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2 different strut bar:
Posted: October 2nd, 2005, 10:41 pm
by fir3
Posted: October 2nd, 2005, 11:18 pm
by PATDIESEL
The first looks better. If you look at the part where they connect to the strut tower you'll see that the second one has some sort of cut part on either side and that is going to make the piece less rigid and take away from the benefit that you are supposed to get from the strut bar in the first place.
long sentance... whew, sorry.
Re: 2 different strut bar:
Posted: October 2nd, 2005, 11:50 pm
by Yoda
Basically nothing. These are the version originally designed for the 323 hatch back. There was a revised version made by the same manufacture in Taiwan that was design to fit the MX-3 with A/C. These can be identified by asymetrical squared off bracket for the bar. On one there seems to be a cuts out made on the horseshoe bracket for some reason but they are made after the first two studs so will make very little structural difference once installed. Some were I still has the original blue prints for both versions on a back up tape.
In either case both designs were designed mostly for show and don't not brace the strut towers all that rigidly. in its design it was made to flexi and bend with the front end crumple zone in the event of a accident.
Posted: October 3rd, 2005, 7:15 am
by hppwdn
I would just get the bars from nopionline. I got the front and rear for $35 each.
http://www.nopionline.com/nopistore/dsp ... X-3%201992
They are pretty beefy bars.
Posted: October 3rd, 2005, 9:58 am
by Nd4SpdSe
The question is, now well those those fit on a ZE IM? I know Deimos has something that looks similar to the first two that were posted and he can't use his...i have the corksport one that I was able to relocate more towards the rear will long bolts.
Posted: October 3rd, 2005, 10:15 pm
by hppwdn
We modified the front one from nopi slighlty and it fit.
We just heated it up with a torch, bent it a little, and it fits fine.