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r-b-x · 02-26-2006, 09:23 PM

i notice there's a bit of cracking on my strut towers and wondering if anybody has anything to say about it. cracking of an important mounting point can not be any good. i know that the strut towers are a usual place for rust to form and it looks like it was already repainted when i got my car so it may have already been dealt with once before.

WILDACEX187 · 02-26-2006, 09:48 PM

i think u need to weld that up quick. there are more points to weld but im not sure where. if somebody can take the pic and show us where it is a good idea to spot weld the towers would be great.

pr240sx · 02-27-2006, 06:01 AM

I remember quite back ago someone with a white hatchback that had the strut towers rewelded when the engine was removed.
Check the lower part of the tower, you may find more cracking there.

[HK]240sx · 02-27-2006, 09:53 AM

Just get that welded to be safe.

Irukandji · 02-27-2006, 03:44 PM

jdm dangerous

HyperTek · 02-27-2006, 06:50 PM

thats glue .. lol its ok.

r-b-x · 03-01-2006, 12:02 AM

where to weld? just along the seam or go crazy and do it everywhere?

also i was wondering whether a strut tower bar would help or worsen the problem.

HyperTek · 03-01-2006, 12:27 AM

you dont need anything. Its an overlapse of glue from the factory where they glue the parts. Basically like chalk outlining on a house window.

1Via! · 03-01-2006, 01:11 AM

Yeah, its no big deal, just the glue from the factory like was said. S13 front ends arent the sturdiest of things...

If you wanted you could get the shock towers stitch welded, but thats not neccessary at all.

sciamop · 03-01-2006, 04:57 PM

^ Yeah, what they said.

The real rust problem area on S13 is the frame rail near the front shock tower -- particularly the drivers side near the BMC.

I purchased a parts car 89 coupe that suffered an engine bay collapse due to rust.

logicTR · 03-02-2006, 12:36 PM

^same exact thing happened to me with my 93 fastback.

the whole strut tower came up on the drivers side.

02-26-2006, 09:23 PM	#1
r-b-x Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: vancouver Posts: 118 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	strut towers... something to worry about? big pictures i notice there's a bit of cracking on my strut towers and wondering if anybody has anything to say about it. cracking of an important mounting point can not be any good. i know that the strut towers are a usual place for rust to form and it looks like it was already repainted when i got my car so it may have already been dealt with once before. Last edited by r-b-x; 02-26-2006 at 10:24 PM..

02-26-2006, 09:48 PM	#2
WILDACEX187 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: QUEENZ, NYC Age: 42 Posts: 3,103 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	i think u need to weld that up quick. there are more points to weld but im not sure where. if somebody can take the pic and show us where it is a good idea to spot weld the towers would be great. __________________ SR POWA COUPE LUVVV!!!

02-27-2006, 09:53 AM	#4
[HK]240sx Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chi-town Age: 35 Posts: 60 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Just get that welded to be safe. __________________ Junkhouse.us/blog \| RWB \| Touge Factory

02-27-2006, 03:44 PM	#5
Irukandji Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Compton Posts: 4,268 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	jdm dangerous Last edited by Irukandji; 02-27-2006 at 07:40 PM..

02-27-2006, 06:50 PM	#6
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	thats glue .. lol its ok. __________________ Keep it Classy

02-27-2006, 06:01 AM	#3
pr240sx Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 627 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I remember quite back ago someone with a white hatchback that had the strut towers rewelded when the engine was removed. Check the lower part of the tower, you may find more cracking there.

03-01-2006, 12:02 AM	#7
r-b-x Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: vancouver Posts: 118 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	where to weld? just along the seam or go crazy and do it everywhere? also i was wondering whether a strut tower bar would help or worsen the problem.

03-01-2006, 12:27 AM	#8
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	you dont need anything. Its an overlapse of glue from the factory where they glue the parts. Basically like chalk outlining on a house window. __________________ Keep it Classy

03-01-2006, 01:11 AM	#9
1Via! Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle/Olympia, WA Age: 39 Posts: 510 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: 1Via! Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Yeah, its no big deal, just the glue from the factory like was said. S13 front ends arent the sturdiest of things... If you wanted you could get the shock towers stitch welded, but thats not neccessary at all.

03-01-2006, 04:57 PM	#10
sciamop Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Posts: 217 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^ Yeah, what they said. The real rust problem area on S13 is the frame rail near the front shock tower -- particularly the drivers side near the BMC. I purchased a parts car 89 coupe that suffered an engine bay collapse due to rust. __________________ Todd 91 SE-R 93 Coupe http://www.whistlehog.com/blog

03-02-2006, 12:36 PM	#11
logicTR Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NYC Posts: 25 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^same exact thing happened to me with my 93 fastback. the whole strut tower came up on the drivers side.