Best choice for Front Tower Brace

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By bks84
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:49 pm #290622
EH2_andy wrote:
He's right


if hes right, why did you suggest a two point?

also, how is a 2 point not finctional? they to their intented job of strenthening the shock towers. have you seen how thin the firewalls are on our cars? not a lot of structural integegraity.

Also, think about it this way... how many three point bars are out there? the two biggest that come to mind for me are passwordJDM and Benen... now how many 2 points are out there from reputable companies? Not the stuff sold on eBay.

For most of you who dont race their cars, a 2 point will suffice perfectly fine.
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By eg-guy
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:53 pm #290624 I get what your saying, i probly should have put IMO cause personally i would rather run a stiff 3 point setup then the 2 point's i see alot of people run that have flex points, which defeats the purpose of the bar in the first place.

In theory it would be better, but yeah you're right as far as flimsy eg's go.

By bks84
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:07 am #290626 Are you talkin about flex points on the bar itself or on the car?
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By eg-guy
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:18 am #290629
bks84 wrote:Are you talkin about flex points on the bar itself or on the car?


on the bar

By EJ1_MK
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:35 am #290652 You all do understand that unless you are running auto x or on a road course a strut bar really is just there for looks more than anything less. most 2 point bars, SPOON, SKUNK2, ETC with flex points allow it to not bind up under hard cornering. its also for ease of installation. If you have ever installed a fixed bar on your car and it is not sitting level you will fight it for ever.
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By FG2_Andrew
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:00 am #290659
bks84 wrote:
EH2_andy wrote:
He's right


if hes right, why did you suggest a two point?

also, how is a 2 point not finctional? they to their intented job of strenthening the shock towers. have you seen how thin the firewalls are on our cars? not a lot of structural integegraity.

Also, think about it this way... how many three point bars are out there? the two biggest that come to mind for me are passwordJDM and Benen... now how many 2 points are out there from reputable companies? Not the stuff sold on eBay.

For most of you who dont race their cars, a 2 point will suffice perfectly fine.



the quote messed up (posting from a phone)..

2 pt > 3 pt


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By EJ1_MK
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:03 am #290660
EH2_andy wrote:
bks84 wrote:
EH2_andy wrote:
He's right


if hes right, why did you suggest a two point?

also, how is a 2 point not finctional? they to their intented job of strenthening the shock towers. have you seen how thin the firewalls are on our cars? not a lot of structural integegraity.

Also, think about it this way... how many three point bars are out there? the two biggest that come to mind for me are passwordJDM and Benen... now how many 2 points are out there from reputable companies? Not the stuff sold on eBay.

For most of you who dont race their cars, a 2 point will suffice perfectly fine.



the quote messed up (posting from a phone)..

2 pt > 3 pt


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In certain situations yes. 2pt can do more than a 3pt. Ultra Racing has diagrams of what each effects and how it helps I see if I can locate the links and post them tonight.
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By bartman201
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:54 am #290674 i got this one and i love it.

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By bigpunn421
- Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:40 pm #291988 buy a oem integra one from junkyard/craigslist. average price is $20.

anything more than a integra front strut bar is just for show. unless you build your own. a $100+ strut bar is a ricer mod. imo

try working on your car under the hood with a big ass 3pt strut brace.

i am going to run a integra strut brace on my car. and i will let you know if it makes a difference thats noticeible.

btw i would reccomend you buying sway bars first and traction bars before a front strut bar. you will notice that more than a front strut bar

By bks84
- Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:40 pm #291994 why a traction bar?

By EJ1_MK
- Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:24 am #292061
bks84 wrote:why a traction bar?


I second this question why would you buy a traction bar over sway bars first?
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By blk92hb
- Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:13 am #292177
EJ1_MK wrote:
bks84 wrote:why a traction bar?


I second this question why would you buy a traction bar over sway bars first?


um ill third this

i dont autox yet, but i do like to do some spirted driving on some of the back roads, and the sway bar will do alot more then the traction bar. imo the traction bar is more for drag then autox.

also the main purpose of a strut tower bar is like this. when you corner hard the body flex, with the strut tower bar it will take out some of the BODY flexing.

the sway bar will be better because in its name, it a bar the help body roll or SWAY.

By bks84
- Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:46 pm #292211 it doesnt help body roll, they're purpose is to reduce it.


Personally I'd do brake upgrades before suspension. no reason to go fast/corner fast if you cant stop fast.

As far as sway bars, i think anything over a 19mm is over kill on a predominantly daily driven car. i had the asr 24 on my coupe (and integra before that) and hated it since the car at that point saw 40 miles a day to-and-from work. now that itll mostly be a auto-x/race car, i'll be able to tolerate it


notice i made no mention of a front bar? if you dont understand why, search how a bigger front sway bar can affect a FWD car.
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By blk92hb
- Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:13 pm #292232
bks84 wrote:it doesnt help body roll, they're purpose is to reduce it.


thats what i ment. :lol: my goof.

By bigpunn421
- Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:45 am #293487 i would buy them in this order sway bars F&R - traction bars - strut bars just like i said up top


traction bars help you accel out of a turn and from a stop both good in a race. helps other things to

when you hit the gas your car usually squats to the rear taking weight off the front tires. the traction bars hook up to the frame/body and the lower control arms. as it squats back it forces the tires down to pavement. putting more weight on front tires. which means more traction. simple just like a 4 link for rwd. and its a bolt on mod.
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