I recently bought a new STB for my car, I'll post pics of it when I get home. I was wondering if I need to install my stock STB in addition to the new one, or just the one by itself would be sufficient. Any help or instllation advice would be great!

 

Just the new one, the oem ones are hollow pieces of crap

 

Which 1 did you get?

 

I'm not exactly sure of the brand, I got it off craigslist. I can post some pics when I get home.

 

It matters which bar you got. If it is the neuspeed then you use it along with the stock one. If it is comptech or cusco then it replaces the stock bar. I need to install my comptech one this weekend.

 

^what he said. i like the oem strut bar plus neuspeed bar. looks stock but works great

 

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And it stays out of the way if you ever want to do some intake manifold works, FRIES....

 

lmao, poor guy got the spacer but then couldnt do the mod. lmao. whats his name? fries? lol

 

, nevermind you would cause you like men :theghey:
still got my full money back selling it so not so bad (and actually made a couple of dollars in the process too (only like 5 though)

 

I'm going out to the garage out in a second to snap a picture of it.

 

 

looks almost like the cusco one

 

I picked it up for $10, just needs a good polishing.

 

a really good one at that lol, but yes kinda looks like a knockoff though

 

I think it is too, but I could care less about name brand stuff. It was from Katrina so it has some saltwater oxidation, but I should be able to clean it up without a problem.x

 

ya definitely a cusco knock off or replica the design is almost identical

great buy

 

Send it to Fries, I hear hes real good at polishing long, stiff objects.



But nice pickup for $10. I hit it with some sand paper and then paint it with some enamel.

 

Good to know I got a good deal. I'm going to hit it with some metal polish and my power ball tomorrow and see what that does. If it doesn't help my friend is going to take it to his shop and glass bead it so I can paint it. So I'm guessing this is the one where I don't need the OEM STB?

 

I dont think it'll but but you can try after you put this one one just to make sure.

and the cusco one can be used along with the the stock bar.

 

u cant use that one and the stock one. id rather have the oem one than the one u picked up. im against pivot points on a strut bar. and seeing how it only ties the two strut tower bars and not into the bulk head (fire wall), ur down grading. but thats just how i see it

 

^Correct. I am currently using the Cusco bar along with the oem bar. That one that Cl-Slick got looks like one of those Megan or ebay brand bars. I wouldn't consider it a cusco copy because it looks much different. But either way $10 for a strut tower ain't bad.

 

the cusco you can install along with the oem...

 

I'm going to install it on the car this afternoon to see how I like it.

 

If I decide to keep it I'll put some lock-tite on all of the pivtos.

 

issue is not the bolts loosening, it the joints themselves rotating when the car flexes


so go to home depot or something, and get some grade 8 bolts (grade 9.8??? for metric) so you can really tighten those suckers up, and hopefully keep it from pivoting

 

its useless if it pivots

 

I have a front Cusco bar and you use it w/ the stock strut bar.

Edit: Sorry guys didn't read through the end that you beat me to it.

 

Thing is going to be repainted sometime and I will check into the larger bolts for that thing.

 

probably won't be able to get larger bolts in there (not enough material around the holes), but you can get higher grade (stronger) bolts though, so they can then be tightened tighter, which should help keep the pivot from rotating any

 

Ah, that's what I meant. I think I'm going to paint it SSM or a close color to that.

 

gunmetal maybe to match your wheels or so (with the "bases" matched to ethier the car or just plain black)

 

I don't have the gunmetal rims on any more, I'm rockin' the stockies for now. I was thinking metalcast red or SSM, but gunmetal might look nice in the engine bay. I'll have to go look at paint this weekend.

 

it be "shiny", while still not being too "FLASH"


i would also say polish it back up, but polished/chromed stuff does not go too well with silver

 

put it on. bolt it up and weld the pivot points

 

does not seem like he would have a welder, but yes that probably be the best option though

 

take it to a muffler shop after u tighten the shit out of teh bolts so it doesnt pivot on u

 

then repaint it (aka remove again, and possibly drop a stut down or so, for enough give to get it out and back in), but yes that would work though


also gotta remove the chrome first off the "eyebolts" so it will weld properly, and be full strength weld

 

My friend's dad is a top notch welder so I'm sure he would help me out. My plan is to paint it the metalcast red for now, I can always change it later, tighten the hell out of the bolts until I can get it to the shop to be welded, and slap it on the car for the upcoming meet I will be attending. Any other thoughts? You guys' advice and comments have really helped me out with this thing because I honestly didn't know jack about them .