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Strut Tower Bars

Old Jan 7, 2006 | 09:22 PM
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Strut Tower Bars

Hmm, what do u guys think of this pair
http://www.procarparts.com/store-det...=onlinestoreDB
Im lookin for a good set and these see to be the best i've found so far
Old Jan 7, 2006 | 10:40 PM
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I have seen a few of them some Z cars before. I guess they do what they are intended to do. I m going to wait and get the Okuyama/ Carbing Strut bars.

My only concern with those bars is interference. Do they clear the hood with out having to remove the fabric from the hood?
Old Jan 13, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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OTTO Racing Strut Tower Bars

I bought these from ProCarParts via Ebay a while ago. You have to do some modifications inside the engine compartment to install the front strut tower bar. It does make contact with the insulation on the inside of the hood, but no big deal. The rear strut tower bar is a real pain to install. I have a 2+2. I don't know if it would be any easier to install in a coupe or not, but I doubt it. You need to replace the fuel lines to make them a little longer on the driver side, bend the pwr. steering res. bracket some, and grind off one support on the passanger side. For some reason, this post won't let me attach pictures for you. I will try again

I still can't attach any pics of my installation. If you are interested, PM me with your email and I will send them to you.

BTW - I didn't have the same problems that are listed in the next post. Rear was a real pain to install, but definitely worth it!

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Old Jan 13, 2006 | 06:12 PM
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LOL i bought the same ones from ebay the front one lines up ok but on the passenger right side there is a little ( L ) Braket all i did was use a chizel and slowing got under neath the L shaped braket and moved it over a little bit EAZY ! but the rear was a major pain in my A^% u have to take apart the hole back section eveything from the tail lights back bolt after bolt it took me about 2 hours to get all the stuff off ( i took my time ) but when it came to installing it ... oh no i had hell on wheels u have to get it the bolts lined up on the strut bars just right ( just hope the ones u get arnt off by one CM like mine were i was pissed and yes i did leave negitive feedback... i had to use my drill and my dimoand bits to eat away at the bar and the mounts.. but no worries get them they made a huge increase on my car any help u can ask me thanks , KEN aka NISMO619

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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 08:23 AM
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Here is a thread that I started when I installed my OTTO Racing strut bars. If the picture feature starts working again on this site, you'll see the pics that I was talking about.

https://www.zdriver.com/forum/showth...ght=strut+bars

Hope that this helps
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