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Old 02-20-2006, 04:58 PM
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strut bar test

how would i test my car's performance before i install the back and front struts? if that badly worded: you would dyno your car before you put a turbo on it, then dyno it again. that same consept but with strut bars.
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Re: strut bar test

g-meter... iono where you get them or how to, but you can do it like that... as in

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Old 02-20-2006, 05:24 PM
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Re: strut bar test

go race it around some turns then install the bars after the cars steering should feel more heavy and presice.
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Old 02-20-2006, 05:25 PM
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Re: strut bar test

would i even need the front and back both? or just one or the other?
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Old 02-20-2006, 05:26 PM
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Re: strut bar test

get both bars if you can.
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Old 02-20-2006, 05:28 PM
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Re: strut bar test

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get both bars if you can.
well, what does one do that the other doesn't?
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Re: strut bar test

one only stiffens the front one only stiffens the rear.
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Old 02-20-2006, 05:38 PM
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Re: strut bar test

ok, i'll do that then. should i get rear ones on http://www.roadraceengineering.com/3gsuspension.htm (bottom of the page) or get some different ones?
also anti-sway for an rs yay or nay?
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Old 02-20-2006, 05:44 PM
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Re: strut bar test

yes get them both.
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Old 02-20-2006, 05:55 PM
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Re: strut bar test

RECAP: front and rear strut, YES
anti-sway, YES
...will do.
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Old 02-20-2006, 06:08 PM
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Re: strut bar test

should the front struts be a easy to install than the rear ones are?
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Re: strut bar test

A front anti-sway bar would increase understeer...right?
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Old 02-20-2006, 09:35 PM
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Re: strut bar test

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A front anti-sway bar would increase understeer...right?
would i get front or rear anti-sway? sry if noob question
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Old 02-20-2006, 09:52 PM
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Re: strut bar test

if i get the front and rear strut bars, will the performance difference be dramatic or will i barely notice them?
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A front anti-sway bar would increase understeer...right?
yep
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