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Old 10-05-2002, 07:02 AM
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Question GAB strut tower bar

does anyone have these (GAB strut tower bars) installed?

if so, how does it corner??

what about GAB + pro-line kit (eibach)?
Old 10-05-2002, 06:02 PM
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i got the gab bar....performance wise...i guess it works.......if you owned a hatch (civic) for example the bar for our car is not comparable......but i did feel a difference. Our cars are big and long so the stiffness would be different.........if you have the money go for it.......its an added bonus to jthe value/looks of the car, and also not to forget a little on the performance side......hope i helped........
Old 10-06-2002, 09:30 PM
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i have it an i noticed a drastic before and after effect on it , b efore i installed it i just took some turns around 20-30 and after took the same turns and noticed alot a deffinate improvement all around
Old 10-07-2002, 01:11 AM
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i got the GAB strut bar awhile ago and i was pretty skeptical at first about it's benefits. all i have to say is OMG. it make such a big difference, almost as much as lowering the car. my car corners a lot better now, definately a good investment.
Old 10-07-2002, 10:39 PM
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hey unx....did you bring it to a shop to do it or did you do it yourself?
Old 10-10-2002, 08:01 PM
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i did it myself, it's pretty easy
Old 10-10-2002, 09:00 PM
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how did you install it? im getting it sometime soon too
Old 10-10-2002, 09:44 PM
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Originally posted by unx979
i did it myself, it's pretty easy
It's from 95 civic or something right? You wanna help me do mines?
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i think zex was the one who had to custom fit his struts from a civic...not sure
Old 10-11-2002, 03:37 PM
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the GAB strut bar is specifically made for our car. as for how i installed it, just take out the bolts for the suspension in the engine compartment. should be four bolts on either side. lossen them but don't take them out one at a time. just loosen them and when you have them all loosened, then take out the bolts. then you just put the strut bar on, making sure that it clears the engine block. you have to tweak it a lil bit (ie loosen or tighten the bar itself) for it to fit perfectly. then just screw the nuts back on. pretty easy. the only hard part that i had was getting the nuts off in the first place. they're on there pretty tight, but me and my friend finally got it off.
Old 10-11-2002, 05:24 PM
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Originally posted by TLBaller
i think zex was the one who had to custom fit his struts from a civic...not sure
Here's the thread of the bar for 3.2
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did all your guys bars fit with no problem? my bar just did not fit right i had to add washers in 2 places.......did i install it wrong........
Old 10-15-2002, 01:03 AM
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you just need to do more tweaking, at first mine didn't fit right, but you just gotta keep twisting the end pieces to find the right combo. you shouldn't need any washers, after awhile mine just fit perfectly.
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