Strut Bar

norbie · Post by **norbie** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 1:29 pm

I just fitted my strut bar and it was very hard trying to get the three bolts to line up.

I managed to get it on in the end but one nut both sides had to go on upside down so that it would start to get grip (not enough clearance the right way up) - once it was upside down and I had to grip i could tighten it right up so that it would go on snugly.

It's all on properly now, except for having two nuts upside down - Is this going to give me any problems?

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:39 pm

hopefully it shouldn't give any problems with the two nuts upside down, as long as their tight enough.

just curious... did you have to jack the front of your car up when fitting the strut bar? or did u just do it as it was standing there?

norbie · Post by **norbie** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:41 pm

Did it standing.

Was I meant to jack it up?

lol

Seems to be holding well, did a couple of U turns and seems much more sturdy

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 6:56 pm

nah, i'm not sure if it needs to be jacked up, i just thought that it had to be (had a weird picture in my mind of my car collapsing as soon as i took those nuts off... lol)
well if you can do it while the car is standing on its own 4 wheels... i'll do it too.

firstly... need a job let alone the money.

norbie · Post by **norbie** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:11 pm

lol I thought it might do that too, but thankfully it didnt

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:52 pm

AFAIK strut bars are to be fit with the car weight on the wheels to keep the chassis at the correct geometrical shape during the installation.

i didn't get what exactly was the problem so a couple of pics for the mentioned bolts will help us better judge what you are experiancing.

MMamdouh

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:24 pm

the nuts that hold the shocks/struts in place are merely there to prevent them from falling out when you go over a bump. they in no way hold the car upright or together

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:54 pm

exactly... you can take off all three bolts and the car will be still standing upright... only problem os if you hit a bump fast enough to lift the car's weight of the struts and they came lose off the tower, you will lose control over the car and crash.

MMamdouh

proudy · Post by **proudy** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:41 am

I am just wondering wat is a strut bar and what is it ment to do and were it is ment to go.

Cus in the How To Mod section the pdf link doesnt work.

thanks Dave

and if you could please show some pics of wat it looks like that would be great

Slammed · Post by **Slammed** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:03 am

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proudy wrote:I am just wondering wat is a strut bar and what is it ment to do and were it is ment to go.

Cus in the How To Mod section the pdf link doesnt work.

thanks Dave

and if you could please show some pics of wat it looks like that would be great

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:08 am

Is it applying downforce pressure on the coolant tank?

Aneab · Post by **Aneab** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:12 am

JohnnyC wrote:Is it applying downforce pressure on the coolant tank?

I think i read that the one that is in that picture touches the coolant container but doesn't push it down, not sure though... Doesn't look like that one pushes down the tank.

norbie · Post by **norbie** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:17 am

JohnnyC wrote:Is it applying downforce pressure on the coolant tank?

No, although I had to remove the bolt that holds the tank in place in order for the strut bar to fit first, then put it back after strut bar was done.

proudy · Post by **proudy** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:56 am

yeh that sounds cool. I get one myself.