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st1y · 01-30-2002, 10:34 AM

hey there i'm kinda lost... i need help? what is the difference between the two?  what are there purpose? where are they located?  how do you install them?  thank you soo much soo.... LoSt

*LanceS13* · 01-30-2002, 11:37 AM

Strut bars connect the strut towers together strengthening the chassis...reducing chassis flex and increasing response and predictability.  You bolt them on top of the strut towers under the hood and in the trunk/hatch.
Sway bars connect the lower suspension on either side of the car to reduce body roll...increasing contact with the road and/or adjusting weight transfer characteristics.  You put them in the same spot where the stock ones are if you have an S13 or an S14 SE.  Base S14's don't have a rear stock sway bar.

240 2NR · 01-30-2002, 11:40 AM

Stut bars attach across the top of the engine (front) and in the trunk (rear).  The purpose is to span between the strut towers which is where the shocks and struts bolt to at the top of the wheel wells.  These are used to stiffen up the chassis and will be most noticable with a lowered car.  A triangle bar will take this a step further.

Sway bars, which your car already has, (unless a base S14 which only has a front one) mount beneath your suspension and reduce body roll.  Adjustable ones can be used to loosen or tighten up the resposiveness of one end of a car.  

A good place to try and learn about settings is actually in GT3, while in the suspension settings adjustment.

*LanceS13* · 01-30-2002, 06:45 PM

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These are used to stiffen up the chassis and will be most noticable with a lowered car.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
what does lowering the car have to do with chassis flex?

01-30-2002, 10:34 AM	#1
st1y Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 43 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hey there i'm kinda lost... i need help? what is the difference between the two?  what are there purpose? where are they located?  how do you install them?  thank you soo much soo.... LoSt

01-30-2002, 11:37 AM	#2
LanceS13 AutoX Junkie Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: MS Age: 43 Posts: 2,044 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Strut bars connect the strut towers together strengthening the chassis...reducing chassis flex and increasing response and predictability.  You bolt them on top of the strut towers under the hood and in the trunk/hatch. Sway bars connect the lower suspension on either side of the car to reduce body roll...increasing contact with the road and/or adjusting weight transfer characteristics.  You put them in the same spot where the stock ones are if you have an S13 or an S14 SE.  Base S14's don't have a rear stock sway bar.

01-30-2002, 11:40 AM	#3
240 2NR Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Denver Posts: 1,131 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Stut bars attach across the top of the engine (front) and in the trunk (rear).  The purpose is to span between the strut towers which is where the shocks and struts bolt to at the top of the wheel wells.  These are used to stiffen up the chassis and will be most noticable with a lowered car.  A triangle bar will take this a step further. Sway bars, which your car already has, (unless a base S14 which only has a front one) mount beneath your suspension and reduce body roll.  Adjustable ones can be used to loosen or tighten up the resposiveness of one end of a car.   A good place to try and learn about settings is actually in GT3, while in the suspension settings adjustment.

01-30-2002, 06:45 PM	#4
LanceS13 AutoX Junkie Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: MS Age: 43 Posts: 2,044 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from 240 2NR on 12:40 pm on Jan. 30, 2002 These are used to stiffen up the chassis and will be most noticable with a lowered car.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> what does lowering the car have to do with chassis flex?