Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label strut bar

Front Strut Bar Installation on 96-00 Civic

Front Strut bar installation : A Strut tower bar is bolted to the frame to prevent some body squat. The frame of a car on a corner will flex a little, and this will help it flex less, keeping the frame more rigid at the top of the suspension struts. This will help the wheels stay more at the correct camber, keep them more planted, and make the car grip better on the corners. Many people say a tower bar in the front is bolt in, but not always. There are 2 kinds: There are tower bars that install onto the macphearson strut, and those that bolt onto the frame. The bars that go to the frame usually don't work on non-EX and Si models due to the damn airbox in the way. If you buy one offline, please check the design with a pic of the exact model you buy, ebay and aftermarket sites will lie and say some things fit that don't, so check. INSTALLING A FRONT UPPER TOWER STRUR BAR TO THE SHOCK/STRUT ASSEMBLY: You need a 14mm socket, a torque wrench, and a 14mm wrench (box...