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Whats the best strut bar/brace for my money?
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 10:48 pm
by Beastles
i have a 1998 2.5 GT and i just want to know what bar fits and works the best for my money. And if impreza's will fit my legacy thanks a lot.
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 11:18 pm
by Subaru_Nation555
Firstly, its my understanding that a strut brace is sorta a last component for a suspension system. It probaly will not make that significant a difference on a stock suspension setup, but I don
't really know the handling characteristics of you GT. Secondly, newer Impreza WRX braces will not fit as they have a different bolt pattern. Correct me if I'm wrong but older strut braces intended for 2.5 RSs will work. Cusco makes high quality ones that cost around $150-160 new. You could prob. buy a used one off ebay. Many people agree that a $35 replica strut bar performanes as well as one 5x that price. Hope this helps.
Ps-If you do a seach there is alot of other info on the subject
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 11:39 pm
by BAC5.2
The $35 bars DO work as well as the Cusco and STi bits. They just weigh more, and that's the advantage to the other bars.
Adjustable bars are nice because you can preload the bars and thusly the towers, eliminating movement all together.
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 7:22 pm
by Beastles
alright thanks alot, i just bidded on a 25 dollar one on e-bay for a 1998 impresa 2.5 rs, hope it fits
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:40 pm
by Beastles
well i lost the e-bay item but i was worndering if this strut bar would fit my 98 2.5 gt,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... Track=true
thanks
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:52 pm
by Legacy777
yeah it probably would.
Go to procarparts.com and just order it through there. That's actually the bar I got, and I got it through their site instead of ebay, and I think it was cheaper.
Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 1:46 am
by Beastles
total for just the upper front bar would end up to be like 45 bucks , cuz of tax and shipping and stuff.
if i were to win this auction and win it under 5bucks i would end up paying about 30 or so tops, $22 shipping and handling costs so i think ill go for it on e bayfirst and see how it works out