strut bars

Munch · 06-18-2004, 04:57 PM

quick question. when your installing strut bars onto your car, is there any specific way u havta do it? like, do u have to lift the side of the car to 'pre-load' them or anything like that?

im just asking cause i think ive read lots of places that u do have to, but on the NissanPerformanceMag.com buildup of an s13, they say u dont have to.

so which is right? do u have to pre load the bars or not?

PooPooBrown240 · 06-19-2004, 03:12 PM

i dont think you have to pre-load them, i didn't

Munch · 06-19-2004, 03:53 PM

oh, ok...cool. yah, i didnt either. i just wanted to check with soem other people to make sure.

mranlet · 06-20-2004, 08:47 AM

When installing mine, I always bolt them down pretty stuffly, then after a bit of driving after they've done any settling that they will do, torque them down a bit harder (by about 5-10 lbs harder, usually to somewhere around 80 or 90).

I'm not sure how critical this is, or it it even makes any difference, but with a well-made bar you shouldn't have to any sort of pre-loading.

If you can get a triangular bar that mounts to the firewall as well, that will give you a more noticable boost in rigidity than a straight bar.

-MR

06-18-2004, 04:57 PM	#1
Munch Resident Crappy Artist Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 227	strut bars quick question. when your installing strut bars onto your car, is there any specific way u havta do it? like, do u have to lift the side of the car to 'pre-load' them or anything like that? im just asking cause i think ive read lots of places that u do have to, but on the NissanPerformanceMag.com buildup of an s13, they say u dont have to. so which is right? do u have to pre load the bars or not?

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06-19-2004, 03:12 PM	#2
PooPooBrown240 Mad JDM Hair Yo! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chino, CA Posts: 62	i dont think you have to pre-load them, i didn't

06-19-2004, 03:53 PM	#3
Munch Resident Crappy Artist Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 227	oh, ok...cool. yah, i didnt either. i just wanted to check with soem other people to make sure.

06-20-2004, 08:47 AM	#4
mranlet Smokes Dynamite Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tampa, CT, all over the place! Posts: 1,090	When installing mine, I always bolt them down pretty stuffly, then after a bit of driving after they've done any settling that they will do, torque them down a bit harder (by about 5-10 lbs harder, usually to somewhere around 80 or 90). I'm not sure how critical this is, or it it even makes any difference, but with a well-made bar you shouldn't have to any sort of pre-loading. If you can get a triangular bar that mounts to the firewall as well, that will give you a more noticable boost in rigidity than a straight bar. -MR