Hi All,

Jsut got the TANABE SUSTEC STRUT TOWER BAR and installed it myself this afternoon.

Since the instruction were entirely in Japanese I was unsure if there was anything important to know more than just to screw the two ends on the car. Is there anything else??

For example you can twist the bar to loosen or tighten the fit and or length of the total bar. Also there are other bolts for tightening but I really do not know what is important to help it do it's job right.

 

what one is the sustic? is it not like a normal strut bar.
I have a tanabe strut bar on my Del Sol and love it.

 

Terrible pic.



Better for example:


You don't screw it to all 3 bolts just two on each end.

 

Looks ok to me, clean engine bay btw.

 

the length comment confused me.

the only thing you do need to do is make sure you torque it down good. i think off hand it was like 60 pounds of it. I would search the tanabe site for specs.

 

torque it down ??

 

Hehe, I know, I know. I am gonna get it cleaned when I put on my new Rims.

 

the amount of pounds applied to each bolt.

 

that looks really nice. awesome engine bay! i need to clean mine up like that.... how do you like the bar so far? i was going to go with the TRD red bar or this one, the both look clean

 

LOL, I know that means "something" but I am so un-car educated. Maybe when I get my rims put on I will ask them to check the bar also. I did not lift the car when I installed it.

 

Thanks! I am happy with what I have don in the past 3 months since I got this car. 1 step at a time.

I got the Tanabe for both price and I really like the quality of Tanabe products so far. I like the idea of more curves in the metal like the TRD and others but this does just fine as it's designed well.

 

i am reffering to the amount of pounds you put on each bolt turning wise. you can judge the pounds by using a torgue wrench from anywhere. cheap ones are around 20 bux.

 

Ok, I am gonna have to have my shop re-install it just to be sure 5 min. job.

 

One ft/Lb of torque is one pound of froce applied to a wrench one foot from the center of the socket head.....

Or, just get it tight and one good grunt.