Front strut bar

[blaudust7]

Anyone have any recommendations on adding a front strut bar on my lowered mx3? Can you really tell a difference, or is it a waste of money?

[Mooneggs]

this is probably one of the cheapest best mods you can do - I also recommend a rear strut bar... it's just a few easy cuts with a dremel if you want to keep the seatbelts and panels in the back

[Daninski]

Mooneggs, why? Will I feel something different? Is there something noticable. I have two strut bars I need to modify but I wasn't sure if there were any real benifits. I have a ZE in the car.

[Savin]

I believe it will stiffen the suspension, allowing less body roll/body flex, meaning better handling.

Someone that knows for sure can clarify that.

[fowljesse]

One of the first things I did with my stock mx-3 was the strut bars. I can't really explain the difference, but it is noticable. I imagine that the cheap Ebay ones are worth it, but I recommend better ones. i read that there isn't that much difference between CorkSport, and Ebay ones, if you don't want to spend the $$. Just tighten them down alot at the joints.
I'm having solid ones made, for max stiffness.

[Leedeth]

I have front and rear strut bars, the ones off ebay. When I installed them there isn't a real noticeable difference, but it felt more "solid".

If you get a front strut bar off ebay you might as well get a rear bar as well.


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There was a great page here:

http://www.e30m3performance.com/myths/S ... theory.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

but it's down now, I don't know what happened to it.

Here's a google cache of the pages:

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http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:1_ ... cd=3&gl=ca" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Without a strut bar the strut mounts will have the pressure transferred through the fenders. Since the strut bar bolts directly on top of the mount it will shoulder some of the horizontal pressure instead of the inner fender.