strut bars

[Munch]

quick question. when your installing strut bars onto your car, is there any specific way u havta do it? like, do u have to lift the side of the car to 'pre-load' them or anything like that?

im just asking cause i think ive read lots of places that u do have to, but on the NissanPerformanceMag.com buildup of an s13, they say u dont have to.

so which is right? do u have to pre load the bars or not?

[PooPooBrown240]

i dont think you have to pre-load them, i didn't

[Munch]

oh, ok...cool. yah, i didnt either. i just wanted to check with soem other people to make sure.

[mranlet]

When installing mine, I always bolt them down pretty stuffly, then after a bit of driving after they've done any settling that they will do, torque them down a bit harder (by about 5-10 lbs harder, usually to somewhere around 80 or 90).

I'm not sure how critical this is, or it it even makes any difference, but with a well-made bar you shouldn't have to any sort of pre-loading.

If you can get a triangular bar that mounts to the firewall as well, that will give you a more noticable boost in rigidity than a straight bar.

-MR