Tom's or TRD strut bar???
05-14-03, 06:47 PM
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Tom's or TRD strut bar???
Hi guys
I am going to order a strut tower bar for my car, but i dont know whats the different between Tom's and TRD
so which one do guys think its better????
I am going to order a strut tower bar for my car, but i dont know whats the different between Tom's and TRD
so which one do guys think its better????
05-14-03, 07:10 PM
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They're pretty much the same thing.. The Tom's is is painted a burgandy and the bar across is sorta ovalish.. Where as the TRD the bar across is round and is painted a greyish.. Oh, and the TRD has a "TRD" badge on it.... It all depends on your personal preference...
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05-14-03, 07:41 PM
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I also saw a much less expensive one the other day and it looked excellent as well. Not sure of the brand but they're sold on eBay I believe.
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05-15-03, 12:05 AM
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Dude, didn't you see the Tom's on my car and the Rod Millen on RMMGS4's at the pizza place?
Get whichever brand name bar floats your boat. I like the Tom's because (1) it matches my car and (2) they have a bunch of matching parts which I was going to get anyhow. While having an STB might make a difference I would challenge anyone to tell the difference between bars in a blind [performance] test.
Get whichever brand name bar floats your boat. I like the Tom's because (1) it matches my car and (2) they have a bunch of matching parts which I was going to get anyhow. While having an STB might make a difference I would challenge anyone to tell the difference between bars in a blind [performance] test.
05-15-03, 12:53 AM
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Originally posted by GS400kid
yeah i did
but then i like the way TRD looks
, but if the Tom's does make more different than TRD, i would go for Tom's
yeah i did
but then i like the way TRD looks
, but if the Tom's does make more different than TRD, i would go for Tom's
05-15-03, 09:46 AM
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Well when I put a STB on my 95 Maxima I could tell a HUGE amount of difference. Hell... even my g/f could tell a big difference and she couldn't possibly care less about the way a car's suspension feels.
I plan on doing the whole front and rear STB with front and rear lower chassis brace setup very soon here... I'd bet I can tell a massive difference with all of that together at once. But with just the one front STB I wouldn't doubt if it'd be hard to tell since the GS is already such a rigid unibody platform.
And yeah I really doubt you could tell a difference in bars.
If you really want to find out just put both brands of bars under slowly increasing pressure and see which flexes first.
I plan on doing the whole front and rear STB with front and rear lower chassis brace setup very soon here... I'd bet I can tell a massive difference with all of that together at once. But with just the one front STB I wouldn't doubt if it'd be hard to tell since the GS is already such a rigid unibody platform.
And yeah I really doubt you could tell a difference in bars.
If you really want to find out just put both brands of bars under slowly increasing pressure and see which flexes first.
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