the bar is kinda loooose, its not hanging off the side, it juss not up str8....and i dont think its supposed to be like that; i have to loosen the adjuster nut to make it tighter but its sorta stuck and i cant move it.....all the other bolts are finely torqued..and those black brackets, is it coo i take em out? cuz i did....
and maybe it was because i was looking for a significant difference in handling and thinking bout it too much, but i couldnt really feel a difference.....would the loose bar make the difference?
help me...its my first real mod and im having doubtsssss

 

The Stillen instruction says to take off the black bracket.
However, on my Max (2k 9/99 build date), on the drivers side, there is a welded joint that causes the mounting bracket of the FSTB to not be flush on the chassis. Hence, when I tried to install it that way, the bar would twist.
So, I left the black oem bracket on the driver's side, but took it off the passenger side. The bar is straighter and I could tighten it fairly well.

 

Same here! The Stillen rings won't be flush with our build date of the MAX. Also there is some sort of sensor that we are suppose to raise or lower it using the included bolt. Well, I didn't even have that sensor. Maybe it is somewhere else in the engine. Oh well.. Anyways, let me say that after installing the Stillen FSTB.. WOW! Need I say more?

 

what u guys r saying is that tha bar should be standing straight up and that i should have left the driver side bracket on? i just tightened the bar a little bit more and its not as loose, but i dont have time to test it until 2morrow....

 

Aren't you the one who was very upset that your Courtesy Nissan FSTB hadn't arrived at the date you expected? I you are, glad to hear you finally got. I know what it feels like. I had to wait about 7 weeks to get mine before cancelling my order and paying $30 more to get it from Courtesy Nissan. I love the FSTB.

 

The stillen brackets aren't flush, but after you tighten them down, the start to conform to the contours of the strut tower.

 

Can someone scan in the instructions to install the Stillen FTSB. I'd like to know which brackets I need to remove to complete the install.

Thanks