strut tower bars??

[25rscubie]

I m looking at strut tower bars on ebay and what would be better, the OBX strut bars or the kakumei motorsports bars. I like the style of the kakumei and they come as a set. but i know obx makes other things for subies and have good quality. any other suggestion are apprieciated too thanks.

[MConte05]

Unless it is a one-piece solid strut bar (front) or an X-brace (rear). They won't do anything for you no matter what the price.

[25rscubie]

i havent seen an x brace i have only seen v brace and straight. any recommendations as to what brand makes them

[Gnome]

a bar is a bar if it fits it works...
brand does not matter just as long as it is one piece

[MConte05]

Or do what I am doing, and get a super cheap ebay special bar, and make it one piece and an X-brace.

[25rscubie]

these are what im looking at let me know what you think
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360227885521&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190379908040&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[MConte05]

I got my rear strut tower bar for $30 shipped on eBay, look around some more.

[25rscubie]

there is alot more for 02+ for less

[409industries]

Good luck finding an x-brace these days. I just sold mine recently and i had literally a dozen offers on it.

Just for reference, its one of these:

http://www.dirtyimpreza.com/hosting/imagehosting/xbrace_sell/xbrace_002.jpg

[25rscubie]

oooo that is tasty:p

[bue car]

where to hell shall i get my hands on that?

i want.

[MConte05]

Make it for cheap. ;)

[Gnome]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110517832339&viewitem=
i just bought these but do i have to torque my stud bolts back on?

[bue car]

not really. you mean the top ones? hand tight, only 15 pounds of fource. get em tight and then just blip them, to much and you will snap them. dont be afraid tho lol, ive removed my nuts a few times... i mean... um... from the car. yea.

seriously, just do it hand tight.

[Gnome]

haha nice save there... i thought those seemed like a decent deal for the 40 shipped here, i ordered them yesterday and they get here tomarrow

[Fenix747]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110517832339&viewitem=
i just bought these but do i have to torque my stud bolts back on?

i bought those same bars i believe
they are cheap and they work :thumbsup:

one thing to remember is to jack the car up and then tighten the bars while the suspension is hanging. that way they do their job

[bue car]

^^ are you sure? I think the suspension on the ground is best for seating the bolts.

Gome, you may have to lift the rear a little to drop the studs down and slip the support on the rears.

a 3/8 drive will tighten them fine, and a 1/4 inch may work better, as it doesn't allow you to go uber tight .

The rear bar is the fun part, you will been a 1/4 ratchet and a long 12. You may have to remove the seatbelts temp, which is fun. OR a ratcheting wrench will work around that - not sure how big your tools collection is ;)

Again, don't tighen the rears too much either, fixing a broken stud is cheap, but a pita

[Fenix747]

the stud bolts you can tighten down whenever, i meant the bar itself.

the one i bought is adjustable by tightening or loosening the nuts on the crossbar, therefore making the bar longer or shorter as needed. it looks like the one Gnome purchased works the same as mine (if you look at the pictures on ebay you can see nuts on the bars near the base plate ends)

[bue car]

ohhhhhh adjustable bars. I have that on my whileline bar, yes, agreed, let her hang! And make it as even as possible.

[Battle_Stage]

any body know if a 02 wrx strut bar fits the gc , i like this one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-03-04-05-SUBARU-IMPREZA-REAR-UPPER-STRUT-BAR-PINK-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem27b1394957QQitemZ17047 7046103QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccesso ries

[bue car]

no it wont. find a ebay one with gc in the tittle.

[Gnome]

i am doing it in the shop at school:)
except i stripped a stud bold already lol i was using my tools which aparently were cracked :/ so tomarrow or monday itll be done and im using a full lift anyways so its not a big dealio

[Battle_Stage]

no it wont. find a ebay one with gc in the tittle.

will do