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91CRXsiR · 03-11-2003, 08:05 PM

i just got my rear strut bar this morning in the mail..

i had to put it together..

im going to install it tomorrow..

now a couple of q's.

do i have to jack up the car to install?

should i make it very tight?

also .. i have a front strut bar. im sure i installed it right. whats the proper way?

Yoshi · 03-12-2003, 12:25 AM

a lil over a year ago I think, we had a HUGE discussion as to whether you should pre-load your bar or not, I think the consensus was that you should. do a search and you should find it.

That being said, make that sucker tight!

when I added mine I didn't really notice a difference til I tried drifting around w/it

Car seemed a lil easier to control.

Halz · 03-12-2003, 12:47 AM

The bar should be snug, and secure.. not excessively 'tight'. The idea for the bar is to reduce the change in distance between the strut towers when cornering. Putting a preload on the bar, 'out' or 'in' introduces static, constant loads to the strut towers, which defeats the purpose of the bar.

03-11-2003, 08:05 PM	#1
91CRXsiR Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: City of Industry, CA [626] Age: 42 Posts: 2,092 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	installing rear strut bar S13 FB i just got my rear strut bar this morning in the mail.. i had to put it together.. im going to install it tomorrow.. now a couple of q's. do i have to jack up the car to install? should i make it very tight? also .. i have a front strut bar. im sure i installed it right. whats the proper way?

03-12-2003, 12:25 AM	#2
Yoshi Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Washington Age: 48 Posts: 3,003 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: Yoshi Feedback Score: 1 reviews	a lil over a year ago I think, we had a HUGE discussion as to whether you should pre-load your bar or not, I think the consensus was that you should. do a search and you should find it. That being said, make that sucker tight! when I added mine I didn't really notice a difference til I tried drifting around w/it Car seemed a lil easier to control. __________________ www.360realms.com/S13-S15

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03-12-2003, 12:47 AM	#3
Halz BANNED Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: bay area Age: 41 Posts: 214 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The bar should be snug, and secure.. not excessively 'tight'. The idea for the bar is to reduce the change in distance between the strut towers when cornering. Putting a preload on the bar, 'out' or 'in' introduces static, constant loads to the strut towers, which defeats the purpose of the bar.