Strut Bars

GTMaracucho · Post by **GTMaracucho** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:32 pm

Hi Friends.....
What do you thinks about this Strut Bar???
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... Y.m238.lVI

Any other option is welcome.

Thanks....Jose
Maracaibo, Venezuela

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:50 pm

You get what you pay for.

Those do not look like they will hold up well under stress. JMHO.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:00 pm

I have to say they look pretty craptastic.

GTMaracucho · Post by **GTMaracucho** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:09 pm

Danteneon wrote: I have to say they look pretty craptastic.

Ok, man, any recomendation???

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:12 pm

look around for vibrant bars

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:16 pm

I'm using Vibrant. They aren't the best, but they aren't bad either.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:59 pm

GTMaracucho wrote:
Danteneon wrote: I have to say they look pretty craptastic.
Ok, man, any recomendation???

MP/DC SPORTS FTW!!!

Just don't get the SRT-4 bar like I did unless you have a SRT-4 hood, or cut off the hood pad tabs.

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:01 pm

they're dc sports, not aem. And they rock.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:02 pm

Wenuden wrote:they're dc sports, not aem. And they rock.

Whoops...my bad

Yeah, DC...I'm a tool....

King Crab · Post by **King Crab** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:14 pm

Danteneon wrote:
Wenuden wrote:they're dc sports, not aem. And they rock.
Whoops...my bad Yeah, DC...I'm a tool....

Danteneon you not a tool.... you just made a oopsy

Do the strut bars really make that big of a difference?

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:16 pm

Thank you David

And yes, very big difference. I installed the front and rears before I did the coil-overs, and the difference was astounding! The rear was much more flickable, and the front did not have as much vagueness

King Crab · Post by **King Crab** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:21 pm

SWEET

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:22 pm

They stiffen up the car pretty good. When i get into my driveway (which is a PITA) the car teaters on two wheels cause the body won't flex

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:23 pm

Yeah, I get that as well on certain driveways.

Post by **Diablo0** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:37 pm

I'd recommend the P-Werks bars...

http://www.performanceautowerks.com/cat ... ts_id=1207

http://www.performanceautowerks.com/cat ... cts_id=166

Combo, however... looks to be cheaper right now to purchase individually.

http://www.performanceautowerks.com/cat ... ts_id=1211

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:42 pm

That's the bar teamliviD has on his Neon, good looking piece...I like the 3rd attaching point

Post by **Diablo0** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:44 pm

Yeah, the 3rd is nice in the rear. However, my personal opinion is that the 3rd point in the front is pretty much useless since the cowl is so thin. Still a nice bar though since it's one piece.

The eBay bars are just okay... the brackets tend to bend but the bars hold up well. Problem however is it's almost impossible to pre-load the front bar properly with the adjustable ends, the rear however shouldn't be a problem. Not to mention there is an extra bolt point where the bar bolts to the brackets so thats an area that isn't going to be as rigid as a solid bar.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:45 pm

Well yeah, the cowl and the rear structure, but it looks cool!

GTMaracucho · Post by **GTMaracucho** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:31 am

Thanks all.
Now I have many choises........

Regards....Jose

Post by **racer12306** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:30 am

No one mentioned Hudson_Neons bars. Maybe shoot him a PM asking about them. The pricing will be a little different since you are out of the country.

eckoplatinum · Post by **eckoplatinum** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:55 pm

any one have any fitment problem with the vibrant front strut bar modern sells. I have an 05 and mine did not fit everything aligned right except my car has this piece that is somekind of support bracket thing welded to two of the three bolts you place the bracket on. One bolt that piece is in the way so i can get it to fit. anyone have this problem with theres.

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:07 pm

I noticed no difference at all

asanti · Post by **asanti** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:22 pm

racer12306 Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:30 am Post subject:

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No one mentioned Hudson_Neons bars. Maybe shoot him a PM asking about them.

True, near identical to the MP/DC sports bars.

GTMaracucho · Post by **GTMaracucho** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:09 am

True, near identical to the MP/DC sports bars.[/quote]

Any internet link ????

pyro · Post by **pyro** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:30 pm

Danteneon wrote:Just don't get the SRT-4 bar like I did unless you have a SRT-4 hood, or cut off the hood pad tabs.

Danteneon, What do you mean about cutting the hood pad tabs to make the SRT bar fit?

I like the look of the DC bar, but stopped in my tracks after someone brought the hood damage issue came up. If I could make it fit, well. . . I'm all about making things fit.

Post by **Diablo0** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:44 pm

Since the DC/Mopar front bar is designed to fit with an SRT hood. On the underside of the SRT hood there is a channel where the bar fits so it has clearance not to hit the hood. On the regular Neon hood there is no channel for the bar to fit into when the hood is closed so the bar rubs on the underbracing of the hood. To fix this you need to cut out some of the bracing so the bar clears properly without rubbing.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:06 pm

Actually, it isn't the hood, but the two metal tabs the hold the hood pad to the hood near the cowl. The hood itself clears fine.

Here are some pics for what I'm talking about...

Passenger side

Drivers side

Damage points

It sits a bit higher than a non SRT-4 bar, but doesn't hit the hood

Worst comes to worse, they make the DC bar for non-SRT-4 Neons. You could just get that, and no problems

Part # for the MP/DC non SRT-4 bar P5153306...MSRP $159.00

asanti · Post by **asanti** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:03 pm

GTMaracucho Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:09 am Post subject:

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True, near identical to the MP/DC sports bars.

Any internet link ????
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Here's the link to the Vendor/Group buy section, GTMaracucho. You can see the pictures once you scroll down. Sorry for thread-jacking!!!!!!

http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=26021

Later
Allex

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:28 pm

The front strut bar seemed to hit my SRT-4 CF hood...is that normal?

pyro · Post by **pyro** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:34 pm

Thanks Dante, I'd never seen the DC in a non-SRT. I like the sweet grey finish I saw on the DC, but mopar silver is fine too if it fits correct. You truly are a Helpful Counterguy!

Part # P4510876 is SRT # from turboneonstore.
Rear one is same-same with SRT, right?