Which Rear Strut Bar is BEST?

[MokSpeed]

My d*ck is the best strut bar.

[Koa]

Originally Posted by ck-GT86

Sorry to bring back an old thread, but questioning the necessity to brace the rear suspension hit me as I changed out to coils over the weekend. The (2) nuts holding in the coils on each end seemed a bit flimsy. I understand the coils are also tightly supported down at the LCA, however wouldn't adding a support brace/bar strengthen the connection to the body?

.ck

no because the cross slop between the two shocks is so small that I doubt any performance is affected by even the most extreme tension and flexation. This is due to the shocks being tied together by the floor and chassis/rear subframe to a far greater extent than the front. This is my unempirical assertion though.. need some hard pact data to confirm or deny this

Originally Posted by Lateral G

I too had a lot of plans to modify. Once I bought the car, realized there arent many ways to improve it for a canyon carver/daily driver setup. You may or may not find the same. I did add the grim speed front strut tower brace, it makes a difference but wasn't neccessary.

uhh there's a ton of worthwhile mods to help with a weekend warrior/dd setup that will crush the OEM if selecting (a) quality part(s)....

- Clutch & FW
- Bushings
- Shifter
- Shift Knob
- Oil Cooler
- Slave cylinder retrofit
- HIDs/LEDs
- tires
- struts
- springs
- sways (fine tuning)
- LCAs
- a good alignment
- audio/stereo stuff
- those sweet jdm clear sidemarkers
- A tune
- E85
- exhaust
- Upgraded brake pads

need I go on sir just ask


rear strut brace shouldn't be one of them

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by MokSpeed

My d*ck is the best strut bar.

Your duck?

[MokSpeed]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Your duck?

My deck

[ck-GT86]

Originally Posted by Koa

no because the cross slop between the two shocks is so small that I doubt any performance is affected by even the most extreme tension and flexation. This is due to the shocks being tied together by the floor and chassis/rear subframe to a far greater extent than the front. This is my unempirical assertion though.. need some hard pact data to confirm or deny this





uhh there's a ton of worthwhile mods to help with a weekend warrior/dd setup that will crush the OEM if selecting (a) quality part(s)....

- Clutch & FW
- Bushings
- Shifter
- Shift Knob
- Oil Cooler
- Slave cylinder retrofit
- HIDs/LEDs
- tires
- struts
- springs
- sways (fine tuning)
- LCAs
- a good alignment
- audio/stereo stuff
- those sweet jdm clear sidemarkers
- A tune
- E85
- exhaust
- Upgraded brake pads

need I go on sir just ask


rear strut brace shouldn't be one of them

You never fail to impress me. Thanks once again.

. ck

[Koa]

Originally Posted by ck-GT86

You never fail to impress me. Thanks once again.

. ck

brother just learning & sharing as I go, reading some of the comments (I read after I post ha), a guy already hit the nail on the head.. floor and seams tie 'em

[tennisfreak]

Rear sway bar seems like a better investment to me.

[ck-GT86]

Originally Posted by tennisfreak

Rear sway bar seems like a better investment to me.

Are there any bars that aren't hollow? Im a proponent on all things solid, especially if its steel. Weight doesn't matter much to me

. ck

[Decay107]

Originally Posted by ck-GT86

Are there any bars that aren't hollow? Im a proponent on all things solid, especially if its steel. Weight doesn't matter much to me

. ck

Lots. Perrin, Whiteline, in fact, I think most sway-bars available are solid.

[ck-GT86]

Originally Posted by Decay107

Lots. Perrin, Whiteline, in fact, I think most sway-bars available are solid.

Awesome, thanks!

. ck

[Sammakko]

Originally Posted by ck-GT86

Sorry to bring back an old thread, but questioning the necessity to brace the rear suspension hit me as I changed out to coils over the weekend. The (2) nuts holding in the coils on each end seemed a bit flimsy. I understand the coils are also tightly supported down at the LCA, however wouldn't adding a support brace/bar strengthen the connection to the body?

.ck

no.

the "strut" has a pivot point at the bottom. therefore, virtually zero lateral load is transmitted into the housing at all. a brace at the top does nothing.

[reigle jake]

on my volvo station wagon i just used a rachet strap from side to side it made a difference but i also filled the sides with tuff stuff