STRUT BARS, rear, front, upper lower questions and answers

[nttdemented]

They feel fine to me. A little bouncy after large shifts on the road, (like 2 or 3 rebounds before the struts settle down). This should be fixed by harder and/or adjustable struts once they are available (HELLO KONI!!!!).

Other than that the feel is AWESOME!!! I love em.

[sosoqtpinoy]

Just installed em today looks great and all... but just when i started to test run it in the streets it starts to rattle while im idled or when a take off slowly... so i looked inside and it rubs on top of engine....Does anyone have this issue? How did u fix it? Help me PLZ!!!

[SPON FIT]

i dont have it but i would suggest adding some washers under the bar

[p11wrg]

My Cusco tower bar has no problems. Maybe it is because yours is LHD? Cusco is designed for JDM models which are RHD.

Engines are the same so the only thing I can think of is RHD v LHD.

Al.

[JDM_DOHC_SiR]

Originally Posted by p11wrg

Engines are the same so the only thing I can think of is RHD v LHD.

Al.

USDM= Dive by wire... bigger t-body... less room around the tower bar..
JDM= Cable throttle cable t-body.... more room around the tower bar..

I wonder it it is possible for him to remove the black metal cover that is rubbing the tower bar.... if not possible removing a section with a dremel or bending it......

[p11wrg]

yes, that would explain it!

Al.

Originally Posted by JDM_DOHC_SiR

USDM= Dive by wire... bigger t-body... less room around the tower bar..
JDM= Cable throttle cable t-body.... more room around the tower bar..

I wonder it it is possible for him to remove the black metal cover that is rubbing the tower bar.... if not possible removing a section with a dremel or bending it......

[Swimmer Boy]

I just bought the front strut bar today, ordered from Bulletproof, I was

assuming that the install of the bar is pretty easy, but I would appreciate

if someone could have a DIY of the install. I saw the DIY of another one

but he had already put the mounting plate on.

[manxman]

Originally Posted by ewdysar

Does anyone know what the c-pillar bar really does?

Eric

My personal opinion is that it makes a really good coat rack. I have serious trouble believing that it can possibly have any effect at all on handling. They are cheap, but I am not willing to waste the money to find out whether my opinion is right or wrong.

[sosoqtpinoy]

awwwww..... Bump

[ezekielwhore]

i have zero problems with the cusco bar.

**edit**
i just went in my garage and popped the hood open. i have a pretty big gap between the bar and motor.

[JDM_DOHC_SiR]

Originally Posted by ezekielwhore

i have zero problems with the cusco bar.

**edit**
i just went in my garage and popped the hood open. i have a pretty big gap between the bar and motor.

Do ya have any pics`?? to show how much clearance you have vice... his rubbing issue

[ezekielwhore]

Originally Posted by JDM_DOHC_SiR

Do ya have any pics`?? to show how much clearance you have vice... his rubbing issue

ill try to get some pics tmrw.

[sosoqtpinoy]

will putting washers under the mounts affect the purpose of the strut ? will i lose anything? is there any other type of material some one would reccoment to put under the mounts?

[ewdysar]

The purpose of this thread is to analyze the practical functionality of the commercially available "rear strut bars" sold for Fits.

First I'll say that I don't think that they are really rear strut bars, because there are no rear struts on a Fit. The rear suspension is a torsion rear axle as discussed in other threads, with coil springs and shock absorbers. The shock absorbers do not appear to have any influence on locating the rear suspension, camber or toe-in.

The commercially available "rear strut bars" appear to mount only to the top mounting stud of the shock absorbers which are mounted in rubber bushings. Tying the tops of the two shock absorbers together should not have any effect on wheel attitude throughout the suspension travel and can't really add any rigidity to the monocoque structure of the body/frame. If the body flexes under hard cornering, this bar would just move the tops of the shock absorber around in relation to the body, and would not effect position of the tire or suspension.

If the rear suspension consoles were tied together directly, without the rubber mounts, some body rigidity could be gained, but I believe that the reinforcement would have to be more than just compression/tension between two points, cross bars in a vertical plane would be more effective.

The only way that I can think of where this type of bar mount might have an effect is if the shocks were mounted through monoballs, eliminating the give provided by the rubber mounts.

All of my suspension improvement experience comes from modifying Porsches (also monocoque, but rear wheel drive) for track and AX. There may be some aspects of the Honda engineering and shortcomings that I'm not aware of, so corrections to my theories are welcome and would be appreciated.

Thank you for your input.

Eric

[sosoqtpinoy]

Yipee...i fixed my issue... just by uninstallin the mounts and reinstalling it by pushing the strut forward while tighting it... and loosening the bar in the middle and raising it up and pushing it forward while tighting it... so no more rubbing ...hopefullythe problem wont occur again...

[sosoqtpinoy]

can i have both of these installed at the same time since i have a front strut installed already?

[JDMchris.com]

yes, but i believe the cusco lower arm bar is specific to the JDM fit.

[sosoqtpinoy]

so it wont fit im guessing? does spoon have a lower arm bar? will i have any problems with the rear strut bar from cusco? Can u recommend any lower strut bars for the fit?

[aallbbeerrtttttt]

check this out

http://www.fitfreak.net/forums/non-f...ble-price.html

[sosoqtpinoy]

any other suggestions?