I just bought FSTB and installed it a few days ago. What an improvement! My next mod will be RSB.
Anyway, after I got mounting bolts there are black metal rings. I thought these rings are for distributing stress and preventing localization, so I just removed them. There actually is no way to fit in without cutting or bending some parts. Any thought about it.
By the I bought generic bar for 4th Gen and it came with no installation manual.

 

I just bent down the part of the ring that was in the way of the FSTB. My car is still working some 6-7k miles later so I don't thinkg it was that important.

 

Which FSTB did you get?

 

Mine was a courtesy bar with no instructions.

 

I ordered from http://www.procarparts.com . It looks like same as courtesy's.

 

what does it do to the car? makes it handle better?

 

front strut tower brace

Look for Max FAQ for detail.
http://web2.airmail.net/scutchen/max_faq/

 

the bracket on the driver side must be cut to fit... the only bar that fits correctly on the 99.5+ is the Stillen unit.

 

I'm looking for fstb myself, and know that all of them work the same, so just wondering how much everybody paid,
and who got the cheapest???
thnx
peace

 

As far as I know, Street beat customs has the cheapest one, $35.
http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/

 

if it works the same, i think i'm gonna get it. nobody is goin to see it anyway, so why bother with looks?
thnx for info.
peace

 

on the black ring on the passenger side that need to be bent down for all of the FSTBs. Don't know what is does, but don't think it makes sense to remove it, either.