ive heard mixed stories about these, and ive found myself w/some extra cash so now i havent stopped spending! i wanna know if gettng a front strut tower bar is worth it? how about those $25 ebay ones, are they worth it?

 

Not worth it. If you want something to stiffen up the front end, get a Cusco Version 2 lower brace. The rear strut bar does make a positive difference.

 

They don't do much for the impreza.
The strut towers are so close to the firewall that the chassis doens't need much stiffening there.
They are 70% asthetics 30% function

The rear bar will give you a more noticeable differnce.

I put front and rear on, the car does feel overall much stiffer.

 

I put on a Cusco front and rear sway bar and a front lower arm bar, I think Version 2. World of difference.


Pete

 

Yup, like Limpreziv said, sway bars will do a lot, a front strut bar won't.

 

They tend to really impress people that don't know much about cars... So if that is your angle, at $25 they offer a good "impressive to dollar" ratio..

jb

 

I was thinking of changing out the lower bar on my car.. but isn't it a decently hard install.

the front and rear bars are easy installs.
20mm cusco rear sway bar on my car as well.