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May 23, 2003

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Strut Bars

Tein SS w/ Spoon Rear Upper and Xbrace....

Thats all I would have....and my EX swaybar...Forgot that!

Would I be ok steering wise with that? I know its not the absolute best setup but I dont want to drop a ton of money into bars....I'm basically looking to stop my Tein's from spueakin in the rear.

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May 23, 2003

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yeah, i don't see why this would change much. you are good to go. I heard the akimoto floor bar will stop the squeeking but you can't get that anymore.

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exactly...so i figure this is the "next best thing".......about the same price too

May 23, 2003

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If you're gonna stiffen the lower front, you gotta stiffen the upper front... someone buckled the roof by not having a strut bar... can't remember who.

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I wonder if it would even make a difference if you took the stock sway bar off. That thing flexes like a yard stick.

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Boilermaker is right, i think you should stiffen the front top too. You might end up with more oversteer though, but probably not much. I haven't heard of anyone buckling the roof though! that would be scary!

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Yeah, I heard about this earlier. Supposedly someone bucked their roof while autocrossing with only a front sway bar upgrade and no strut bar? Something like that. I don't even know who started this rumor... Sounds stupid though 'cause I had only a front sway bar and no strut bars and I did some really really abusive things and nothing happened to my roof. It's BS IMO unless it's a different story.