so i just installed a strut bar on my 06 IS350 and every time i come to a stop the car vibrates pretty bad and when i am stopped and in drive the whole car vibrates. it does not do it when i am in park. i took off my engine cover because it was touching the strut bar and the car still vibrates. the strut bar is not touching anything in the engine so i have no idea why its doing this..? either.

any ideas?

 

No offense. That's why I left my is350 stock!

 

lol well i didn't think this would happen, i might just take it off and buy something else

 

Did you check to see that all bolts were fixed and properly torqued? This shouldn't really be a problem. If anything, it would stiffen everything up.

 

yeah the bolts are tight, how high am i supposed to torque them?

 

Are you sure its not just your brakes like if your rotors are out of round . If its all the when driving and it started after the install then check the bolts, but if its only when braking sounds like you may need to replace or cut your rotors

 

no i know its not the rotors because i drove the car all day and it never happened until i installed it. and even when i am just sitting at a stop sign or red light it vibrates. the bolts are all tight but i didn't use a torque wrench, am i supposed to?

 

Did you remove a plate that from were the bolts go on .because if its not on the gap may be to much ?

 

no i all i did was took the bolts off put it on and bolted it down. ive sat there and looked at it for a while to see if i could see anything that could cause it but everything looks fine. i have no idea why its vibrating my whole car

 

I think the torque is not alot on that. Like 20-40 lb/ft. If you got it tight, then I guess it's tight. Sure fire way to see what's going on is take some time to remove. If problem goes away instantly, that must be it.

 

Yes remove it and see if it goes away. A strut bar can introduce some vibration into the cabin, not much but it can.

 

alright ill take it off and see,

thanks