The cheap looking strut tower bars on ebay are a joke right?

Subscribe
Oct 30, 2003 | 05:00 PM
  #1  
do those things hold up? they all look like they wouldn't do crap. also, what's a decent sounding (not too loud) & priced muffler/catback for a 97 max? ebay's got a rack of those $30 bumblebee tuna cans too... crap...
Reply
Oct 30, 2003 | 05:16 PM
  #2  
I don't see why the strut bars would be crap. They all serve the same purpose...stabilization. some might be expensive 'cause they are brand name. I have a no nome strut bar...and it has held up for a couple of years. as for the exhaust...save more money and get yourself an Apexi,Stillen or OBX..lotsa of people are trying out the OBX and have had good reviews about it.
Reply
Oct 30, 2003 | 05:29 PM
  #3  
Got my $35 strut bar off Ebay 3 years ago. Why in the world would you pay any more then that for a simple polished aluminum bar?
Reply
Oct 30, 2003 | 05:33 PM
  #4  
Ordered an eBay one for $24 shipped It should be here tomorrow but it might come when I'm in school so I have to wait til Monday to get it
Reply
Oct 30, 2003 | 05:34 PM
  #5  
I just got a custommaxima tower bar two weeks ago and i love it
Reply
Oct 30, 2003 | 05:50 PM
  #6  
they all serve the same purpose whether it cost $5.00 or $250.00

my procarparts fstb is good..
Reply
Oct 30, 2003 | 06:27 PM
  #7  
Quote: they all serve the same purpose whether it cost $5.00 or $250.00

my procarparts fstb is good..
ditto...
got a ebay fstb from pro car parts and it is fine.
they all serve the same purpose. as long as the bar produces tension between the strut towers. If you care that much about looks get something different
Reply
Oct 30, 2003 | 10:15 PM
  #8  
As long as it's a solid piece between teh strut towers they will do the same job...i got mine for $16 on eBay
Reply
Oct 30, 2003 | 10:20 PM
  #9  
I noticed alittle difference in hard cornering, you feel the front end not sag as much as the back, it's the $15 ebay
Reply
Oct 31, 2003 | 12:23 PM
  #10  
Quote: I noticed alittle difference in hard cornering, you feel the front end not sag as much as the back, it's the $15 ebay
I also noticed a LITTLE improvement on how quick and precise my turn-in is.

But, I'll say it and say it again...
GET ES FSB and END-LINK BUSHINGS FOR YOUR MAX. I notice A very big improvement in all areas of handling and the car feels way more solid. Great buy for only 30 bucks
Reply
Oct 31, 2003 | 01:08 PM
  #11  
How hard is it to do bushings?
Reply
Oct 31, 2003 | 01:40 PM
  #12  
Quote: How hard is it to do bushings?
not difficult at all. You could do it. I've seen your posts on motorvate.ca before.
Energy Suspension does not actually make a end-link kit for our cars but if you get a hold of courtesy nissan, they sell the end-link ES bushings for something like 20 bucks shipped, and you can get the part number for the sway bar bushings from energy suspension. they are like 10 bucks.
: www.coutesyparts.com www.energysuspension.com
Reply
Oct 31, 2003 | 02:13 PM
  #13  
i got my Bar for 25.00 through EBAY. Meganracing.com was the seller. works great!
Reply
Oct 31, 2003 | 02:22 PM
  #14  
got mine off of ebay $32 shipped.
Reply
Oct 31, 2003 | 02:28 PM
  #15  
Quote: i got my Bar for 25.00 through EBAY. Meganracing.com was the seller. works great!
That's the seller I ordered mine from The UPS guy came like 5-10 minutes before I got home so I missed it Going to pick it up Monday
Quote: not difficult at all. You could do it. I've seen your posts on motorvate.ca before.
Energy Suspension does not actually make a end-link kit for our cars but if you get a hold of courtesy nissan, they sell the end-link ES bushings for something like 20 bucks shipped, and you can get the part number for the sway bar bushings from energy suspension. they are like 10 bucks.
: www.coutesyparts.com www.energysuspension.com
Thanks! I'll probably get them in a few months and install them when spring comes
Reply
Oct 31, 2003 | 05:16 PM
  #16  
I got ripped off buying a $25 strut bar from e-bay.
The bracket bolts that bolt it to the bar were cross threaded and forced in.

I got another from e-bay, and it's been installed for for 1 year now. Tighter
feel when turning at high speeds.

My 2¢
Reply
Oct 31, 2003 | 07:13 PM
  #17  
while we are at the subject, what u guys think about this 1? seems very cheap and looks awesome. should i go ahead and get it?

http://search.ebay.com/search/search...0&BasicSearch=

damn i hate shipping costs!

ive never bought from ebay and im not a member, u guys know how i can find out how many of them he has ?
Reply
Oct 31, 2003 | 07:37 PM
  #18  
i bought a strut bar of ebay and the right screw of the strut bar wont go in(that makes it smaller, theres 2, one on each side and it is used to adjust the bar) the screw is stuck and i cant make it shorter and this guy who i bought it from is just a idiot and i keep telling him the same thing and he hasent sent me a new strut bar yet
Reply
Oct 31, 2003 | 07:39 PM
  #19  
people have been having problems with FSTB's


http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....5&page=1&pp=30
Reply
Oct 31, 2003 | 07:40 PM
  #20  
[IMG]javascript:ShowImage('http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/show_image.pl?migration=1&image=http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/443000-443999/443186_13_full.jpg', 575, 431)[/IMG]
Reply
Oct 31, 2003 | 07:41 PM
  #21  
[IMG]http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/show_image.pl?migration=1&image=http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/443000-443999/443186_13_full.jpg[IMG]
Reply
Oct 31, 2003 | 07:41 PM
  #22  
lol f*ck it just go to that site
Reply
Oct 31, 2003 | 08:12 PM
  #23  
i did, whats the point of the pic. srry!
Reply
Nov 1, 2003 | 06:30 AM
  #24  
Quote: i bought a strut bar of ebay and the right screw of the strut bar wont go in(that makes it smaller, theres 2, one on each side and it is used to adjust the bar) the screw is stuck and i cant make it shorter and this guy who i bought it from is just a idiot and i keep telling him the same thing and he hasent sent me a new strut bar yet
One side screws in clockwise, and the other screws in counter-clockwise. Could this be your problem? I've heard of alot of people having the problem of "the screw not threading, not knowing the whole time that they were turning it the wrong way.
Reply
Nov 1, 2003 | 06:33 AM
  #25  
Quote: while we are at the subject, what u guys think about this 1? seems very cheap and looks awesome. should i go ahead and get it?

http://search.ebay.com/search/search...0&BasicSearch=

damn i hate shipping costs!

ive never bought from ebay and im not a member, u guys know how i can find out how many of them he has ?
That's the same bar I have, works great and cheap too. He probably has alot because he's a wholesale dealer
Reply
Nov 1, 2003 | 09:30 AM
  #26  
I got a matrix FSTB for 30 bucks shipped on ebay and honestly is just a great, cheap mod
Reply
Nov 3, 2003 | 09:01 PM
  #27  
strut tower bar
bought the crappy cardboard one... does nothing to improve cornering
j/k got one off ebay, works just fine
Reply
Subscribe