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TheSparo · 08-03-2003, 12:15 AM

does the brand matter at all, like say a $26 ebay one and a $180 Cusco one? i wouldnt think so... also what about the triangular ones? do they help that much?

elevator · 08-03-2003, 12:56 AM

Strut bars are strut bars. Save your money for really important stuf. Buy the cheaper strut bars and you'll be just fine.

Dousan_PG · 08-03-2003, 12:59 AM

i say pay th emoney
look at the welds, the meat on the stb, the ends on them, the fitment

cusco is worth the money

the ebay stuff is junk. poor quality sometimes poor fitment, one my friend had hits his brake mc. the welds are poor quality and the materials are junk.

you get what you pay for

*revat619* · 08-03-2003, 01:10 AM

Hey dousan, i know you hate JIC, but would you happen to know anything about their strut bars as far as quality? Any good?

hondaguy · 08-03-2003, 01:13 AM

a good quality strut bar is JIC or CUSCO either one is good,stick with those and youll go far

Dousan_PG · 08-03-2003, 01:15 AM

JIC makes pretty good quality
just their US office people suck
but the quality is quite good for the most part.

elevator · 08-03-2003, 01:36 AM

I know no one personally who has had ANY trouble with ebay strut bars. There are so many things more worthy of money than strut bars. You can get by just fine with the. Save the money now...get the cheaper strut bars...spend your money on other more vital stuff...and IF you feel the need later for more expensive strut bars get them later...NOT before you get the really vital stuff.

S14TiNMAN · 08-03-2003, 01:54 AM

struts are struts....save money and get the CHEAP ones..

Dousan_PG · 08-03-2003, 11:14 AM

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Originally posted by gladhatter
I know no one personally who has had ANY trouble with ebay strut bars. There are so many things more worthy of money than strut bars.

aren't you in japan? how would you know?? try going to meets here and talking with people about their parts..might get a new perspective and learn something

misnomer · 08-03-2003, 01:38 PM

Strut tower bars really are too simple to fudge up on accident. As I see it, if the fitament is right, you are good. I won't deny that you can find some absolute crap on eBay, but I reall hear few complaints --especially for the prices.

elevator · 08-04-2003, 02:27 AM

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Originally posted by dousan36
aren't you in japan? how would you know?? try going to meets here and talking with people about their parts..might get a new perspective and learn something

Being in Japan will hinder knowledge? Don't be an ***! People here buy off ebay just like people in other places. Maybe you should try a little research on your own...might get a new perspective and you might learn something.

Dousan_PG · 08-04-2003, 07:42 AM

dood i just said i talk with SO MANY people about their car parts
i KNOW FOR A FACT some of those ebay ones are complete junk

my good friend has one and it fits like ASS. he just got a new one (cusco style)

JasonNagra · 08-04-2003, 10:50 AM

Well to put this in perspective I bought an Avance strut bar, its just like Cusco or JIC. The bar is really nice and high quality, however it also hits my brake MC cylinder. It kinda barely nudges it. It really doesn't make a difference to me cause its fine. Obviously the JDM ones are made for SR car in mind which sit lower and more back. Personally I just like the way the higher quality bars look. Thats the only reason I have the nice bar in the engine bay, and then I just have a generic in the rear. However I may have to match them soon, again for looks.

Oh yea, but dousan as the EXACT same bar, and his clears everything fine. WEIRD!

08-03-2003, 12:15 AM	#1
TheSparo Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Athens/Chattanooga/ Cookeville/Morristown, TN Age: 39 Posts: 1,141 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Strut Bar question does the brand matter at all, like say a $26 ebay one and a $180 Cusco one? i wouldnt think so... also what about the triangular ones? do they help that much? __________________ 89 240 SR powered... ummm i promise its stock

08-03-2003, 12:59 AM	#3
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	i say pay th emoney look at the welds, the meat on the stb, the ends on them, the fitment cusco is worth the money the ebay stuff is junk. poor quality sometimes poor fitment, one my friend had hits his brake mc. the welds are poor quality and the materials are junk. you get what you pay for __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

08-03-2003, 01:10 AM	#4
revat619 Retired General Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,672 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	Hey dousan, i know you hate JIC, but would you happen to know anything about their strut bars as far as quality? Any good? __________________ www.Jspec.com www.SpeedAlliance.com www.PoweredByMax.net Instagram: @rjsladerade Last edited by revat619; 08-03-2003 at 01:14 AM..

08-03-2003, 01:13 AM	#5
hondaguy Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: salinas monterey seaside area Age: 40 Posts: 550 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hmmmmm a good quality strut bar is JIC or CUSCO either one is good,stick with those and youll go far __________________ if i had a dollar for every dollar i put in my car.........i would have all my money back

08-03-2003, 01:15 AM	#6
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	JIC makes pretty good quality just their US office people suck but the quality is quite good for the most part. __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

08-03-2003, 12:56 AM	#2
elevator Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 72 Posts: 855 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Strut bars are strut bars. Save your money for really important stuf. Buy the cheaper strut bars and you'll be just fine.

08-03-2003, 01:36 AM	#7
elevator Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 72 Posts: 855 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I know no one personally who has had ANY trouble with ebay strut bars. There are so many things more worthy of money than strut bars. You can get by just fine with the. Save the money now...get the cheaper strut bars...spend your money on other more vital stuff...and IF you feel the need later for more expensive strut bars get them later...NOT before you get the really vital stuff.

08-03-2003, 01:54 AM	#8
S14TiNMAN Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: san francisco bay area Age: 39 Posts: 240 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	struts are struts....save money and get the CHEAP ones.. __________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ RIP JAM 31902 K.I.S. [keepin' it sideways] 95'SE 91' BASE--->NEW PROJECT

08-03-2003, 01:38 PM	#10
misnomer Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 2,293 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Strut tower bars really are too simple to fudge up on accident. As I see it, if the fitament is right, you are good. I won't deny that you can find some absolute crap on eBay, but I reall hear few complaints --especially for the prices. __________________ Rowsdower saves us and saves all the world!

08-04-2003, 07:42 AM	#12
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	dood i just said i talk with SO MANY people about their car parts i KNOW FOR A FACT some of those ebay ones are complete junk my good friend has one and it fits like ASS. he just got a new one (cusco style) __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

08-04-2003, 10:50 AM	#13
JasonNagra Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Long Beach Posts: 1,349 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well to put this in perspective I bought an Avance strut bar, its just like Cusco or JIC. The bar is really nice and high quality, however it also hits my brake MC cylinder. It kinda barely nudges it. It really doesn't make a difference to me cause its fine. Obviously the JDM ones are made for SR car in mind which sit lower and more back. Personally I just like the way the higher quality bars look. Thats the only reason I have the nice bar in the engine bay, and then I just have a generic in the rear. However I may have to match them soon, again for looks. Oh yea, but dousan as the EXACT same bar, and his clears everything fine. WEIRD! __________________ http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...f/f9dc7664.jpg Edit: check your link.