Celica Forums General Discussion Exterior strut bar

hey in posting cause im looking for a good strut bar cheap for my 03 celica GT..i was wonderin where i could get one cheap and good Performance

tanabe is ecnomoical.. apr in the ecelica store too is pretty good

https://celicahobby.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=124



these threads could help you out..

HyperMotive Front Strut Bar any better than a Tanabe ??

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Which is better? Strut Tower Brace : RMM or Tanabe

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tanabe I wouldnt get APR just cause it always pops

^^^always pops? i have an apr and haven't had problems with it yet? what should i look out for?

i have tanabe, no complaints

tanabe

mine pops if you turn it from lock to lock. Ive tried tightening it but doesnt help. Im gonna take some loctite to it and hope it stops it.

dam thx for the help, tanabe it is then i guess

i have a RMM one.

i heard they all perform close to the same.

yea they are all the same just really depends on your budget and bling factor

ebay got some good looking, Megan, that look like hypermotive that sultan have on his car..

yah i was thinking of getting a Megan bar too for the price of a front tanabe.. you could get both rear and front struts bars of Megan brand

personally I wouldn't buy any of the Megan Racing products... they seem a little cheap in quality and manufacture. Stick with the known name brands - Tanabe, RMM, Hypermotive -

RMM is the stiffest bar out, and you'll notice the biggest difference from them

^^ Thats what I have and Being that its one piece in construction its not goung to loosen and flex like the three piece bars do.

all front strut bars will produce the same results the only way you will notice a difference is if you had a machine to test chassis flex.

its in yoru ehad if you feel a difference from one brand to the other.

besides the front bar mounts so close to the firewall it has very very little effect on chassis stiffeness. the rear bar makes ahuge difference cause it is connecting the open hathc together where there is already a lto fo flex the fornt has very very little flex fromt hte factory and a front strut bar will do very little.

Krayze, your right on again. Except I believe that a front strut will improve upon chasis flex. Understeer? Maybe to a degree with the front alone. The rear will help more and be the biggest increase in Performance. All bars are not created equal. Most people here will never tell the difference between Meagan, RMM, Tanabe, APR, Hypermotive, so get the cheapest possible unless you're into looks then don't bother. Spend that money on painting your engine plastics and dash. I can't tell any difference between the Tanabe bar I had for 1 day or the Hotchkis bar other than the plates obviously. The RMM and the APR are identical from what I heard. The Meagan is the same as Tanabe, I'm guessing. The Hypermotive is a weak design, from what I heard. Go big and get a Cusco, Carbing, or Brashboy (whatever they call themselves now). Those are quality bars. Do you need it? You will know.

^ i didn't say it wouldn't help any but the amount wouuldnot be noticed unless on a computer.

nto to mention make the front stiffer and it will slide through teh turns more making it understeer. addign the rear bar will help fight understeer by making hte back end come aroudn for you

... i think ill just stick with the tanabe bar..it seems cheap and sturdy..

^^^ cheap in price yes, but not cheap in quality! i love my bar...

tanabe strub bar ordered..thx for all the help

thats what we are here for!

how much is the tanabe bar amnd wher can i get it?

RMM

$110 shipped
autocarparts.com

You need to clean the top of your strut towers. You probably trapped dirt underneath the disks. Take the bar off, clean the towers, and reinstall the bar. Its perfect fitment, so nothing should go wrong. Also, pull from the middle of the bar to ensure a 1/16 in gap between the bar and your car.