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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 02:09 AM
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J's Racing Rear Strut Bar Review

I haven't written a review in awhile. My building has pretty much stopped for the past 6 months. I'm going to post up some pics tonight, and write the review tomorrow by editing this post.







Review: This was one of the easiest installs. No extra hardware. Remove the rear strut covers, lossen the bolts, place the strut bar, add torque and secure the bolts. Make sure the tower is even.

Performance: This is WAY better than the Tanabe strut bar I was using before. It sits at a lower stance like the Cusco. No more bracket sounds, i.e. metal on metal. That was so annoying. The rear of the vehicle is more rigid. Like all strut bars, it needs to be tighten every now and then. You get what you pay for.

Unfortunately, the price on these and other J's products have gone up. List is $207 + shipping. Think long-term when buying stuff.

A little something extra for my C-Pillar bar. I'm not surprised if everyone starts doing this.




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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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lol... i did the same thing with my domo but since i dont have a c-pillar yet i hung him off my rear net! btw do you see any differance with the js c-pillar?
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lol... i did the same thing with my domo but since i dont have a c-pillar yet i hung him off my rear net! btw do you see any differance with the js c-pillar?
Whoah. Domo looks like spider-man. If you have the C-Pillar bar alone, you won't notice much of a difference. Add the rear strut bar, and yes you will. Only on high speed turns though. Regular driving, you can't really tell since your going straight.
 
Old Jun 22, 2009 | 01:47 PM
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I need to install my J's rear bar. It's been sitting in my room since October. hahaa
 
Old Jul 7, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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I still prefer CUSCO rear strut bar design
 
Old Jul 7, 2009 | 01:28 PM
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Yeah but Cusco's endlinks are blue and that sucks. lol.

I am thinking of selling my Weapon R trunk cage to go with the J's strutbar
 
Old Jul 7, 2009 | 02:04 PM
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i have this strutbar. i bought it for $100 like a year and a half ago lol. it looks nice, but i doubt it does anything as far as handling is concerned
 
Old Jul 7, 2009 | 03:00 PM
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I like my Cusco because it's mounted to the body not the shocks.
 
Old Nov 25, 2009 | 02:58 AM
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i could only find one in pink
 
Old Dec 23, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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just put mine on the other day. seems to be creaking a little does anybody know how to fix this? Im going to go mess around with it in a little and untighten/tighten everything
 
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 05:21 AM
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cusco makes a c-pillar bar?
 
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