STRUT BARS, rear, front, upper lower questions and answers
#141
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.
Other than that the feel is AWESOME!!! I love em.
#142
Cusco Front Tower Strut Bar Rattles and Rubs!!! Help!
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!!!
#145
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......
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......
#146
yes, that would explain it!
Al.
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......
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......
#147
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.
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.
#148
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.
#150
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.
**edit**
i just went in my garage and popped the hood open. i have a pretty big gap between the bar and motor.
Last edited by ezekielwhore; 06-10-2007 at 11:47 PM.
#154
What does the rear strut bar do?
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
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
Last edited by ewdysar; 06-12-2007 at 08:26 PM.
#155
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...
#158
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?
Last edited by sosoqtpinoy; 06-12-2007 at 01:46 PM.