Basic Front Strut Brace FSB Question
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Basic Front Strut Brace FSB Question
Alright --this is real basic, but I don't know the answer, and I didn't find it anywhere else, so here it goes.
Is the front strut brace supposed to pull in the two strut wells together, OR to push them apart? Depending on this, I'd be tightening it differently.
Thanks a bunch!
Is the front strut brace supposed to pull in the two strut wells together, OR to push them apart? Depending on this, I'd be tightening it differently.
Thanks a bunch!
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Thanks guys!
I installed the Strut Brace this weekend. It's a really easy job - 10-15 mins. Really, once I started to put it together I realized that putting it in neutral position would be the easiest (and probably the only) way to go.
A couple of notes. I bought mine off of ebay. There were two kinds - the difference being in the type of plates that attach to the top of the strut well. One was a full ring (the one I got), the other one was half ring. I am not sure why I got the one that I did -probably thought that more metal means more stability or something. However, now I think that I should have gotten the half-ring type. The thing is that the top of the strut well is NOT completely flat. There are a few ribs that stick out and prevent the plate from making full contact. True, I tightened the bolts a bit more so that the plates bent a bit to make better contact, but if I had gotten the half -ring type I think I would have avoided the problem in the first place. Just a word of warning for everyone else out there who plans to try this.
I installed the Strut Brace this weekend. It's a really easy job - 10-15 mins. Really, once I started to put it together I realized that putting it in neutral position would be the easiest (and probably the only) way to go.
A couple of notes. I bought mine off of ebay. There were two kinds - the difference being in the type of plates that attach to the top of the strut well. One was a full ring (the one I got), the other one was half ring. I am not sure why I got the one that I did -probably thought that more metal means more stability or something. However, now I think that I should have gotten the half-ring type. The thing is that the top of the strut well is NOT completely flat. There are a few ribs that stick out and prevent the plate from making full contact. True, I tightened the bolts a bit more so that the plates bent a bit to make better contact, but if I had gotten the half -ring type I think I would have avoided the problem in the first place. Just a word of warning for everyone else out there who plans to try this.
Thanks guys!
I installed the Strut Brace this weekend. It's a really easy job - 10-15 mins. Really, once I started to put it together I realized that putting it in neutral position would be the easiest (and probably the only) way to go.
A couple of notes. I bought mine off of ebay. There were two kinds - the difference being in the type of plates that attach to the top of the strut well. One was a full ring (the one I got), the other one was half ring. I am not sure why I got the one that I did -probably thought that more metal means more stability or something. However, now I think that I should have gotten the half-ring type. The thing is that the top of the strut well is NOT completely flat. There are a few ribs that stick out and prevent the plate from making full contact. True, I tightened the bolts a bit more so that the plates bent a bit to make better contact, but if I had gotten the half -ring type I think I would have avoided the problem in the first place. Just a word of warning for everyone else out there who plans to try this.
I installed the Strut Brace this weekend. It's a really easy job - 10-15 mins. Really, once I started to put it together I realized that putting it in neutral position would be the easiest (and probably the only) way to go.
A couple of notes. I bought mine off of ebay. There were two kinds - the difference being in the type of plates that attach to the top of the strut well. One was a full ring (the one I got), the other one was half ring. I am not sure why I got the one that I did -probably thought that more metal means more stability or something. However, now I think that I should have gotten the half-ring type. The thing is that the top of the strut well is NOT completely flat. There are a few ribs that stick out and prevent the plate from making full contact. True, I tightened the bolts a bit more so that the plates bent a bit to make better contact, but if I had gotten the half -ring type I think I would have avoided the problem in the first place. Just a word of warning for everyone else out there who plans to try this.
The only purpose of a strut bar is to keep the strut(s) from compressing so much under load - when going into a corner for instance.
When you load up the suspension, say you are making a right hand turn / corner, the left strut takes the load and compresses due to cintrifical (? spelling) force and momentum. At the same time, the right strut tends to pull up ... giving less traction (under servere cornering). The strut bar makes the struts more rigid so there is less compression and less pull during cornering. I hope this makes sense ... not sure how else to explain it. Basicly, it frims up the suspension during cornering.
When you load up the suspension, say you are making a right hand turn / corner, the left strut takes the load and compresses due to cintrifical (? spelling) force and momentum. At the same time, the right strut tends to pull up ... giving less traction (under servere cornering). The strut bar makes the struts more rigid so there is less compression and less pull during cornering. I hope this makes sense ... not sure how else to explain it. Basicly, it frims up the suspension during cornering.
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The only purpose of a strut bar is to keep the strut(s) from compressing so much under load - when going into a corner for instance.
When you load up the suspension, say you are making a right hand turn / corner, the left strut takes the load and compresses due to cintrifical (? spelling) force and momentum. At the same time, the right strut tends to pull up ... giving less traction (under servere cornering). The strut bar makes the struts more rigid so there is less compression and less pull during cornering. I hope this makes sense ... not sure how else to explain it. Basicly, it frims up the suspension during cornering.
When you load up the suspension, say you are making a right hand turn / corner, the left strut takes the load and compresses due to cintrifical (? spelling) force and momentum. At the same time, the right strut tends to pull up ... giving less traction (under servere cornering). The strut bar makes the struts more rigid so there is less compression and less pull during cornering. I hope this makes sense ... not sure how else to explain it. Basicly, it frims up the suspension during cornering.
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