Password JDM Ultimate Strut Tower Brace Package Review and Photoexplosion

[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by F1point4

I would imagine that's difficult to make since the fitment may vary from car to car as the chassis flex and moves.

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Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

What advantages are there in adjustable strut bars?

Originally Posted by GrimmSpeed

The bar will see both tension and compression in use. Often and unfortunately, the adjustment is there to pick up any slack left by poor manufacturing or design. If you properly tighten down both mounting points for the bar, the bar will not slip back and forth and there's no need to preload the bar. Another reason for a multi-piece bar would be on an older chassis, were it's been tweaked enough that a tight-fitting bar won't even install. Not an issue with these cars. We have a lot of cars come through for testing of various products and more often than not, multi-piece bars are broken, loose or missing hardware. We'd like a 'set it and forget it' installation.

[F1point4]

I'm just going to shut up now...

[Thongpocket]

I really like this review. I will be buying one of these. Great work on the brackets for the catch can too. Those are pretty awesome.

[toast]

Originally Posted by balance

Looks nice, but all those flex joints used in that strut bar makes it a downgrade from the stock bar. In terms of structural rigidity (i.e., the very purpose of installing a 'strut bar', solid one-piece bar like the OEM ones beats pretty looking aftermarket ones with multi-flex joints every time.

Wait, so threaded rod endlinks are now a weak point when under tension or compression? There are some F1 suspension people you should talk to so that you can set them straight...

Deflection, sure threaded rod isn't as stiff as a solid rod but with the loads these bars see the thread does not introduce a weak point. People on here are constantly upgrading their LCAs with aftermarket replacements that have multiple threaded rod ends and those parts are also under a deflection load.

[fika84]

Originally Posted by toast

Wait, so threaded rod endlinks are now a weak point when under tension or compression? There are some F1 suspension people you should talk to so that you can set them straight...

Deflection, sure threaded rod isn't as stiff as a solid rod but with the loads these bars see the thread does not introduce a weak point. People on here are constantly upgrading their LCAs with aftermarket replacements that have multiple threaded rod ends and those parts are also under a deflection load.

Just want you to know that you're arguing a thread from 2013..

[toast]

Doh! I just waded through Spencer's build thread and there was a link to this one. Gotta get in the habit of looking at dates

[fika84]

Originally Posted by toast

Doh! I just waded through Spencer's build thread and there was a link to this one. Gotta get in the habit of looking at dates

I almost do it a lot too.