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Old 10-26-01, 11:27 AM
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Question Strut bar

I am in the market of getting a strut bar to link the tops my front strut towers. What are the recommendations?....
Old 10-26-01, 11:48 AM
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I belive both Cusco and Win have versions of the strutbar
Old 10-27-01, 01:43 AM
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from what I hear, the Cusco one doesn't fit at all--it's for the Altezza. The Win Racing one will fit, but it needs to be imported and you need to take off the engine cover, or it'll rub. There's the APR Performance one too, which doesn't need to be imported, but that one also requires that the engine cover be removed to avoid rubbing.

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Old 10-27-01, 08:44 AM
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the WIN bar does not rub the engine cover... I dont know where you heard that at but I got one... it fits good it kinda rubs the heat shield on the top of the hood tho.. just a tad
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Do you have any pics of your WIN strut bar? Also, where did you pick it up at and for how much?
Old 10-27-01, 01:32 PM
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Well, I stand corrected. But, at least I got the rubbing part correct.

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Originally posted by fairuza11
the WIN bar does not rub the engine cover... I dont know where you heard that at but I got one... it fits good it kinda rubs the heat shield on the top of the hood tho.. just a tad
Old 10-27-01, 01:35 PM
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no pics yet seeing as I dont have the car back yet from MO.. I am still trying to get a day off to go get the damn thing..... I will psot pics as soon as I get it back and get my living situation settled...

I got the win bar from shadoh6 from the board... there is only 2 of them in the US I got one and he got one...it is nice...265. for the bar tho..kinda pricey but worth it
Old 10-29-01, 09:07 AM
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So where can I get the WIN strut bar??? I live in Southern California.....I am really interested in it. I don't want to remove the engine cover either....

thanks
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Call AREA 51: they just came out with sway bars and soon their new strut tower bar. call them if you have any questions. 949 472 6320 or email at SALES@AREA51FAB.COM oh and ask for tony, sharon, or chuck. tell them tommie sent yah

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Old 10-29-01, 02:33 PM
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you can try SKR... I think they can get it for you... the win bar if you want from JP.

www.shinkairacing.com
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Thanks for SKR's website. I found some really cool stuff on it.
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those area51 sway bars are way too expensive...i called and i forgot how much but they were way more than the trd race sways. anything more than $350 is unreasonable being that trd specializes in toyota/lexus. anyways anyone know where i can get the trd race sways for cheap? i called steve ganz of carson and they are out of stock till january. and if i already had sway bars and i wanted even more control on turns would strut bars make a difference. someone that knows these answers please answer my questions. thanks
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