Strut Bars...?

[skunk_monkey]

does anyone know where and if they even make strut bars for the 2000+ eclipses???? ive looked around...but i havent had any luck...

[03DMeclipse]

I got my front bar for my 03 GS from freedom design at a local car shop. Ebay has them, but dont get them from their. The rear one are easy to find. Which one are you looking for?

[eclipsed4utoo]

if you have a GT, the dont worry about the front one. it is better than any aftermarket one. if you want a rear one, go to http://www.roadraceengineering.com/3gsuspension.htm
its at the bottom of the page

[skunk_monkey]

dude...i have a 2001 GS and im looking for front and rear...i saw the one at road race engineering... on ebay...i dont see very much at all...o3dmeclipse...dude is yours compatiable with the 01 GS's? how much was it? and do you have a pic of what it looks like?

[eclipsed4utoo]

my bad dog, you didnt specify which eclipse you had, but you should go with the freedom design front and the RRE rear. dont get them off ebay

[crazy_ugly_coyote]

dont waste your money on strut bars, they only help minimally! instead get a good set of sway bars. they will offer you the most noticeible performance. go for a 22 mm. too much bigger than that you run the risk of tearing out somthing. they work really good though!!! better money spent that a strut bar!

[skunk_monkey]

dude...i was gonna get sway bars too...but then...hehehe...not too much luck finding those either...when i search around...i almost always just find 2g stuff...so yeah dude...if you know of any decent sway bars...let me know...

[eclipsed4utoo]

suspension techniques has a rear swap bar for the 3g

[eclipsed4utoo]

sway bar that is

[03DMeclipse]

heres a pic of my strut bar...well actually my car page. http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/620210/2 it is compatible w/2000 and above eclipse and it only cost me $150

[johnnyBgood]

Strut tower bars DO help a car. Imagine a shoe box and when empty, how easily that twists. that is how your car's chassis twists. Now put a pen in between the walls and see how easily it twists. Big difference.

Strut tower bars keep the car flatter throughout the cornering.

Sway bars are also an excellent addition to help the cornering ability of the car.

[FairyDust]

stupid question time

Where do you place sway bars?

I have an 01 GT and I had kinda looked at the rear strut bar, but once you install it you can't remove it right? Because I tend to put a lot of stuff in my car (you'd be amazed at what can fit in an eclipse) and the rear strut bar would get in the way.

[eclipsed4utoo]

yes you can take the strut bar off. with the sway bar, it goes across the rear axle

[montecarlo9683]

how do you take the strut off?

[eclipsed4utoo]

Originally Posted by montecarlo9683

how do you take the strut off?

you want to take the strut off or the strut bar off?