guitarplayer16

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Hey guys,

I'm just wondering if it's okay to leave my front strut bar off my car for a few days while I wait for my suspension parts.

I heard of stories about not having one can lead to a cracked windshield.

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-problems-fixes-114/no-front-strut-brace-%3D-cracked-windshield-823253/

I'm just not sure if my car parked for a few days (not driving, duh lol) would do any harm.

Thanks!

justnspace

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as long as you dont drive with it off, you'll be fine.

Andy Tsang

agreed^^

vill0169

iTrader: (4)

I ran half a track day and street driving without mine on and never had a single issue, even with coilovers. That wimpy little strut bar would never provide enough rigidity in a chassis to be required to prevent a windshield from cracking.

that wouldn't be saying much for the suspension/chassis if it was required. Yes, there is flexing up front all the time and stiff coilovers would make it increase over a stock but I have a really hard time believing it would cause enough flex to crack a windshield.

Bearcat94

For a long time, people running Teins with EDFC (?) had to run without a front strut brace; there was no brace that would fit.

Some claim it does/can lead to a cracked windshield, but just based on reading threads over the years, there seem to be a lot more people running without a strut brace than there are cracked windsheilds.

jokerman826

I have been running without a front strut bar for almost 3 years now and not one problem with handling or anything cracking. I guess i have been lucky.