31-2004, 09:42 PM	#12
S13_Steve Auto-Dori MASTAH! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: San Marcos Posts: 566	same here i bought somne rs1's i think robert has the rs1's and he says they work great

06-01-2004, 09:59 AM	#13
Parry Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 894	Those 20 dollar ones...yea... those are people fabricating them and then selling them for what they are actually worth. It's a pretty simple part made out of inexpensive materials. There's NO reason for it to be 150 bucks.

06-01-2004, 03:26 PM	#14
Chas Guest Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 2,566	unless its carbon fiber

06-01-2004, 06:45 PM	#15
KisstheApex Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: USA: Bay City, MI Posts: 10	Yeah, I wasn't really sure why a chunk of metal with bolt-holes on each end would cost so much. Thanks for the reassurance.