Justjap Strut Bars - Any Good?

[~Hypnotik~]

Although most people usually say the opposite, when i fitted my rear strut brace to my S13 I found it made a heap more difference than the front one. The rear felt heaps tighter and the car felt a lot better when cornering fast. I'm pretty sure both my braces are from Justjap.

[made_guy]

lol

strut brace do f**k all! even 3 point ones like my tomei , dont do much at all

got any facts on this? i see big tuning companies that have $800 strut braces fitted.

There appears to be a great deal of support for their benefits, but I'm happy to hear if they don't work cos it saves me buying one - but at least back it up with some dodgy article or something.

Edited October 2, 2007 by made_guy

[nisskid]

Are you saying there's no point in fitting a strut tower brace? That they do nothing to help improve handling?

I'm not trying to be a jerk, serious question. I'm just wanting to know your reasons.

When I fitted mine, it made quite a noticeable difference to handling. I'm sure others would say the same.

yep, when i fitted mine i found a reasonable reduction in mid corner understeer, felt a lot better cornering.

[nisskid]

lol

strut brace do f**k all! even 3 point ones like my tomei , dont do much at all

wrong, they do make a difference, u may just not be pushing ur car enough to notice it

[Kaido_RR]

got any facts on this? i see big tuning companies that have $800 strut braces fitted.

There appears to be a great deal of support for their benefits, but I'm happy to hear if they don't work cos it saves me buying one - but at least back it up with some dodgy article or something.

you cant see the mounting point in the picture, but where it mounts in the middle is only done by a bolt which is about 5mm big Plus after installing the sturt brace i notice no real difference to the way the car feel, it may help about 2% but i dont think there is any noticeable gain. money better spent on a set of swaybars.

Cheers Michael

[dori34]

sway bars + strut bars = big difference

strut bars itself do a difference but not that major.

[RBwhatever]

They're worth getting IMO.

[nisskid]

sway bars + strut bars = big difference

strut bars itself do a difference but not that major.

yeh exactly, go sway bars first then strut brace.