strut tower bar suggestions

khilgers · Feb 9, 2006

I am still working on getting my suspension together and now it's time to move onto strut tower bars. I am currently running KTS coilovers and that's about it for suspension. As for strut tower bars what do you guys suggest. I was looking at the Cusco bars, but they make 11tybillion different ones and I was just looking to narrow it down to one. Also I am looking for one that will be hidden beneath my rear deck and not have to cut holes in it for the bar to fit.

cgguy · Feb 9, 2006

Save your money and invest in some good sway bars. Strut tower bars are far less important. They might look cool but don't effect your handling that much.

khilgers · Feb 9, 2006

are the whiteline bars pretty nice, I mean they are significantly cheaper than the cusco ones.

andrewmp6 · Feb 9, 2006

sway bars and a nismo power brace should come first and even think of a rear brace kinda like the nismo one for the front strut tower braces should be last

DspecDJ · Feb 9, 2006

Sway Bars, Adjustable arms (Tension Rods, RUCA's, Rear Traction Rods, Rear Toes Rods), Sub-Frame Bushings, all these things are important for your suspension. Honda kids drop their ride, add strut bars and call it a day, as a 240 owner you gotta take it to the next level with your suspension, you'll be glad you did when you're driving on some winding country roads.

andrewmp6 · Feb 9, 2006

or just buy one if you want it for looks

khilgers · Feb 9, 2006

I'm not interested in just looks I want this car to PERFORM. I am a "honda kid" but the prelude is my daily driver and I want the 240 to be my handling machine. I was planning on traction rods, tie rods, RUCA's, everything but I would rather get all of that stuff at once and not have to take the car apart several times. And right now I don't have the $ for everything.

SO as for sway bars what are your opinions on the whiteline and cusco ones? And I am getting the SPL subframe bushings too.

shift_s14 · Feb 18, 2006

just get some good quality sway bars and a nismo power brace and get ebay cheap strut bars, strut bars dont even hardly help any

SILVIA240s · Feb 18, 2006

i would listen to dspecdj, i learn from experience, don't worry about the look in the 240. it naturally looks good. but the whitelines isn't that good stick with the cusco

wanna240now · Feb 18, 2006

all these people that say the strut bars don't do shit, are full of shit. simple

Yes, i agree. the rear should be one of the last things to do. and YES, SWAY bars are a MUST DO upgrade. I had my coilovers off to have them rebuilt for the past two months, and my car still handled MUCH better than a stock s14 with just my suspension t. sway bars, and adj. tension rods.

I do believe that front strut bars help a bit. I have personally felt the difference in other vehicles(yes hondas, flame me) when i put them on. i totally disagree when peeps say they are just for looks.

nightkid86 · Feb 18, 2006

I have a $20 ebay one on my car (mainly for looks) but who knows, it might help the handeling a little bit and hey, its only $20

aNskY · Feb 19, 2006

a strut bar is a strut bar. buy the cheapest one, cos they all do the same thing.

wanna240now · Feb 19, 2006

not always....

Look at the DESIGN of the strut bar.....

I got a CUSCO STYLE(basically exact replica) for 70 bucks or so. Much higher quality/stiffer than SOME ebay ones.

aNskY · Feb 19, 2006

think about it. a piece of metal from strut to strut.. no matter the "design" it's going to accomplish the same thing. some have big names stamped on that add 400% to the cost.

i_Go_SpLaT · Feb 20, 2006

aNskY said:
think about it. a piece of metal from strut to strut.. no matter the "design" it's going to accomplish the same thing. some have big names stamped on that add 400% to the cost.

yep. a bar that is rigid, and totally stiff with no give in it betwen the towers will function the same

i have a pair of tower bars i got for 20 bucks. and coilovers, sway bars to come.

aNskY · Feb 20, 2006

i_Go_SpLaT said:
yep. a bar that is rigid, and totally stiff with no give in it betwen the towers will function the same

i have a pair of tower bars i got for 20 bucks. and coilovers, sway bars to come.

thank you... someone actually has some common sense on this site :eek4:

wanna240now · Feb 21, 2006

Actually the design DOES have a serious affect on the way a bar works.....

Some bars are SOLID. Ie: no joints... Those bars usually work the BEST, but are often a bitch to install if anything on the car is twisted.

The second best style is the CUSCO style. It is a rectangular bar that has much less TWIST and/or flex in it due to the TUBULAR design.

I never said "go be a douche bag and buy the most expesive BRAND strut bar". I said to look at the style and purchase acordingly...

i_Go_SpLaT · Feb 21, 2006

jointed bars work just as well, so long as they are completely rigid.

nightkid86 · Feb 21, 2006

Of all the suspension parts, its not like a strut tower bar does much of anything. It's just for looks anyhow - so get a cheap ebay one and paint NISMO on it or something lol

strut tower bar suggestions

khilgers

cgguy

khilgers

andrewmp6

DspecDJ

andrewmp6

khilgers

shift_s14

SILVIA240s

wanna240now

nightkid86

aNskY

wanna240now

aNskY

i_Go_SpLaT

aNskY

wanna240now

i_Go_SpLaT

nightkid86

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