Strut Brace Install (Rear, Ingalls)
Well I guess I have waited long enough to post my thoughts on this rear bar from Ingalls. I have had this bar in my car since August. The bar I have in my Tc now is the second revision of this bar. You all have recieved the third or forth revision of this bar. I will tell you all that when I went through the process of R&D with Ingalls when they would give me my car back without the rear bar in... my car was so sloppy and the rattles would always come back. I would just pray for Rob or Steve to call me back into Ingalls and get that rear bar back in. I will tell you that nothing at Ingalls is rushed or done poorly. Ingalls spends the time and money to make a part right and make a part work just like described or BETTER it is that simple! If you care about your scion and parts that work companys like Ingalls are few and far between as we all know from experiences with parts being rushed to market in the very early stages just because they are trying to cash in. I belive some very respectful people of the scion life boards have posted honest reviews so I dont feel the need to tell you all the facts again. All I will say is remember some of these reviews you see for this bar are from PAYING customers not sponsered members, people who spend their hard earned cash for great parts and want to let you know. SO please read the reviews if you are thinking about passing on this part or any other part from Ingalls due to not being sure if it will do whats advertized. Pm me if you have any questions
Originally Posted by BOXMAN
Well I guess I have waited long enough to post my thoughts on this rear bar from Ingalls. I have had this bar in my car since August. The bar I have in my Tc now is the second revision of this bar. You all have recieved the third or forth revision of this bar. I will tell you all that when I went through the process of R&D with Ingalls when they would give me my car back without the rear bar in... my car was so sloppy and the rattles would always come back. I would just pray for Rob or Steve to call me back into Ingalls and get that rear bar back in. I will tell you that nothing at Ingalls is rushed or done poorly. Ingalls spends the time and money to make a part right and make a part work just like described or BETTER it is that simple! If you care about your scion and parts that work companys like Ingalls are few and far between as we all know from experiences with parts being rushed to market in the very early stages just because they are trying to cash in. I belive some very respectful people of the scion life boards have posted honest reviews so I dont feel the need to tell you all the facts again. All I will say is remember some of these reviews you see for this bar are from PAYING customers not sponsered members, people who spend their hard earned cash for great parts and want to let you know. SO please read the reviews if you are thinking about passing on this part or any other part from Ingalls due to not being sure if it will do whats advertized. Pm me if you have any questions
thanks Grant...
When are you going to help with the upper front strut tower bar?
my rear brace + stiffy will be in today, along with a brand new 5spd tc! :D i cant wait to mod everything again. i feel like ive been driving a camry compared to before. and ive not gone to 3 autox's.. :[ i had a good record of 11 in a row!
though i must say, the SS brake lines i installed from goodridge made no difference in my brakes. the r4-s pads from porterfield definitely did. the whole SS line thing from anyone is now a last priority to me.
oh also about the creaks, i had those for like 10k miles.. .then one day they ALL just kinda.. disappeared. havent had one since. weird right? im at 38k miles now, no sounds at all.
wow a more-than-2-point brace for the front would be great ;] i wonder who's producing one?
great writeup(s) by the way! ill be using them soon! :]
though i must say, the SS brake lines i installed from goodridge made no difference in my brakes. the r4-s pads from porterfield definitely did. the whole SS line thing from anyone is now a last priority to me.
oh also about the creaks, i had those for like 10k miles.. .then one day they ALL just kinda.. disappeared. havent had one since. weird right? im at 38k miles now, no sounds at all.
wow a more-than-2-point brace for the front would be great ;] i wonder who's producing one?
great writeup(s) by the way! ill be using them soon! :]
Originally Posted by ScionBandit
Originally Posted by jrv2000
whats all this Im hearing about an upper strut bar?
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Originally Posted by jrv2000
Originally Posted by ScionBandit
Originally Posted by jrv2000
whats all this Im hearing about an upper strut bar?
waiting for Rob to give me the low down on this
Originally Posted by ScionBandit
Originally Posted by jrv2000
Originally Posted by ScionBandit
Originally Posted by jrv2000
whats all this Im hearing about an upper strut bar?
waiting for Rob to give me the low down on this
Originally Posted by jrv2000
Originally Posted by ScionBandit
Originally Posted by jrv2000
Originally Posted by ScionBandit
Originally Posted by jrv2000
whats all this Im hearing about an upper strut bar?
waiting for Rob to give me the low down on this
This is what is going on with it...different colors.. it's a 3 point front upper that goes back to the firewall.. and it has a built in stiffy bracket.. so the stiffy attaches to the bar...we have a couple different protoypes we are testing now.....
sorry guys but that is all you get for the next couple of months about this.. please post a seperate thread or something to discuss this...AND STOP PMING about this...
I got like 30 pm's in the last day about it...
Originally Posted by BOXMAN
I can come tommorow and are you offering me a part time job?
We need your help prototyping it though.. when you got a free sec call me..
or I will see you at the 11th show at bandimere...
you got my cell right?
Originally Posted by robstamina
We have a review going in S3 and Sport Compact for this part...
FLINT where are you??
Calling Flint
FLINT where are you??
Calling Flint
oh, and
Originally Posted by FLINT
Originally Posted by robstamina
We have a review going in S3 and Sport Compact for this part...
FLINT where are you??
Calling Flint
FLINT where are you??
Calling Flint
oh, and


