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Is this "bar" supposed to induce better handeling? If so, how???
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Originally posted by goldsmi:
arrggh!!
just PayPal'd you $115 for one.
AL My sentiments exactly..just ordered mine earlier this week... As for what does it do? In the most basic terms, it provides a brace between your rear strut towers, which flex during hard corning otherwise. Not allowing them to flew helps your struts do their job better which helps your car handle better. I'm sure the more technically gifted can explain better and in more detail than that but that's the most basic version.
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Possabilities in the works: Custom CAI, Polished stainless shifter cover plate
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Ok Well I'd def be interested but how much of a handling difference would you see? I aready ordered th OMP front brace, would I see a difference when I put the rear brace in? Basicly I'm asking is it worth it or is it just added weight and adds something else to the mods list but doesn't really do much of anything???
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Originally posted by Eric:
Is this "bar" supposed to induce better handeling? If so, how??? This is a rear strut tower bar. In case you are unfamiliar with this product, it helps stop tower flex inward. There are MANY companies that produce bars for other vehicles. Look around. The colors are red powdercoat and polished. They weigh just a few pounds and are VERY thick aluminum.
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Chris,
I'm in for the polished one. Do we wait until June 15th before you ship, or just until you get enough people to justify it? I can send the money whenever.
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Originally posted by Chris Hightower: Originally posted by Eric:
[b]Is this "bar" supposed to induce better handeling? If so, how???
The colors are red powdercoat and polished. They weigh just a few pounds and are VERY thick aluminum.[/b]Thanks for clearing that up for me, I appreciate it Chris, and yes I am unfarmilliar with this product. 
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Originally posted by dwh:
Chris,
I'm in for the polished one. Do we wait until June 15th before you ship, or just until you get enough people to justify it? I can send the money whenever. You can send the money now, and I'll mark you off as "PAID". If I don't get 10 people by June 15th, you have the option of just paying me $15 more, or I can refund your $100. You can send it PayPal to "crush7 ATswbell.net" (put @ in place of AT... I hate spam) Or, if you want to mail me a check or MO, my address is on my webpage. Make it out to "Chris Hightower"
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I might be interested in one but my subwoofer
is mounted there at the moment...can you give
me specific mounting measurements on the passenger
side strut? ie how far done from top deck? I'll
check for clearance ....
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Originally posted by DanCanuck:
I might be interested in one but my subwoofer
is mounted there at the moment...can you give
me specific mounting measurements on the passenger
side strut? ie how far done from top deck? I'll
check for clearance .... Look at the picture. You'll see where the bar is mounted relative to the strut tower. There is a lip of metal that the top of the bracket touches. The bar is about 2 inches below that lip where the metal meets.
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Here's a better picture of where it goes to:    Also it helped the handeling of my Wife's Zetec enough, when I test fitted it to her car, that I'm seriusly thinking about buying another one for her car.
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