Richie v6

Hey guys I have been working on a strut tower bar for a few months now. With Astro's permission I just wanted to gauge interest to see how many I should have made for the first production run. I am planing to have standard and custom powder coating colors. The brackets are all in CAD and ready for production and they are making the custom die for the extruded aluminum bar now. This bar will work with or without engine covers and we are working on brackets to hold everything attached to the factory strut tower bar now. The pricing is expected to be around $150 shipped but is not set in stone yet. If we could get list started with what color option you want that would be great.

Keep in mind this is only the prototype. We are using a modified Greddy bar for mock up but that final version will be using our own bar.

xoulu

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nice nice

will this work better then the greddy? or the same?

msala524

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Once I get the tein's I'm down for a black one.

Richie v6

Of course the mount is firmly attached to the strut tower using 5 bolts instead of only using 2 bolts.

msala524

iTrader: (3)

What about offering custom color brackets with a polished aluminum bar?? Or customers can custom color everything....

Fulani has a TL

iTrader: (1)

FINALLY!!!!! I have had a crucial itch wanting to know what you had been in the works with.

My vote is black!!!

jmkiang

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Black for me too. Damn thats a dirty engine bay

ballinfizzle89

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Polished/Black will match more people's engine bays.

I vote for polished though.

Richie v6

I didn't planing on coating the bar but if there is enough interest I will do it. Basically people will put down a deposit and choose a color and I will have it made. The rest will be made using the most popular color.

jmkiang

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1. jmkiang - Black
2. msala524 - Black
3. Fulani has a TL - Black
4. ballinfizzle89 - Black/Polished
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How many you need Richie to get this going??

erick3

i've been looking for a decent strut bar for a while now! looks like you've done it again richie. but a question: not being an expert in this area - how sturdy can we expect this bar to be? i slip A LOT in the front end wheels around a hard turn - dropped on H&R truCoils here...if that helps

i'm in for sure though despite - your rep precedes you
1. jmkiang - Black
2. msala524 - Black
3. Fulani has a TL - Black
4. ballinfizzle89 - Black/Polished
5. erick3 - Black
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erick3

i'm assuming this will hold down better than the stock HOLLOW strut bar?

Richie v6

Yes the bar will be made of chambered aluminum bar for strength and to save weight.

Richie v6

30-50 would be great

ABP_04TL

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temptin!! dont know yet

TheWanderer316

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1. jmkiang - Black
2. msala524 - Black
3. Fulani has a TL - Black
4. ballinfizzle89 - Black/Polished
5. TheWanderer316 - Black/Polished
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04DCTL

i would like to know if this would fit my set up since i cant use my stock strut bar.
if so, i might have to catch onto one, but i would just want it plain because i got some powder here i would like to use
you can PM me if you wish so this does not get off topic in any way

acurajj

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1. jmkiang - Black
2. msala524 - Black
3. Fulani has a TL - Black
4. ballinfizzle89 - Black/Polished
5. TheWanderer316 - Black/Polished
6. Acurajj - Black
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StYLeZz101

1. jmkiang - Black
2. msala524 - Black
3. Fulani has a TL - Black
4. ballinfizzle89 - Black/Polished
5. TheWanderer316 - Black/Polished
6. Acurajj - Black
7. Stylezz101 - Black/Polished
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EL Cubano

1. jmkiang - Black
2. msala524 - Black
3. Fulani has a TL - Black
4. ballinfizzle89 - Black/Polished
5. TheWanderer316 - Black/Polished
6. Acurajj - Black
7. Stylezz101 - Black/Polished
8. El Cubano - Blue/Black
9.

BLACKURA_NY

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1. jmkiang - Black
2. msala524 - Black
3. Fulani has a TL - Black
4. ballinfizzle89 - Black/Polished
5. TheWanderer316 - Black/Polished
6. Acurajj - Black
7. Stylezz101 - Black/Polished
8. El Cubano - Blue/Black
9. BLACKURA_NY - Polished


dude, people will buy this... for sure... there has been such a demand, that people have been crafting their own ones! (Kennedy, ACCURATEin & jptl04)

you've got ten people in an hour ...ready to buy one of these!

this isnt something people want, its something they need... anybody with EDFC motors, or who just want to increase front suspension strength

TrevorT

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1. jmkiang - Black
2. msala524 - Black
3. Fulani has a TL - Black
4. ballinfizzle89 - Black/Polished
5. TheWanderer316 - Black/Polished
6. Acurajj - Black
7. Stylezz101 - Black/Polished
8. El Cubano - Blue/Black
9. BLACKURA_NY - Polished
10.TrevorT-Black


Hell I'll send you a deposit now. I've been waiting for this since March.

eh? spec

1. jmkiang - Black
2. msala524 - Black
3. Fulani has a TL - Black
4. ballinfizzle89 - Black/Polished
5. TheWanderer316 - Black/Polished
6. Acurajj - Black
7. Stylezz101 - Black/Polished
8. El Cubano - Blue/Black
9. BLACKURA_NY - Polished
10.TrevorT-Black
11. eh? spec - Black/Polished

Even though I don't have EDFC , it looks badass.

jmkiang

iTrader: (5)

Someone dropped the ball and deleted erick3

1. jmkiang - Black
2. msala524 - Black
3. Fulani has a TL - Black
4. ballinfizzle89 - Black/Polished
5. TheWanderer316 - Black/Polished
6. Acurajj - Black
7. Stylezz101 - Black/Polished
8. El Cubano - Blue/Black
9. BLACKURA_NY - Polished
10.TrevorT-Black
11. eh? spec - Black/Polished
12. erick3 - Black

MichaelBenz

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I am in....Polished.

