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11-13-2004, 10:15 AM

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FSTB Issue

Went to put my FSTB on today, and on the driver's side tower there's a welded piece of metal keeping the bar from sitting on the strut properly. I was thinkin just hack it off. Anyone else have this issue?

11-13-2004, 10:16 AM

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some people have had this issue, do u have a stillen one?? u can hack it off....

11-13-2004, 10:43 AM

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nah, ebay special. nice solid bar chrome finish. I'll borrow my bro's hacksaw and go to town.

11-13-2004, 10:52 AM

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99's have some unknown metal braket. the best solution is to use a (cold?) chisel and hammer to bust it off cleanly.

11-13-2004, 11:03 AM

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thats it the "unknown" bracket. nothing connects to it. it serves no purpose but being in my way. off it goes.

11-13-2004, 02:47 PM

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off it went, on went the bar, lovin it.

11-13-2004, 07:38 PM

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did you notice any difference??
how much was the bar?

11-13-2004, 07:44 PM

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They cost like $25. Even if it doesn't do a thing (even though I think it does), it's still worth it even just to find out for yourself. Point is they're dirt cheap.

11-13-2004, 08:27 PM

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They cost like $25. Even if it doesn't do a thing (even though I think it does), it's still worth it even just to find out for yourself. Point is they're dirt cheap.

So true and it does reduce torque steer =)

11-13-2004, 09:15 PM

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20 bucks shipped. nice quality too. DEF feel a difference car turns and handles much better. money well spent.

11-14-2004, 09:10 AM

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So true and it does reduce torque steer =)

I agree. Also a slight difference in really sharp turns. The loss of torque steer is the the main benefit though.

11-14-2004, 09:35 AM

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What about the rear strut bar? I hear its worthless. I want to get the rear sway bar for sure though.

11-14-2004, 09:45 AM

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I wouldn't buy one of the expensive ones. You can get one for about $40 on ebay though using parts for some other nissan...I'll try to find the specifics.

Here we go: get a FSTB and RSTB for a 1995-1999 200sx/sentra. You then use the bar from the FSTB and the brackets from the RSTB and you have your very own maxima RSTB. I did not come up with this, but I can't remember who did to give them credit.

11-14-2004, 11:22 AM

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i had the same problem. i used a hacksaw to cut it off. it worked pretty well since that metal piece was useless, and after that the strut bar fit perfect. it handles much better now too.