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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 04:46 AM
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Question Front Strut Bar

I always wanted strut bars in my car, so Im going to buy a front strut bar, I was thinking in the Red TRD one.. but I wanna know which other good options I have.. any recommendations?, If you have installed pics I would appreciate it
Old Aug 15, 2009 | 05:04 AM
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theres a lot of others ones out there.

heres a few:

greddy
hotchkis
dc
dme etc...
Old Aug 15, 2009 | 05:58 AM
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They are all the same, pick one that looks cool. Mine came with a TRD.

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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 07:28 AM
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they dont too much. so just pick the best looking and cheapest one.
Old Aug 15, 2009 | 04:07 PM
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Agree, they don't do a lot since our strut tower is tied into the firewall.
Old Aug 15, 2009 | 08:28 PM
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oh.. I thought it improve the way you take curves.. but in that case I would buy the best it looks in my car.. that's why I wanna see some pics.
Old Aug 17, 2009 | 12:48 AM
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get a ebay one
Old Aug 17, 2009 | 03:13 AM
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pls dont get no brand ebay stuff... there are cheap strut bars too..

if you want silver ( chrome) and a little blue and its maybe the cheapest one out there...

or if you want red one

free shipping on both

and i got the megan racing one:


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thanks! man.. I love the red one, I think Im buying that one.. btw where did you find that oil cap.. love it...
Old Aug 17, 2009 | 06:22 AM
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I have the TCSportline one off of eBay, cheapest one at 35 shipped, plus its GOLDDD. All strut bars are the same really, a piece of metal connecting the strut towers. They do nothing for performance and only make the engine bay prettier.

I wouldn't pay over 50 for a strut bar. Buy the cheapest one you like and paint it if the color doesn't tickle your fancy.
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 03:55 PM
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Greddy or DC FTW! :D
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Check craigslist and stuff I picked up my DC strut bar used and in good condition for $30.
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 08_Scion_tC
Check craigslist and stuff I picked up my DC strut bar used and in good condition for $30.

+3340545 on THAT!!!
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 04:32 PM
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Here's mine, Don't mind the dirty engine bay its clean now ha.

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go with ebay. anywhere between 30-50 bucks for a cheap strut bar, and the 2 main ones they sell on ebay are the megan knock off and tanabe knock off.
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 05:36 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-05...Q5fAccessories

There I made it easy for you.
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thats the one, megan knock off and hell u can paint it or have it powdercoated
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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Thats the one I got, fitment was great and the gold looks sick on my FM
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 07:15 PM
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Considering the strut bar will do absolutely nothing, just get the one you think looks best.
Old Aug 18, 2009 | 11:09 PM
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i beg to differ. i noticed a difference when i installed my Hotchkis front strut bar about 3yrs ago. my front end doesnt "roll" up when taking turns anymore. i took it off for a week and put it back on and it does something. Nothing "drastic" but noticeable when installed. here's my Hotchkis strut bar...

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