When it comes to strut tower who's the best ???? i know hotchiks only sells the TVS package but in terms of reability who's better???
I just order some Tanabe Df and i want to add stiffnes to the ride by the way the Front underbrace really work????


I am one guy with too many question.....

 

there all pretty much the same, just what price and name u want to go with really.

 

I just did the Hotchkis TVS and I'm totally happy with it......

 

im running DF210s and the tanabe strut brace and i love it.. now its time to tighten up the rear suspension, the car is still "pushing" in the corners.

 

^ Rear sway should be before the front strut bar anyway. You may have even made the understeer worse.

 

Upper strut bars will do NOTHING for under steer or over steer.

SWAY bars is what you want for suspension tuning, strut bars are 95% show and about 5% effective on a street car and probably less on a car that will never see the limit like the XB.

 

Thanks Mr. Bond thats what i wanted to read i am going to follow you advice and go to see your last movie....... just kidding thanks for taking care of my wallet cause i want something that work not that only give me 5 % of use

 

everyone has there own opinion's, personally i push my xb and i push it hard. Strut bar wasn't just made for show, it serves a purpose. I took mine threw a 15 miles canyon after i installed the strut bar. It makes more than 5% difference. its just a lot of people only have them for show. Never do they really use them for there purpose.

 

I still say on a car like the Scion XB with little to no suspension on it will not show you any difference with a strut bar and here is the reason I say this.

Im a heavy autoXer, been driving FWD's hondas and FR BMW's for about 6 years now and I have never been able to feel or see any type of effect from a strut bar. If one is to install a strut bar I would really recommended that to be the LAST suspension mod installed, after you have your front and rear sway bars, coil overs and everything else you may wanna throw a strut bar on there, but be aware strut bars DO NOTHING for roll or any type of roll related movement, strut bars tie your struts for TWISTING. I really doubt you are getting anywhere near the limit of an XB and twisting the frame, besides there is a big ___ engine bolted into your engine bay and its strut bar enough

Ive raced back to back in 2 different cars with a strut bar off and on and felt ZERO difference.

In theory; strut bars work but good luck getting the car to the point of which the bar is needed.

 

yeah with little to no suspension it isnt going to make crap for a difference. Your right, but with a nice setup it will for sure. If you gona buy one and you have stock suspension...= waste of money.