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Front tower bar - to drill or not to drill #1242072 04/10/05 03:07 PM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 77 Wisconsin T tbarney OP CEG\'er
OP tbarney CEG\'er T Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 77 Wisconsin	I'm looking to install a front strut tower bar. I know it won't add much performance, but I think it looks good. With the searching I have done, a lot of people seem to recommend the STB from OMP, but that requires drilling. The SHO strut bar doesn't require any drilling but is about $50 more. Since a STB isn't much of a performance upgrade, I don't expect to get much out of it, but will either function better than the other? I'm assuming that the SHO bar uses the existing suspenstion bolts to fasten it to the frame, do I run the risk of snapping the bolts with the SHO bar, while the OMP bar would us it's own mounting hardware....Any suggestion here would be appreciated. -Tom 99 Sport ATX 1 owner, 94k Mobile 1 since 1k Mods:Sony MD Player, Sony XA-300 expansion unit, Sony CD Changer, XM Radio, 350Watt Alpine Amp, 2 10" Subs, Remote starter, glow gauges, K&N filter,OMP Front STB, SVT Exhaust(no res.)

Re: Front tower bar - to drill or not to drill #1242073 04/10/05 04:29 PM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,033 S.E.M.I. G GetBooby151�?© Hard-core CEG\'er
GetBooby151�?© Hard-core CEG\'er G Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,033 S.E.M.I.	Yes you do run a great risk of snapping the bolts off the tower. That's why sho-shop sucks! Deff. get the OMP becuz even though it drills, it won't snap under a greater pressure... The OMP is worth it. Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

Re: Front tower bar - to drill or not to drill #1242074 04/10/05 10:25 PM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 777 ma,usa S skunk_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er
skunk_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er S Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 777 ma,usa	I HAVE THE OMP BAR. IT'S EASY TO INSTALL. THE DESIGN OF THE MOUNTING AREA SPREADS THE LOAD OUT. I PUT SOME CLEAR CAULKING INTO THE HOLES AND ON THE THREADS OF THE SELF TAPPING SCREWS TO HELP SEAL THE HOLES.I HAVE HAD IT FOR A LONG TIME NOW WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. "we aren't punished for our sins, but by them" 2000 se sport tropic green/gray leather. V6,svt body kit and E1 wheels/Avon tech m500 rubber, many mods. 2003 Eddie Bauer Explorer V8 2001 Suzuki Bandit 1200S 1996 Mercury Sable

Re: Front tower bar - to drill or not to drill #1242075 04/10/05 11:13 PM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,033 S.E.M.I. G GetBooby151�?© Hard-core CEG\'er
GetBooby151�?© Hard-core CEG\'er G Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,033 S.E.M.I.	Originally posted by skunk: I HAVE THE OMP BAR. IT'S EASY TO INSTALL. THE DESIGN OF THE MOUNTING AREA SPREADS THE LOAD OUT. I PUT SOME CLEAR CAULKING INTO THE HOLES AND ON THE THREADS OF THE SELF TAPPING SCREWS TO HELP SEAL THE HOLES.I HAVE HAD IT FOR A LONG TIME NOW WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. DID YOU MEAN TO TYPE LIKE THIS? OR ARE YOU TEE'D OFF ABOUT SOMETHING? J/P Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

Re: Front tower bar - to drill or not to drill #1242076 04/11/05 02:40 AM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 77 Wisconsin T tbarney OP CEG\'er
OP tbarney CEG\'er T Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 77 Wisconsin	Sounds like the OMP is the one for me. Thanks for the suggestion about putting caulk in the holes. -Tom 99 Sport ATX 1 owner, 94k Mobile 1 since 1k Mods:Sony MD Player, Sony XA-300 expansion unit, Sony CD Changer, XM Radio, 350Watt Alpine Amp, 2 10" Subs, Remote starter, glow gauges, K&N filter,OMP Front STB, SVT Exhaust(no res.)

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