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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 09:26 PM
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"Ultra Racing?" Anybody?

http://www.ultraracing.com.my/Bars.asp?ID=2627

http://www.ultraracingaustralia.com/...ages/Bars9.jpg

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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 09:30 PM
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that bar only has 2/3 the number of bolt holes it should have
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ebay ones do the same thing too.
Old Nov 9, 2009 | 09:33 PM
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To those who put ANYthing from ebay on their cars.

Old Nov 9, 2009 | 10:17 PM
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Hm, looks beefy, but I guess my vibrant one does the same job. Do they make any other bracing for the a33?
Old Nov 9, 2009 | 10:37 PM
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Actually its not the same as ebay. You could literally bend the ebay bars with your hands which means they are pretty much useless. These look very beefy and solid. The 4point brace look really awesome but it's overkill for our Maximas.
Old Nov 10, 2009 | 03:25 AM
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Strut bars work primarily in compresssion.
Were you able to shorten it with your hands?
Old Nov 10, 2009 | 04:05 AM
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i think racing line has the same thing. it looks solid too. idk which one cost more money.
Old Nov 10, 2009 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by bjr
To those who put ANYthing from ebay on their cars.



You can find Name BRAND products on there from time to time, my suspension was from ebay (Illumina's and Eibach)

but to all wow think STB actually make a difference and want to spend $200 go ahead, Just saying that $50 is alittle better of a price to spend. And they work just the same.
Old Nov 10, 2009 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by IHAVEA2KMAXIMA
Actually its not the same as ebay. You could literally bend the ebay bars with your hands which means they are pretty much useless. These look very beefy and solid. The 4point brace look really awesome but it's overkill for our Maximas.
i have a RSTB from ebay i dare u to bend it. i attached to the end of a breaker bar and was hang off of it(axle nut) and it still didnt bend. not defending ebay products but a strut bar is a strut bar. they help a little with steering response but other than that they are all the same mostly cosmetic
Old Nov 10, 2009 | 12:12 PM
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What I like about this design is the lack of joints, one piece welded construction.

They have a TONNE of stuff for the 4th gens, though! WOW!
Old Nov 10, 2009 | 12:41 PM
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It calls itself a FSTB, but looks like a rear-strut product. I don't get it.

However, if you click on the "UR Girl" link... all confusion is immediately forgiven. Or forgotten.
Old Nov 10, 2009 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Rochester
However, if you click on the "UR Girl" link... all confusion is immediately forgiven. Or forgotten.
Why am I not surprised you also ended up on that page.

Great minds think alike....yadda yadda.
Old Nov 10, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Rochester
However, if you click on the "UR Girl" link... all confusion is immediately forgiven. Or forgotten.
not really:



close ur gawd damn mouth.

but is she of age?



Old Nov 10, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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http://www.ultraracing.com.my/template.asp?menuid=12

Doesn't seem like a completely worthless company to me. Intrigued by the plethora of 4th gen parts, and maybe they could add the same arsenal for the 5th/5.5gens? I'd like fender braces / RSTB, etc...
Old Nov 10, 2009 | 01:24 PM
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the original customenterprise bar is nice. glad i got mine
Old Nov 10, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Crusher103
but is she of age?

I was thinking that exact same thing when I slid past her picture.

However, she's clothed, and she's extremely cute. There's nothing bad here. Enjoy.

(Of course, I say that now, while my girls are still pre-teen.)
Old Nov 10, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by bjr
To those who put ANYthing from ebay on their cars.

to those who spend $130 on a FSTB

unless it is a show car
Old Nov 10, 2009 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Feldman
to those who spend $130 on a FSTB

unless it is a show car
And here we go.

The lame "fstb does nothing" debate. No one wins. Everyone is right.

Indefensible absolutes and schoolyard arguments, starting right... about... now.
Old Nov 10, 2009 | 04:53 PM
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did a 4 pt under brace and fstb for a 09 camry a few months ago, great product they OD'd on packaging lol, would rather have GT Spec make the bars,
Old Nov 10, 2009 | 05:45 PM
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I have a racingline FSTB and it has 3 bolt holes.. real good product for the price
Old Nov 10, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Rochester
And here we go.

The lame "fstb does nothing" debate. No one wins. Everyone is right.

Indefensible absolutes and schoolyard arguments, starting right... about... now.
I thought FSTB gave me 350Z-like handling





Old Nov 10, 2009 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by zero2sixtyZ
http://www.ultraracing.com.my/template.asp?menuid=12

Doesn't seem like a completely worthless company to me. Intrigued by the plethora of 4th gen parts, and maybe they could add the same arsenal for the 5th/5.5gens? I'd like fender braces / RSTB, etc...
That R&D page is kind of an interesting read.

You know, their braces may be really strong, but in our 5th gens there's not a lot of clearance, making the flat bars more practical than these tubular ones.

But they sure do look tough.
Old Nov 10, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Rochester
And here we go.

The lame "fstb does nothing" debate. No one wins. Everyone is right.

Indefensible absolutes and schoolyard arguments, starting right... about... now.
I'll make it simple, Do these mods before you do a FSTB:

Shocks/springs
LTB
SFC
RSB
custom bracing


Then do a FSTB



I was designing a FSTB for us that attached to the fenderwall, but no one showed interest...so I said screw it
Old Nov 11, 2009 | 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by DrunkieTheBear
I'll make it simple, Do these mods before you do a FSTB:

Shocks/springs
LTB
SFC
RSB
custom bracing

Then do a FSTB

I was designing a FSTB for us that attached to the fenderwall, but no one showed interest...so I said screw it
I'll bite... why that sequence, Drunkie?

Here's another thought for all those people who steadfastly maintain the FSTB is purely cosmetic: if the FSTB is your only suspension mod, you will probably feel the changes on turn-in. But as soon as you do something more significant, anything really, expect to lose touch with changes attributed to the FSTB.
Old Nov 11, 2009 | 06:34 AM
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cause all those mods make more of a difference more then a FSTB.

I never said FSTB does nothing, it just less significant. You can buy a LTB for $90 IIRC and it makes more of an Improvement then a FSTB and you can spend up to and more then $150 when can just buy an ebay one for much les
Old Nov 11, 2009 | 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by DrunkieTheBear
cause all those mods make more of a difference more then a FSTB.
Any of those mods makes more of a difference. If your ride is stock, get a FSTB first, so you can enjoy it before it becomes marginalized by more effective suspension mods.

We're saying the same thing, just in opposite directions.
Old Nov 11, 2009 | 08:27 AM
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ebay ftw $10+ship well worth the $$
Old Nov 11, 2009 | 09:07 AM
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$120 CDN plus $40 postal shipping. Meh.
Perhaps I'll go Racingline..
Old Nov 11, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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Got a quote from Ultra Racing.

$129-$139 + S&H.


"I will need to order this bar in for you as it is not some thing we sell much off in the USA?"
-Mike Barton
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