Front strut brace

[Mystic3]

What's everyone running ?
or is the stock " good enough"
mostly hard street driving

[Tbonem3]

Stock ends have broken, but there's concern with the way it mounts as well, with 3 "feet" rather than a fully flat surface.

They do their job, as any bar would, really. But can it be improved upon? and Mason/RE/DMG/et al have shown so I believe.

[Epsilon]

https://www.rogueengineering.com/Rogue-Engineering-RACEBRACE-Strut-Brace_p_119.html

[MOD Distribution]

Another Rouge Engineering here, nice piece. Only
complaint is that it’s more work to remove to work on the engine vs a 3-pc one.

[rbg]

Any danger to mess up your alignment when you unbolt it?

[Arith2]

Any danger to mess up your alignment when you unbolt it?

No, there's a pin that sets camber in place.

[jbfrancis3]

Any danger to mess up your alignment when you unbolt it?

So long as you don't jack it up, there's enough friction to keep the struts from moving.

[RoyalFlushness]

Anybody have any input on how much of a difference a strut bar makes on our vehicles? I have an early 01 pre LCI with no strut bar and have been eying the Rogue Engineering bar as my car starts too see more action.

[Triqzy]

Anybody have any input on how much of a difference a strut bar makes on our vehicles? I have an early 01 pre LCI with no strut bar and have been eying the Rogue Engineering bar as my car starts too see more action.

I personally didn't notice any difference. But I also didn't want to drop $300-$400 on a bar and just picked up a megan racing one for $75. Gets the job done and allows for adjustment of camber plates. One day I'll splurge on the DMG eye candy.

[jbfrancis3]

That DMG Pro-46 R is a nice piece. Pricey, but its evident where the $ is going. $745 with the clearcoat 😬

https://dmg-autosport.myshopify.com/products/dmg-pro-46-re-color-coated

[Toby22]

Let’s be honest, you want new strut bar for looks lol. Even if it did make a difference, you won’t feel it or be able to prove it’s a performance upgrade over stock

I like stock bar the best. Doesn’t look out of place.

[Arith2]

Let’s be honest, you want new strut bar for looks lol. Even if it did make a difference, you won’t feel it or be able to prove it’s a performance upgrade over stock

I like stock bar the best. Doesn’t look out of place.

I agree the stock one looks pretty darn good. Too bad the Turner box runs into it. I have a Dinan one and it just doesn't do it for me.

[poss]

Let’s be honest, you want new strut bar for looks lol. Even if it did make a difference, you won’t feel it or be able to prove it’s a performance upgrade over stock

I like stock bar the best. Doesn’t look out of place.

I was disappointed with my 'vert's shimmy after owning a coupe - getting the top of the RACP reinforced really stiffened up the backend (and a 'vert is arguably already better than a coupe due to the fixed rear seat) - but that made the frontend shimmy more noticeable. Replacing the 'decorative' original strut brace with a good one was definitely noticeable on a vert. Made it more than livable in the handling dept.

The genuine strut brace is a piece of crap. The bar is a flimsy bit of rolled sheet metal with a crease in the middle to boot! You can flex it with your bare hands. Purely for show.

[Toby22]

I was disappointed with my 'vert's shimmy after owning a coupe - getting the top of the RACP reinforced really stiffened up the backend (and a 'vert is arguably already better than a coupe due to the fixed rear seat) - but that made the frontend shimmy more noticeable. Replacing the 'decorative' original strut brace with a good one was definitely noticeable on a vert. Made it more than livable in the handling dept.

The genuine strut brace is a piece of crap. The bar is a flimsy bit of rolled sheet metal with a crease in the middle to boot! You can flex it with your bare hands. Purely for show.

Riiight

[liam821]

The strut bar that came on my car came broken - it was one of those carbon fiber ones - I ended up picking up an OEM one from a forum member here. I can't say I noticed too much difference...at least on the street.