You can take a look at this:
It shows how it works with the TRD strut bar.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...394&highlight=

 

so helpful, thanks man

 

so does anyone know of a strut bar that works for sure beside the TRD one?

 

DC Sports IS the stiffest

 

I just put mine on last night!!! It is a big difference in feeling, however i had not had the chance to really wring its neck, cuz we had about 10 inches of snow total here in the noth east. BUT, i also have the DC sports strut bar. It fits with a ton of extra room and I even put 3 layers of dynamat under. There should be NO PROBLEM with fitment

 

agreed 100%, mine fit with plenty of extra thread on the bolts.

 

I just took pics, i'll post them tomorrow morning when i get to a faster computer.

 

Here they are. You can easily see that the studs come ALL the way through the damper bracket and dc sports strut tie bracket, with room to spare (covered in blue loctite). Thank you to xnevergiveinx for showing the importance of getting the A/C line outta the way, and Kaeon for the write up. I fixed the A/C line by moving the bracket that holds the line, like xnevergiveinx (page 4), not the zip tie way. I absolutely love this thing. Just to see how noisy it really was, i put my GF in the car and drove around without telling her about it and she didn't even notice a difference. Radio on low enough to hear each other talk. I used 3 layers of dynamat too, and it still fits.

OH yeah, and all these pics are taken with my cell phone.

 

im about to go out and install mine but i dont have any dynomat....how bad is the rattling w/o it...is it that bad or will it be ok to install it now w/o it and then come back latr and add some or should i wait till i get some to do the install???

 

Sorry couldn't tell ya, i installed mine with the dynamat the first time. Well actually i used "accumat". Walmart had it for 8 dollars on the clearance rack. I got three packs for 24 bucks. Thats 6 sq ft. That much dynamat would cost upwards of 70 bucks. This stuff is just as good as dynamat IMO. You can find cheaper stuff around if you look hard enough. Install now and test it without the dynamat, u can always disconnect the damper leaving the brackets in place, if you don't like it. I hear a lot of people saying it is super loud for about a week or two and then it settles in place and the noises decrease tremendously.

 

oo ok..i might do that just to at least have it installed and maybe hopefully it wont be to bad....is there anyother thing i could maybe use instead of the dynomat type of material??

 

I have heard of people using "peel and place" or something like that, i don't know the real name. But you can get it at home depot in the roofing section. It might be ok to use now in the colder conditions, it will work the same and is only a couple dollars for a 20 foot roll. However in the summer temps, it will melt, because it is basically just roofing tar stuck to a piece of paper. IMO just splurge and get the real stuff if you can't stand the noise w/o it.

 

ok kool man thanks for the help...ill prob just wait and get the good stuff no point to have to go back and replace it latr on

 

daaamn how come i cant do it?! grr this is fustrating! imma give it one more try to put it on

 

daaamn how come i cant do it?! grr this is fustrating! imma give it one more try to put it on

 

You have tein coilovers? That might be why. If they have shorter studs. I have stock suspension

 

yea i do but it still has alot of space for me its just that the plate on top is bended and that bend is blocking the dc strut from going on to it and yeaa

 

i got it installed today...it worked great....ez to install...and so far no rattling i do hear a wierdish sound almost like a whining sound that gets louder the faster i go...thats until the turbo spooling drowns it out!!!!

 

Awesome, glad to hear the turbo drowns it out!! I want one

 

bump for a useful thread for those who need a damper