» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 401,259 Views | | | | | 10-19-2008, 04:00 AM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 201 | Cheap strut bars! front and rear? __________________ | | | 10-19-2008, 04:05 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | rear strut bars are ti-specific, and have no real effect on trailing-arm style suspensions, plus, I have to agree, those definitely look "cheap" | | | 10-19-2008, 05:42 AM | #3 | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 | The front one won't work either because the intake manifold sits too high. Why would someone put such a worthless piece of crap in their engine bay? Those things look janky and I guarantee they're not functional. Sparco strut bar is the only way to go if you have an M44 or M42 IMO. Even still, an x-brace will give you better bang for your buck and it'll give a little protection to your oil pan as well. FWIW, if you want to dress up your engine bay, wipe it down with armorall or paint or polish your valve cover and intake manifold or something. __________________ 4 MORE YEARS BABY!!! | | | 10-19-2008, 06:01 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 | Quote: Originally Posted by cooljess76 FWIW, if you want to dress up your engine bay, wipe it down with armorall or paint or polish your valve cover and intake manifold or something. | i agree, thats what i plan on doing, polished intake and painted valve cover. itll do alot more to the engine bay than a strut bar, and its cheaper and gives you a chance to replace old gaskets/parts. __________________ ^being rebuilt^ until then: daily car: 96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers slowly progressing... weekend car: 85 1/2' 944 Porsche no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | 10-20-2008, 01:12 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 201 | well i was just posting it for those interested. Im actually looking for funtional strut bars. would an x-brace do the same thing or is it better to get a strut bar and an x brace. and if not for fuctionality i just love the way a Hartge strut looks. would it fit with an m44? if yes then i may invest in one of those. and where to get x brace? __________________ | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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