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Who said a strut bar wont fit on a 1st Gen LS?

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Old 11-30-03, 10:31 PM
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No one said one wouldn't.......... There are a couple but no one took the chance.

Looks nice.......... looks like this one (K-Break) but on a diffrent engine.
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nice, where'd u get it and how much was it?
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I hope once I am done mine will clear without washers. Very nice, Props.

What year and model strutbar is that?
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a 93-97 Supra TT bar, got it off e-bay for 10 bucks, had to bend it up slighltly on both ends to clear the engine.. anyways it works great.. i'm starting to notice the steering wheel refusing to move over bumps and dips
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How and what did you use to bend the cross brace? I wasn 't sure how robust the bar is so attemtping to bend it didn't cross my mind.
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Originally posted by RA40
How and what did you use to bend the cross brace? I wasn 't sure how robust the bar is so attemtping to bend it didn't cross my mind.
persian,If you tell him the technique used to bend the bar he won't believe you.
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RA40, If you want to get your bar to fit you will have to come over to" Lexkost Engineering in Simi Valley "
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Originally posted by Lexkost
RA40, If you want to get your bar to fit you will have to come over to" Lexkost Engineering in Simi Valley "
lol.. gotta love it
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LOL...I have this amusing thought that you used your knee.
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Originally posted by RA40
LOL...I have this amusing thought that you used your knee.
You are not even close.
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is this gona be a guessing game?
if it is, my guess is somone holding it against something while driving over it with ure LS
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They are going to keep us guessing.


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