so i got my first mod from the friendly man in brown last night.
an otto racing version to be specific.
i take it out of the box and i'm thinking "man did i get ripped off!!"
it's so light i couldn't imagine that it could actually add any rigidity to the front end - there's no way this thing can handle the torque of the front end flex i thought to myself.

so i zipped on the brackets and then the two bolts for the bar.
as i started out on the decisive after-mod-install road test and thought i was in for the psychsomatic trip of my life.

OMG!!!! is all i have to say.

turns that normally screech my tires without even trying i now fly right through without a peep. the car stays flatter than ever - it really is like driving another car.

then i started thinking - if this car had that much flex before the bar install it must be ready to crack right in half!!

long story longer - this bar RULES!!!!

 

yeah i noticed the same difference with mine as well...its great.


hey did you get those links for the e-brake problem you were having?? Was hoping that they helped.

oh and i think if youre looking for AE stuff try courtesyparts.com or courtesynissan.com

 

hey man...thanks for the follow up - hella cool dude!!

i saw the pages for the ebrake adjustment but as i read them it seems like the only adjustment is the 10mm nut at the handle - which is bottomed out on my car. ipicked up some replacement calipers and figured i'll rebuild them and install them to see if there's a difference. after theat will be a last resort at new cables - man that's gonna hurt.

i looked at courtesy for the AE stuff but then i saw the thread for the autovation pedals - so now i'm torn...but i think i'm feelin the ae stuff just a bit more...

 

Now you should think about getting Matt's RSTB www.mattblehm.com You'll really wet your pants after installing that.

 

The difference with the FSTB is modest compared to the rear sway bar, at least it was on my car.

 

FSTB? welcome to 7 years ago.

pick up a lower tie bar, SFCs, sway bars, and an RSTB..

 

didn't notice a big difference when I installed mine

 

Hey matt. do you have all your goodies installed on your 3rd Gen?

 

since he makes them...i'm going to say yes.

 

its defective...send it back.

 

Ok, I need to catch up on my sleep, cause I don't remember posting that. I feel like a moron...

 

Post pics!

 

swaybars and SFCs?

 

which one did u go with? addco? st?

yeah yeah yeah i know...i'm a little behind...acutally my wife says i'm a big behind but she prolly meant something else. i'm really all about the bolt on's right now..i know if i get into cutting and welding it's gonna mean downtime that i can't afford untill the Ninety-Eight is back up and running

matt, what rear sway bar are u running?

 

Get any one you can get your hands on for cheaper. Addco is technically better. But both are TONS better than the stock string rsb

 

reading is not your strong point enh Jeff?

 

I have lots of goodies. They are all mine. I didn't make all of them

 

well he was referring to matt's creations.

 

Since matt only listed 2, it's odd that he would only ask if 2 of the 4 mods matt mentioned were actually installed.

 

why not? its odd to u but might not be odd for others..no?

 

I guess for people it's not odd.

 

wow didn't realize I created such a stir. I was asking in regards to all of his products. The rear parallel links, rear strut brace, front end sway bars... etc. I was actually intending to ask him how much of an improvement he felt as he installed each one.

 

hey what u do with your time is none of our business

 

there u go Jeff

 

Wow... I love the 3rd Gen forum... so much drama...

 

No drama. Just passing time.

How else is anyone going to get anything from a "FSTB install" thread?

 

He doesn't make front end sway bars and etc... assuming etc.. = SFCs

 

Hey you're waking up... I'm pushing 19 hours of being awake. Just got done working a 12 hour shift also. Speaking of which, I have to get up again tomorrow, and do it all over again. I've got a chevy 3500 van calling my name wanting to be fixed. Ugghhh, not much longer and I'm out of this place. Go home, be in my nice soft bed with my wife.

If you like long shifts, little pay, and being shot at... join the military. Worst thing is... I'm pushing for retirement.

 

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here you go... lower tie bar stage 2. That's what I meant.

 

that's twice Jeff

 

What he meant does not = what he typed. Hard to tell what he means when he types something else.

 

Sway bars make the car much more fun to drive, thats what I would do next.

 

i understood him...why couldn't you?

 

haha. minds think alike? j/k

 

if that's the case you should have ESP.

 

You understood him, not me.

 

then the question is...why didn't you?

do you fish?

 

My VG handles way better than may VE and all it has is a fstb compared to all the other junk on the VE, the fstb for my VE is on its way now...

 

Quite odd as they share identical suspension components.

 

What are those?