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Winter · 01-13-2007, 10:49 PM

i'm not sure if anyone else noticed or if it's really needed but i personaly have been having a hard time finding rear strut bars for the xB.

i'm just woundering is all, i'm not one to really take off down the road in a box but at the same time, i'll have 175lbs of equipment in the back and when i'm actualy strolling with a few buddies on some quiet roads i may be taking turns harder then your average driver if you get my meaning.

i'm just woundering if it's really going to be needed or not as it will be like having an extra person sitting in my cargo area.

xoBkcalb · 01-14-2007, 12:27 AM

are you talking about a shock tower brace.

Winter · 01-14-2007, 03:16 AM

yes thats what a rear strut bar is, opisite of the front strut bar over the engine.

reading on other posts i find that it's really pointless to have a rear strut bar...

evosky · 01-14-2007, 04:44 AM

it really is. gtspec makes one i think. it basically nullifies your trunk space and doesnt really do anything a rear sway couldn't do. at least, that's my opinion.

Winter · 01-14-2007, 08:19 AM

exactly, even with 175lbs of equipemtn there still isn't any need for it in my eyes.

thanks for clearifieing that a little more.

bB2NER · 01-16-2007, 06:49 AM

Prolly cause we don't have rear struts. lol The brace that is made is strictly for looks cause the weight is not on the place where the bar would reside. Hence it does nothing.

Just go with either a Progress, TRD or Whiteline rear sway bar to tighten up the rear end.

halogen_17 · 01-22-2007, 05:05 PM

i really like my progress sway....ebay 145.00

**Big_Bird** · 01-22-2007, 05:08 PM

yeah, forget the rear "strut" bar and get a rear sway bar, much better

JSosa · 01-22-2007, 09:40 PM

The rear sway is much better than any strut bar, but it would help. My xA really tends to twist in the rear when your cornering hard.

hotbox05 · 01-23-2007, 06:47 PM

c pillar bar is the cure.

**Big_Bird** · 01-23-2007, 06:48 PM

^^i thought the c pillar bar didnt do much, or am i wrong?

hotbox05 · 01-23-2007, 07:36 PM

c pillar? r you kidding me? with our tall cars theres tons of flex!

it attaches to the rear seatbelt mounts.

**Big_Bird** · 01-23-2007, 07:38 PM

^^i thought it did help us, but i got so many people telling me no, i just gave in

hotbox05 · 01-23-2007, 09:14 PM

i'd say it helps.

JSosa · 01-24-2007, 02:24 PM

The C-Pillar brace does help, but unfortunately ive never found one for the xA, so im planning on building a custom one out of used bars from my old Civic.

**Big_Bird** · 01-24-2007, 07:54 PM

well whether or not it works, I just bought one off ebay, so I shall see if these hold their own in the mountains

halogen_17 · 01-25-2007, 03:55 PM

ive heard good things about the c-bar for the xB

**Big_Bird** · 02-01-2007, 04:21 AM

got it in, just trying to figure out how to remove the rear seatbelt cover, i cant figure it out

hotbox05 · 02-01-2007, 08:09 AM

you gotta pull from the bottum up they you will have to modify the seat belt anchors for both the c pillar bar and the seat belts to fit. unless of course you have a nicely designed bracket unlike mine.

Spiderbox · 02-22-2007, 04:05 AM

where can i find the c pillar bar?
been looking around and couldnt find one