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silver_echo
12-13-2008, 10:31 PM
got a strut brace this week... paid $35 at the dealer and put it on in the course of an hour

erik
12-13-2008, 10:41 PM
got a strut brace this week... paid $35 at the dealer and put it on in the course of an hour

I would hope it would take less than an hour. :P

EgDude
12-13-2008, 11:48 PM
haha ya 4 nuts taken off and put back on shouldnt take an hour haha

silver_echo
12-14-2008, 09:40 AM
had to take off the cowl as well and those screw clips were a pain...

Backwoodz Tuner
12-17-2008, 10:07 AM
So can you feel the difference with it on?? Now you need to pick up a rear one to get the full experience.

90LXCB7
12-17-2008, 07:20 PM
A buddy of mine got a front upper strut brace for his Accord at Spalding's in Spokane, paid 15 dollars for it, we put it on in the parking lot, took about 5 minutes. He said he noticed a difference

ben_cb7
12-17-2008, 11:05 PM
i have upper rear and upper front strut bars on my accord and i cant honestly tell a difference. now it might be that i didnt drive as aggressively as i do now before i had them but doesnt seem to do much

Domesticated
12-17-2008, 11:27 PM
i noticed a huge difference in mine, and they were $20 shipped on ebay

erik
12-18-2008, 06:45 AM
i have upper rear and upper front strut bars on my accord and i cant honestly tell a difference. now it might be that i didnt drive as aggressively as i do now before i had them but doesnt seem to do much

Did he have the lower ones too?

JetBlack
12-18-2008, 08:28 AM
i noticed a huge difference in mine, and they were $20 shipped on ebay

Fuck all you guys with your $20 parts.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-RACING-STRUT-TOWER-BRACE-2005-2009-MUSTANG-GT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ107061QQihZ005QQitem Z150316337416QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-RACING-STRUT-TOWER-BRACE-2005-2009-MUSTANG-GT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ107061QQihZ005QQitem Z150316337416QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW)

Domesticated
12-18-2008, 10:09 AM
Fuck all you guys with your $20 parts.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-RACING-STRUT-TOWER-BRACE-2005-2009-MUSTANG-GT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ107061QQihZ005QQitem Z150316337416QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-RACING-STRUT-TOWER-BRACE-2005-2009-MUSTANG-GT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ107061QQihZ005QQitem Z150316337416QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW)

mine were cheaply made, but still are pretty stiff and adjustable, dont spend that much, just fab your own

ben_cb7
12-18-2008, 12:50 PM
Did he have the lower ones too?

no i just have the upper ones

JetBlack
12-18-2008, 02:18 PM
mine were cheaply made, but still are pretty stiff and adjustable, dont spend that much, just fab your own

I've got some papier mache and JBWeld!!! Carbon fiber is just silly putty mixed with duct tape... I can use that!

:p

Backwoodz Tuner
12-18-2008, 05:22 PM
I've got some papier mache and JBWeld!!! Carbon fiber is just silly putty mixed with duct tape... I can use that!

:p
Throw a couple metal coat hanger pieces in the mix and you'll be set! LOL!

sr4jcb7
12-18-2008, 06:17 PM
that just may end up being too stiff...

Domesticated
12-18-2008, 08:45 PM
that just may end up being too stiff...

lmao, use super glue, straws and duct tape, make sure you find a way to use wd-40 or it wont count

slice636
12-22-2008, 02:24 PM
Fuck all you guys with your $20 parts.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-RACING-STRUT-TOWER-BRACE-2005-2009-MUSTANG-GT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ107061QQihZ005QQitem Z150316337416QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-RACING-STRUT-TOWER-BRACE-2005-2009-MUSTANG-GT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ107061QQihZ005QQitem Z150316337416QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW)

not true.

if they choose to buy the cheap parts. I preffered to buy the high end shit that is proven. cause you also pay for quality.

for example muguen or spoon parts like that are gonna hurt your pockets if you can find them and not the nock off's with a sticker.

look over sees for parts if you insist on using ebay. like ebay.co.uk, its hard but do research and you will find what you need

Sir Kyle
12-26-2008, 02:01 PM
Lets get a pic of that bar.

TiMoN
12-26-2008, 11:22 PM
I had driven my previous car with front and rear strut towers for over a year and when i took them off i thought my car was broken.
they are a must have. cheap and easy to install. feels like the chassis has a boner.

silver_echo
12-28-2008, 12:28 AM
Lets get a pic of that bar.

no problem... will get a pic soon...

JetBlack
12-31-2008, 06:03 AM
not true.

if they choose to buy the cheap parts. I preffered to buy the high end shit that is proven. cause you also pay for quality.

I don't think there are any $20 parts for the Mustang :( I could buy one spark plug for $20, I think. When I first bought the car, that's exactly what they cost. $20.... each. So yeah, $159 for a set. Now they are down to about $80-100 for the set.

Domesticated
12-31-2008, 10:10 PM
i realized, why have we entered the tree page mark on an echo strut bar?

silver_echo
01-01-2009, 11:03 AM
i realized, why have we entered the tree page mark on an echo strut bar?

because the echo is just cool like that....




btw here are the pics of the strut bar

Backwoodz Tuner
01-01-2009, 12:57 PM
Lookin good man!