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I'm in the rocess of getting my car go handle better on the road. The D3 CSK is on it's way. So the bottem is as stiff as it get's. Now I want to get to freeze the strut tower in their position. Front and rear.
I've allready searched for the front I found nothing which has a connection to the fitrewall. Which you need!
Does anyone has a the front strut tower bace which is connected to the firewall?
doesn't exist. the stock 3g tower bar has mounting points for the firewall in the 3g. our engine bay is bigger so it doesnt reach the back. unless you fabricate a triangle brace for that bar.
+ you don't need one for the rear. Take off your rear seats, and you'll see why https://www.thegalantcenter.org/styl...ault/smile.gif
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(gtx)</div><div class='quotemain'>+ you don't need one for the rear. Take off your rear seats, and you'll see why Â*:)</div>
yeah i hate that...all that work and no room for a strut bar :evil:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("gtx")</div><div class='quotemain'>+ you don't need one for the rear. Take off your rear seats, and you'll see why Â*:)</div>
I'm not convinced. Cause if you drive the G hard you will hearand feel the chassis come alive, it flexes and makes noises(and that's not a good thing). So it's not as stiff as I want it to be. I think a RSTB will improve it.
Is there anyone who has a RSTB?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("gtx")</div><div class='quotemain'>+ you don't need one for the rear. Take off your rear seats, and you'll see why Â*:)</div>
I'm not convinced. Cause if you drive the G hard you will hearand feel the chassis come alive, it flexes and makes noises(and that's not a good thing). So it's not as stiff as I want it to be. I think a RSTB will improve it.
Is there anyone who has a RSTB?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("gtx")</div><div class='quotemain'>+ you don't need one for the rear. Take off your rear seats, and you'll see why Â*:)</div>
I'm not convinced. Cause if you drive the G hard you will hearand feel the chassis come alive, it flexes and makes noises(and that's not a good thing). So it's not as stiff as I want it to be. I think a RSTB will improve it.
Is there anyone who has a RSTB?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hsinya)</div><div class='quotemain'>doesn't exist. the stock 3g tower bar has mounting points for the firewall in the 3g. our engine bay is bigger so it doesnt reach the back. unless you fabricate a triangle brace for that bar.</div>
even with you did, you have to remember that hte 3g came with the brackets on the firewall from the factory. even if you were to attach a strut bar to the firewall, you would have to think think about if the firewall is strong enough to actually benefit from having a triangle brace that attaches to the firewall.
Pat
To do what you want to do requires some welding, Tig welding to be exact. When you take off the seats you will notice that there is no way to attach a bar across like it can be done on most cars. If you wish to solidify that area and make it super stiff you would have to cut out a piece of sheet metal and weld it all around the open area behind the seat. As for the front. you could fabricate (again welding) a triangle of some sort to atach to the strut towers then to the fire wall. All of this are custom ideas that are not sold. Even the solid DC strut bar that fits 3gs and 8g 4cylinder does not fit the V6. Be convinced that it can all be stiffen but at what price (for materials) and your labor.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(pinoyesv6)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hsinya)</div><div class='quotemain'>doesn't exist. the stock 3g tower bar has mounting points for the firewall in the 3g. our engine bay is bigger so it doesnt reach the back. unless you fabricate a triangle brace for that bar.</div>
even with you did, you have to remember that hte 3g came with the brackets on the firewall from the factory. even if you were to attach a strut bar to the firewall, you would have to think think about if the firewall is strong enough to actually benefit from having a triangle brace that attaches to the firewall.</div>
good point, i dont even know if the galant firewall is strong at all.
on another note, there are cars where a 3 point brace isnt oem, but is available for aftermarket. but then those braces come with an extra bracket that bolts behind the firewall to support the 3rd mounting point.
another option for fabrication is to create mounting points near the fender like this (the one on top) http://corksport.com/store/large/13h1f/99m..._Brace_Set.html
D3 used to make a front strut bar that had a firewall mounting point as part of their CSK. I checked their website and they no longer include this piece as part of the kit. The sales guy at the D3 boot at MOD told me that they still make it so I would contact them personally to verify this.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(xmojox)</div><div class='quotemain'>D3 used to make a front strut bar that had a firewall mounting point as part of their CSK. Â*I checked their website and they no longer include this piece as part of the kit. Â*The sales guy at the D3 boot at MOD told me that they still make it so I would contact them personally to verify this.</div>
Was that supposed to bolt to the firewall on the Galant or on the Eclipse?
The one they used to advertise for the Galant bolted to the firewall.
there is this kid wit a 3g gt thst wants to trade his stock strut on the eclipe for my strut bar that i got offf of ebay but was wondering if it would fit and if it did, is it forth the trade, mine is an aluminum str8 bar
Strut bars are a waste of time, they do absolutely nothing. Who says flex in the towers is bad?
SKip the strut bars and go straight for the sway bars. Sway bars will have a great increase in stability and handling.
if you have an adjustable strut bar, i'd go with the factory 3g eclipse bar. i mean if its a straight up trade or something in your favor. if you're ending up paying out of pocket, just keep that money in your pocket and take seth's advice and buy a sway bar or something.Quote:
Originally Posted by alexvr
the guy wanted a straight trade for it so i did, i had a aluminum bar that was just straight not on an angle like others that ive seen... i got it from ebay for $20 and he was happy just causr it was "silver" lol but the handling is a little better, how much is a sway bar, wut about a gtz sway bar?
Looks great and Im sure you must of felt a little difference.
People here have tried the Addco rear bar and have left the front one stock.
As soon as I can Im ordering the intrax sway bars which no one seems to have and have not tried them out.
good luck
hold the phones! the eclipse strut bar that bolts to the firewall does not fit our cars WTF! The firewall should be strong enough it is the stronges part of the car. I was thinking about this as my last mod for the summer because money is short. what about all of the people that have bought them. I thought that was because it did bolt onto it. so unless D3 still makes theirs or I am able to fabricate something im SOL for my 03 i4? :-(
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Originally Posted by PDT1631
Yup.
But hold on. since you have a I4 you can get the eclipse DC bar which in theory works better than the one in the picture above
http://www.sportcompactonly.com/product.as...utm_medium=shop
Its us V6 guys that have little choice
thanks, yea i felt a difference and my shocks are shot so i cant wait till i get those and then i can really try her out on a turn :)....yea let me know how it feels when u do get it.... why cant it fit both v6 n i4?
There are two members here that tried it. One of them had it for his I4 and let the V6 member try it. The V6 member said that it hits the intake manifold so that was the end of that. He was pissed and so was I.
ooo ok i c