hello WRX fans ...

i have just installed a new strut bar on my WRX with those STI replica one...but noticed something very strange.. the bar and the hose are literally come in contact side by side after being installed. Im worried that the vibration from the strut will have an affect on the AC.


Does anyone knows how to avoid this? or is this normal for strutbar installed on WRX?

can someone pls assist... or give me suggestion...

thanks a lot in advance, folks.

wj36

 

i have the cusco's and had to change location of the braket on the driver side (black hose) and bend the AC lines (aluminum)
downward to get about 4mm clearance.

dont over do it as those lines will snap on you. but you should
bend it downward (from around the firewall area) and get clearance. it is not good to have anything touching the strut bar
as they do tend to move around during high speed cornering and going over ramps.

 

many thanks for your input, fellas,
seems like bending the AC hose is the way to go..,

afterall.. solid cornering is what we're after

 

Here's a tip: Don't install it, and certainly don't relocate stuff in the engine bay to do it. Why? Because a front strut tower has no, I repeat, no effect on a WRX, and barely any in a softer (torsionally) GC8.

The chicks dig it, though.

Kevin

 

OK if u gonna install it DON'T bend the AC line. Just unscrew it on the right side of the engine bay where its held by 2 screw and shift it down screwing the top screw into the bottom hole so its shifted down almost an inch. It works fine.

 

gtguy- hahaha. you obviously do not have aftermarket coilovers or suspension systems. it is a night/day difference on my car.

 

GTguy / Kenchan,

Why the wildly different opinions on what effect (if any) this brace makes on the same car? What are your experiences? Are the cars set up similarly or different? What are they used for?

I ask since I'm about to order one (to go along with Cusco camber plates, sway bars, etc.) but have not heard overwhelmingly positive things thus far.

Thanks in advance, gents.

--BA

 

almos-stock- if your car is using a soft factory or aftermarket setup, you probably wont know the difference. but since my ride has tein HA's on there, there is a major difference having the front
strut bar. the rear is a mild difference but noticable at high speed
cornering. i use both cuscos for front/rear.

the initial difference is that your steering will feel much more
active and responsive, and your car will change direction in a
snap. on the factory sus, the steering is mushy.

im on a 02wrx.

strut bars on factory setup will be basically meaningless.