Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Suspension Strut tower braces, rear and front

Isn't it crazy that alot of these rear strut tower braces look identical? Like Performance Fords, Bat, and so on. Maybe they are all built by the same company?

I'll tell you the one to get for the rear would be Performance Fords or Bat or whoever(Since they are all built by Performance Fords and then distributed).

Personally, I would not spend my money on tower strut bars. Though the Tour is not a very stiff uni-body, you have to look at the strut location ascompared to laterial bulkheads such as the firewall. The real problem with the Tour is the twist between the front and rear of the car. Jack your car up and you'll see what I mean when your front doors don't open properly. The front towers are close to the firewall and the rear towers are close to the moderately stiff trunk bulkhead. I can see a strut bar on a car where the towers are further away from the firewall such as a Mustang. Purchasing the struts, in my opinion, is more for looks then performance.

If I had $300+ to spend on performace I would buy an Aussie or BAT bar or save for new struts/coils. If your already there then look at the other many engine mods.

I'd stiffen the rear before the front anyday.
but thats just my opinion.

I think I saw in buckshot website something about them welding a bar under the car for more stiffness???

Subframe connectors would probably yield greater increases in handling than either

the rear bar helped tremendously with the noise and vibration in the car and helped with the handling as well.the front didnt seem to do as much and the sub frames did make the most noticable difference.i installed a cta rear bar, sparco front bar on mine with sho shop subs.