1. jmkiang - Black
2. msala524 - Black
3. Fulani has a TL - Black
4. ballinfizzle89 - Black/Polished
5. TheWanderer316 - Black/Polished
6. Acurajj - Black
7. Stylezz101 - Black/Polished
8. El Cubano - Blue/Black
9. BLACKURA_NY - Polished
10.TrevorT-Black
11. eh? spec - Black/Polished
12. MichaelBenz - Polished

jmkiang

iTrader: (5)

Fixed

1. jmkiang - Black
2. msala524 - Black
3. Fulani has a TL - Black
4. ballinfizzle89 - Black/Polished
5. TheWanderer316 - Black/Polished
6. Acurajj - Black
7. Stylezz101 - Black/Polished
8. El Cubano - Blue/Black
9. BLACKURA_NY - Polished
10.TrevorT-Black
11. eh? spec - Black/Polished
12. erick3 - Black
13. MichaelBenz - Polished

Poor erick3

TheWanderer316

iTrader: (7)

^ Whoops, think that was me, my bad

Distorted Reality

1. jmkiang - Black
2. msala524 - Black
3. Fulani has a TL - Black
4. ballinfizzle89 - Black/Polished
5. TheWanderer316 - Black/Polished
6. Acurajj - Black
7. Stylezz101 - Black/Polished
8. El Cubano - Blue/Black
9. BLACKURA_NY - Polished
10.TrevorT-Black
11. eh? spec - Black/Polished
12. erick3 - Black
13. MichaelBenz - Polished
14. Distorted Reality- Polished

Soooo down for this, been waiting forever for someone to finally make/fabricate a working strut bar for our car.

jmkiang

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It was. I just didn't wanna call you out haha

THTL

iTrader: (2)

13. THTL- dont care, please just make one

TheWanderer316

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1. jmkiang - Black
2. msala524 - Black
3. Fulani has a TL - Black
4. ballinfizzle89 - Black/Polished
5. TheWanderer316 - Black/Polished
6. Acurajj - Black
7. Stylezz101 - Black/Polished
8. El Cubano - Blue/Black
9. BLACKURA_NY - Polished
10.TrevorT-Black
11. eh? spec - Black/Polished
12. erick3 - Black
13. MichaelBenz - Polished
14. Distorted Reality- Polished
15. THTL- dont care, please just make one

Kennedy

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That's nice... I don't understand the options, so here's what I want:
Make it look just like the Greddy bar...

Blue brackets - polished bar

1. jmkiang - Black
2. msala524 - Black
3. Fulani has a TL - Black
4. ballinfizzle89 - Black/Polished
5. TheWanderer316 - Black/Polished
6. Acurajj - Black
7. Stylezz101 - Black/Polished
8. El Cubano - Blue/Black
9. BLACKURA_NY - Polished
10.TrevorT-Black
11. eh? spec - Black/Polished
12. erick3 - Black
13. MichaelBenz - Polished
14. Distorted Reality- Polished
15. THTL- dont care, please just make one
16. Kennedy - Blue/Polished

ggesq

iTrader: (1)

Richie- for the noobs to performance parts (including me) what benefit does adding this bar do for the car?

Richie v6

One of the goals of this project was to make a stronger stiffer strut tower bar. The stock one is pretty light and flimsy. This strut tower bar should tighten up your suspension for a more planted feel and reduce body roll. The main goal was to allow the use of EDFC and to make something aesthetically pleasing yet functional.

<{Kris}>

Is it really going to make a difference though, the strut towers are very very close to the firewall, I question how much flex there is in this area.

The back however, that would probably make a much more dramatic difference.

Richie v6

Every little but helps. This is mainly targeted for people with EDFC or people what just want to add some bling.

Richie v6

Hey guys lets pick out some shades of colors.
http://www.r5r.net/index.php?option=...d=18&Itemid=49

jmkiang

iTrader: (5)

Just to add a little to what Richie said...

Lets face it... the factory bar was a joke. Although the TL isn't strictly a performance car, Acura could've increased the thickness of the mounting portion of their bar! The bar itself doesn't seem to be extremely rigid either. Failure of the stock bar is probably far fetched but this new design is definitely much sturdier and beefier than the OEM design.

The mounting brackets are made of 5mm thick mild steel and as RV6 mentioned earlier, it mounts to 5 of the studs versus the makeshift strut bars that mount to 2 studs. These brackets are pretty heavy duty and don't look half bad either

We also took into account the strength of the arms... theres a special aspect of the design that allowed for more weld area, hence creating a stronger assembly.

The bolt holes on the brackets and arms are slotted to allow for some play during installation but once you bolt everything down, nothings gonna move

All in all, the design is pretty solid. It looks great. It sits flush with the all the covers.

Definitely looking forward to some user feedback.

jmkiang

iTrader: (5)

Maybe a future project?

stillhere153

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freeez...

I am #1

ps. richie BEEN thought of a rear strut tower bar... #1 problem SPACE