Is a rear strutbar worth it on a wagon?
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Is a rear strutbar worth it on a wagon?
Is it really worth the money? Most people who did this mod did a rear sway bar at the same time and are unsure how much of the result was the strutbar, if any. Anyone out there who did the mod either after a rear sway bar or before (don't know why you would do this but anyway) and if so how much improvement did you see?
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I use my rear strut tower bar as an atachment point for the baby seat. I didn't like running the LATCH strap to the back of the car, took up too much storage space.
Last edited by spelk3; Dec 31, 2003 at 10:14 AM.
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Originally posted by spelk3
I use my rear strut tower bar for as an atachment point for the baby seat. I didn't like running the LATCH strap to the back of the car, took up too much storage space.
I use my rear strut tower bar for as an atachment point for the baby seat. I didn't like running the LATCH strap to the back of the car, took up too much storage space.
Originally posted by spelk3
I use my rear strut tower bar for as an atachment point for the baby seat. I didn't like running the LATCH strap to the back of the car, took up too much storage space.
I use my rear strut tower bar for as an atachment point for the baby seat. I didn't like running the LATCH strap to the back of the car, took up too much storage space.
i installed a rear strut bar on my wagon, and it has made a vast improvement during cornering. It kinda acts like the sedans rear window/steel brace since wagon does not have that type of support. Definitely worth the install.
Next I installed the sedan 20mm rear sway on my wagon, and I can say it helped during high speed lane change and a bit on cornering.
Hank
Next I installed the sedan 20mm rear sway on my wagon, and I can say it helped during high speed lane change and a bit on cornering.
Hank
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On a wagon, the Whiteline adjustable bar may be the best one...crank that thing TIGHT
...I have(one of the first mods I did) one on my sedan and one of the jamb nuts backed off and it got loose(on a BADLY washboarded gravel road)...and as soon as I got back on pavement, I could tell that something was wrong/loose....
...I have(one of the first mods I did) one on my sedan and one of the jamb nuts backed off and it got loose(on a BADLY washboarded gravel road)...and as soon as I got back on pavement, I could tell that something was wrong/loose....
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the rear tower bar for the wagon was worth it. i had the whiteline yellow end one and it held my sub in very well with bungees. easy removal for the track.
on a turn it gave the feeling of 2 wheeling vs 3 wheeling. if you can understand what i was trying to say. i guess it kept the rear cabin from twisting and giving that sensation.
when you tighten the nuts on the shaft(what the heck did i just type) put tape on the shiny nuts before you wrench on them to protect them from scratches.
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on a turn it gave the feeling of 2 wheeling vs 3 wheeling. if you can understand what i was trying to say. i guess it kept the rear cabin from twisting and giving that sensation.
when you tighten the nuts on the shaft(what the heck did i just type) put tape on the shiny nuts before you wrench on them to protect them from scratches.
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