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chunky
07-26-2003, 10:25 PM
VERY pleased with the outcome. the piece looks good - I wanted the flat black, but the local shop only had the polished in stock, they gave it up for 115 bucks + tax.

Probably not a very necessary mod unless you have stiffer springs. After installing the h&r springs, the chassis flex became more apparent during hard cornering and when i'd ride over very harsh bumps. This bar stiffens up the front nicely and improves steering response greatly through turns. worth every penny.

I'll have pics later. The polished bar is totally blingin'. Not a bad thing, but it is by far the flashiest piece on my car so far. but at least it's functional.

Install was easy, took about 30 min start to finish. The bar doesn't just slip on - which is good. The bar should have some tension at rest. I had to jack the car up, and work pretty hard to seat the driver's side of the bar. The instructions said to do it while the front wheels were on the ground, but that sure as hell wasn't happening. If you're having trouble seating the bar, get some copper tubing and put it over the outer strut studs, and then work the bar in. That will keep you from stripping threads on the studs.

Whoisray
07-27-2003, 12:02 AM
hahha i installed mine today too. what time did u install it? i installed it around noon. hehehe jp

i ordered the polished one but they actually shipped the black to me. they apologized and gave me some future benifits. hehe

yea fitting the bar in was a pita but i understant why they have it that way. what i did was i just put a cloth over the driver side of the bar and just hammered it down.

LordKoo
07-27-2003, 12:03 AM
Just bend the bar a little bit, and it fit in like a glove!

chunky
07-28-2003, 09:39 AM
some pics:

drop is even with the sub in even! (http://www.darksci.net/~chunky/wheelpics/DSC00129.JPG)
the strut bar (http://www.darksci.net/~chunky/wheelpics/DSC00130.JPG)
the left side mount (http://www.darksci.net/~chunky/wheelpics/DSC00131.JPG)
the passenger side mount (http://www.darksci.net/~chunky/wheelpics/DSC00132.JPG)
blingin' (http://www.darksci.net/~chunky/wheelpics/DSC00133.JPG)
she's clean! (http://www.darksci.net/~chunky/wheelpics/DSC00134.JPG)

Blackapino85
08-02-2003, 09:19 PM
u think it'll fit with an sri? preferably the hks sri?

ALCT
08-02-2003, 09:53 PM
Chunky,
I have always admired your ride, very nice drop & wheel setup.

Whoisray
08-03-2003, 12:42 AM
Originally posted by Blackapino85
u think it'll fit with an sri? preferably the hks sri?

fit my injen sri without a problem

Civicvtec1ps
08-03-2003, 01:39 AM
looks great.
i like your oz's:D

chunky
08-03-2003, 07:09 AM
ALCT & Civicvtec1ps, thanks for the compliments :)

Zigen5
08-03-2003, 03:19 PM
How hard was it to install? You have to jack the whole front up or just 1 side?

chunky
08-04-2003, 01:00 AM
Originally posted by Zigen5
How hard was it to install? You have to jack the whole front up or just 1 side?

I jacked up the whole front. the instructions say to install it while both front wheels are on solid ground - but that's just to keep the strut from falling out, it won't fall out if you don't lift the tires off all the way, just enough to unload the front of the chassis. then you can get the bar on pretty easy.

TEKBRAIN
08-04-2003, 04:46 AM
I paid the same price for it, but in canadian dollars!:p :cool: