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Which front strut bar will clear GS430 engine cover?

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Old 07-23-13, 04:06 AM
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Absolutely no modding done to make it fit..Direct bolt on.. I brought this strut bar from tmf2004. If u look at the picture carefully u would need the black plate underneath the green clamp on the strut to have extra clearance to fit over the cover. Some GS come with it & some don't.

Do u remember seeing the black plate that's on top of the strut on the gs300?
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hm.... thats really weird, cuz according to this

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...-my-430-a.html

a few other members had to mod/ lower their engine covers for it to fit.
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Originally Posted by clos430
I really like the way this one looks. The quality looks a lot better and more solid.
thats the Carbing Carson Tuned strut bar, it was made by Carbing and sold by Carson, the orange one below is a replica of it

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Old 07-25-13, 02:37 PM
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who makes the replica

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Originally Posted by sakataj
thats the Carbing Carson Tuned strut bar, it was made by Carbing and sold by Carson, the orange one below is a replica of it
That's the one I picked up, the Carson tuned bar.
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Originally Posted by AVSRacing
hm.... thats really weird, cuz according to this

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...-my-430-a.html

a few other members had to mod/ lower their engine covers for it to fit.
I guess tmf2004 got lucky b/c the Tein was a straight bolt on for him & now for me...
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
who makes the replica
READ the thread Tony and it tells you where to get them and who makes them

Originally Posted by clos430
That's the one I picked up, the Carson tuned bar.


its a solid bar for sure
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Bringing this back fro the dead...!

I tried a C-One bar and it does not fit the 430 at all. I'm guessing this was made specifically for the JDM Aristo?



There is practically zero clearance here.

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Any idea where to get a strut bar that clears the cover?
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Originally Posted by mate01
Any idea where to get a strut bar that clears the cover?

either ebay or classifieds.
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