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Old 11-14-2005, 02:58 PM
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OPINIONS: Strut Tower Brace

Are the bars worth getting? Just need some input. Thanks!
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Absolutely!
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Maybe, but if they are so great, why don't the Grand Am Cup Cobalts use them?
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Just in my personal experiance, I can tell you the 85$ is a worth while investment.
In my Z24 convertable, the body flex was AWEFUL! which ultimately resulted in 1200.00 worth of repairs. basically I was told had I had the strut tower brace on there, that it could have been avoided. So, weather or not its a worth while performance product (which I think it is as the steering is a lot tighter around turns) its a good way to prevent future problems.
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yes they are
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Originally Posted by jymontoya
Maybe, but if they are so great, why don't the Grand Am Cup Cobalts use them?
they have a full fledge maintenance team plus they have the cage on the inside
Old 11-14-2005, 04:05 PM
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in reality, it really doesnt do much....it does tighten the ride up just a LITTLE, but its something nice to look at, and its always nice to have some suspension mods
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are they easy to put on? a friend of mines dad owns a garage but hes retired so he shut it down. so he has all the lifts so getting it up off the ground isnt a problem..
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Thats a big HELL YES!
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u might as well get one. true its not gonna be a night and day difference but its part of the puzzle and as said before makes the engine bay look a lil bit better.
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woops i dont know what i was thinking... the bar goes under the hood.... i thought it was under the car near the tires..... who has them the cheapest?
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Modern performance.
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Originally Posted by skoshi130
they have a full fledge maintenance team plus they have the cage on the inside

That's very true! I didn't think of that! Maybe that's why they don't use a front sway bar either?
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In the SS it's a great investment. I would fork the $$ over for it.
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We have 2 in stock and they are 89.99 shipped email us if interested.
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