can somebody give me the easiest directions to do it. i just got mine today w/o any. i want to give it a shot...otherwise i have to drive 1hr to get it done or pay double of what i paid for the acutal bar to get it installed. also, whats the tool i need to do this?? thanks.

 

Call Courtesy Nissan in Richardson, TX (suburb of Dallas) and ask for Vinny. He is in the parts department and handles all of the performance stuff. I had him on the phone the other day and he was very helpful.

Courtesy Nissan
1777 North Central Expressway
Richardson Texas 75080
972-644-3942 or 800-527-1909
FAX 972-234-4924 or 800-382-7891

I talked to him about the front tower strut bar installation and he said it was as easy as parking on a level surface and just bolting it on. Good luck

 

Did you get the Matrix? Mine did not come with any instruction either. The installation is rather simple. Park your car on level ground. Make sure the wheels are straight. Remove the three (on each side) nuts on the strut tower. Put the brace bar on and adjust the length. I'd make sure the adjusting stubs show about the same thread on both sides. Put the ring on one tower first and put the three nuts back one, but don't tighten them yet at this point. Go to the other side and fine tune the length until it's just right. Now put the other ring over the tower as well. Tighten all nuts and you are done. I think that's all...

 

i got the matrix because i think you or someone else wrote about how happy you were with yours. now to just install it, i'll try what you said. what tool do i need though? isnt it something special?

 

You need a set of socket wrenches.

See: http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~cchiu1/home.html

See: http://grprete.jnet.net/Greg's%20Gar...er%20Brace.htm
Click on each of the three pages of instructions for an enlarged and readable image.

See: http://web2.airmail.net/scutchen/max_faq/
Click on SUBTOPICS under Suspension
Read that and then
Click on Here's another view of the installation process

 

Should just need a ratchet with the appropriate metric socket. nothing else. Where did you get the bar and how much if you don't mind me asking?

 

from streetbeat.com. i paid 35 plus 10 for shipping. oh yeah, the as****es didnt mail the nuts with the bar. i am writing them an email right now. F**k.

 

For the three nuts on the strut tower, you can use either open end, box, or socket wrench, in 14mm. For the length adjusting nut, you have to use open end wrench. I don't know what size because I used adjustable wrench.

 

you don't need any nuts? you remove the three bolts on each side of your strut rite now? what you taking about riggy???

 

didnt mean to get you mad!!! that shows you i dont know anything and need help. later.

 

i didn't get mad at you bro... calm down... you should go to autozone and get a torque wrench so you know how much torque your putting on the bolts... late