fASTBACK
04-23-2004, 08:04 AM
It's about 2:45am now. It took me about 6 hours to put this bar on. I'm eating a bowl of Corn Pops and writing this review because I love you guys. It was a full day for me. I had 2 tranny fluid change, 1 oil change, and the hardest was the D3 Designs Double X-Brace.
Product: D3 Designs Double X-Brace
Price: $185.00 usd...$220.00 usd with shipping.
Service: It was okay. Not as well as I would have liked it.This could be an isolated incident but I highly recommend them.They do know their stuff.
Installation: Takes alot of elbow greese. I would do this with as much help as posible. You and 3 more friends will do the trick. 4 jack stands, OEM tire jack, 1 floor jack, 19mm,17mm,12mm, and a rachet with extension
Lets say the instructions might not work for everone. I will put his into plain and simple terms. IT'S A PAIN IN THE ASS. The instructions did not work for me. It said to start from the front than proceed to the back. This was false in my case. We then tried form the back and proceed to the front. This did not work. We finally got it on by this method:
1. Put the bolts in the front, do not tighten
2. Put the bolts in the rear, do not tighten
3. Put the bolts in the middle , do not tighten
We used 4 jack stands because it is easier instead of 2 like in the instructions.
The reason why this takes so much elbow greese is that not all Eps are created equal and x-brace for that matter. You will need to pull and bend the bar for it to align on the hole. A couple of friends are going to have to pull and bend while one person insert the screw and tighen it but not all the way.
4. Tighen the bolts down in the rear. Should be simple for this 12mm once it is aligned
5. Tighen the bolts in the front. Use the extension with the 19mm socket and OEM jack. Put the extension on the bolt and jack it up untill you hear a loud pop. Once done, the bolt can be tighend down easily or it is nearly inpossible to do so. Trust me on this.
6. Tighten the bolts in the middle. Use any meathod possible.
Performance: The hard work was well worth it. The price was well worth it. My car now literally rides like a Go-Kart. We took it out for spin in the neighbor hood. Took about 15 90 degree turns at 25 to 30 mph with no screeching tires. The car was so stiff. Body roll is almost eliminated. We went out on the main street and the car handles bad ass at high speeds. It's so firm and sporty like. Finally the stock Ep bucket seats seem to have a use. My brother drove it and he loves it. He is willing to go through the trouble again for his EP.
My EP mods before this:
Neuspeed upper front strut bar,Eibach Pro-kit with stock shocks, JDM CTR 22mm rear sway, Skunk2 lower tie bar, 15x7 wheels with 205/50/15 Kumho 711
Problems: I have some sound coming form the bar I believe. I will fix this tommorrow. One bolt is not fully tightened in the middle section. I don't know why. I will see tommorrow.
I will keep ya'll posted on the daily driving later this
Product: D3 Designs Double X-Brace
Price: $185.00 usd...$220.00 usd with shipping.
Service: It was okay. Not as well as I would have liked it.This could be an isolated incident but I highly recommend them.They do know their stuff.
Installation: Takes alot of elbow greese. I would do this with as much help as posible. You and 3 more friends will do the trick. 4 jack stands, OEM tire jack, 1 floor jack, 19mm,17mm,12mm, and a rachet with extension
Lets say the instructions might not work for everone. I will put his into plain and simple terms. IT'S A PAIN IN THE ASS. The instructions did not work for me. It said to start from the front than proceed to the back. This was false in my case. We then tried form the back and proceed to the front. This did not work. We finally got it on by this method:
1. Put the bolts in the front, do not tighten
2. Put the bolts in the rear, do not tighten
3. Put the bolts in the middle , do not tighten
We used 4 jack stands because it is easier instead of 2 like in the instructions.
The reason why this takes so much elbow greese is that not all Eps are created equal and x-brace for that matter. You will need to pull and bend the bar for it to align on the hole. A couple of friends are going to have to pull and bend while one person insert the screw and tighen it but not all the way.
4. Tighen the bolts down in the rear. Should be simple for this 12mm once it is aligned
5. Tighen the bolts in the front. Use the extension with the 19mm socket and OEM jack. Put the extension on the bolt and jack it up untill you hear a loud pop. Once done, the bolt can be tighend down easily or it is nearly inpossible to do so. Trust me on this.
6. Tighten the bolts in the middle. Use any meathod possible.
Performance: The hard work was well worth it. The price was well worth it. My car now literally rides like a Go-Kart. We took it out for spin in the neighbor hood. Took about 15 90 degree turns at 25 to 30 mph with no screeching tires. The car was so stiff. Body roll is almost eliminated. We went out on the main street and the car handles bad ass at high speeds. It's so firm and sporty like. Finally the stock Ep bucket seats seem to have a use. My brother drove it and he loves it. He is willing to go through the trouble again for his EP.
My EP mods before this:
Neuspeed upper front strut bar,Eibach Pro-kit with stock shocks, JDM CTR 22mm rear sway, Skunk2 lower tie bar, 15x7 wheels with 205/50/15 Kumho 711
Problems: I have some sound coming form the bar I believe. I will fix this tommorrow. One bolt is not fully tightened in the middle section. I don't know why. I will see tommorrow.
I will keep ya'll posted on the daily driving later this