Strut bars -- For those who are interested

LegendGS · 02-11-02, 05:09 PM

We have been able to source a fabricator who will be able to reproduce the MLS Twin Tower Strut Bars that some of us have purchased from Japan.

I'll have some pictures later, but for now, you can see a couple of pics of it in EK's car here. Just look for EK's engine bay.

The price, based on a minimum of 10 orders will be $245 shipped, and will take about a month to fill (counting from the time the final order for this batch is placed).

Email me if you are interested. (ninetyfourgs@aol.com)

cdndvl · 02-11-02, 05:21 PM

What years of strut bars are available???? It would save me the time if they are avail. for the G1 !!!!

E K · 02-11-02, 07:18 PM

LegendGS,

so did you and Fut get your strut bars yet? Claus44 posted a message saying he got his in the other forum.

I couldn't find a time to go over to the place in January. My dad's car broke down, so he started driving the Legend to work.

- ek

NickD · 02-11-02, 07:20 PM

If all these group buys go thru I am going to be one poor guy...

Maybe I should do my tax returns first before I think of any purchases.

Matt Whelan · 02-11-02, 07:37 PM

LegendGS, is $245 shipped a good price? How much did you pay for the JDM one? Tell us about your experience with it....Noticeably stiffer? Thanks.

LegendGS · 02-12-02, 02:02 AM

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Originally posted by cdndvl
What years of strut bars are available???? It would save me the time if they are avail. for the G1 !!!!

Unfortunately, not at this time. I'm sure that it can be done, but a donor car would probably be needed as there aren't any readily available strut bars for G1s that the fabricator can work off of.

LegendGS · 02-12-02, 02:04 AM

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Originally posted by E K
LegendGS,

so did you and Fut get your strut bars yet? Claus44 posted a message saying he got his in the other forum.

I couldn't find a time to go over to the place in January. My dad's car broke down, so he started driving the Legend to work.

- ek

Yeah, we got ours a couple of weeks ago (same day claus44 got his). Fut made it down there last week, I believe.

LegendGS · 02-12-02, 02:08 AM

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Originally posted by 92legend
LegendGS, is $245 shipped a good price? How much did you pay for the JDM one? Tell us about your experience with it....Noticeably stiffer? Thanks.

Well, EK paid close to $400 for his, while those of us who got it through the Shinkai Racing container buy paid about $280.

IMO, $245 isn't a bad price.

I did find that my car feels a lot more firm since I installed the strut bar. Very nice, solid feel to it.

02-12-02, 06:35 AM

Is the change Really noticeable.... cause with all these GB's going on lately I'm beginning to go broke, and have to start deciding more carefully what my next mods are. Thanks.

BTW, just wanted to let everyone know that that was my 200th post

yeah baby!!! :cool:

E K · 02-12-02, 11:10 AM

LegendGS,

I'm glad you and Fut got the bars. It is a nice unit, and it's good to hear that I wasn't imagining things when I said that the car is a lot stiffer in the front.

- ek

Matt Whelan · 02-12-02, 11:38 AM

So stiffer is a good thing? I'm just trying to figure out what exactly strut bars accomplish...

Fun92 · 02-12-02, 12:06 PM

why would you go out and pay $245 for a strut bar when you can get one for a prelude for $25 and make it work. This is what I was going to do but I'm open to suggestions.

LegendGS · 02-12-02, 12:37 PM

I've never gone the Prelude strut bar route so I can't comment with certainty, but the idea that:

1 - The bar can be bent to fit, makes me wonder about its rigidity.
2 - I believe that the mounting points on the Prelude strut bar are hinged, which begs to question the same.

LegendGS · 02-12-02, 12:43 PM

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Originally posted by E K
LegendGS,

I'm glad you and Fut got the bars. It is a nice unit, and it's good to hear that I wasn't imagining things when I said that the car is a lot stiffer in the front.

- ek

Yeah, as soon as I got it installed, I took it out for a spin and was pleasantly surprised by the difference it made.

Fun92 · 02-12-02, 01:06 PM

You have a good point but I think all strut bars can be bent, it just takes some doing and I don't know what it will take to bend the prelude one. I'd like to see some pics of the Legend specific bar though.