Info on Strut Bars - Page 3

**Cromax** · 8-21-05, 22:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by The MichelinMan

there in the main therad!

Which thread?

**DQUIK1** · 9-7-05, 5:33

i didn't want to start a new thread so i thought i'd post in here hopefully someone can help me out... do the front strut bars for an mx6 1st gen fit a tx5? i'm assuming they do but not sure... same question for the mx6 1st gen rear sway bar

**Lim@** · 9-8-05, 8:32

the front strut will 99% sure.
rear sway bar, MAY differ depending on 4ws or not. but the 2ws one should be a defi fit

LX SS · 9-9-05, 6:47

front strut should fit, providing there is bonnet clearance, as for sway bars they possibly both 2ws and 4ws not be able to fit.

had to correct u again lim@weed

**SABBAi** · 9-9-05, 20:55

LX how did you correct him? cause he said may fit and you said possibly will not? Same thing dude.

**Lim@** · 5-13-06, 20:02

for guys wondering. a 2g front strut bar can be modified slightly to fit a 1g. the difference is in the hole spacing at the strut top. the mounting will need to be grinded away a bit to make it fit. also you'll need to play around with the other brackets around there, and seeing which nuts need to be there and which ones can hold brackets and strut bar mounting at the same time. this is because of bonnet clearance.

if you just stick the strut bar striaght ontop of all the other mountings with all the other nuts on, you wont be able to close the bonnet.

if any1 is really interested ill take a pic. but its easily doable, takes about 1/2 an hour. is a fairly easy thing to get your head around, just take the strut bar mountings, go to fit it, see where the holes don't line up and grand away with a dremel etc till it fits. and it wont move around if done properly either, its hard to explain why, but even tho the holes are bigger than the strut bolts, they are in such a way they cant move either side, because of the other bolts (urgh, i don't expect anyone to understand that! :P)

but don't be shyd away buying a 2nd gen one if you find one and cant get a 1g (whiteline make a 1g one tho!)

also, thanks to sabbai for this, he was the one that showed me it could fit and had the dremel i needed!

(sorry, hafta spread round first)

**zorb_rules** · 5-14-06, 3:41

jase just to correct ya can stick it ontop of other nuts

or at least with the tx5 anyways thats how mines is doen

**Lim@** · 5-14-06, 4:29

you can, but some need to be taken off. or else it sits too high! scotts aswell!

**Cromax** · 5-14-06, 7:10

Won't putting it on top of other nuts cause more flex in the assembly? I thought the whole idea of the strut bar is to reduce flex to an absolute minimum.

**zorb_rules** · 5-14-06, 17:19

it will chromie but only slightly and no tenough to reduce the overall effect of the strut bar by any means

**Turk** · 5-15-06, 3:37

Does anyone know how the ebay strut bars hold up. Are they strong enough etc. They seem like a much cheaper alternative to what else ive seen. 50ish compared to 200ish.... I mean it is just allimunium right??? as long as the brackets fit nicely

**Lim@** · 5-15-06, 7:24

well i got an ebay one. lol its firmer than the whitline one! no doubt! and i couldnt care at all aobut the looks, but it looks good to me! :P

**NiN^_^NiN** · 5-18-06, 21:34

For ebay bars read some of the comments some people say they don't do anything they are so easy to bend

**KiNg MaRtY** · 5-18-06, 22:09

what exactly was wrong with the whitleline bar? any pics of it? nost of the bars on ebay are poor qualility and as mentioned will flex. adapting a 2gen bar by making the wholes bigger won't do anything either but provide a little bling

marky84 · 11-18-07, 4:09

I'm thinkin of getting whiteline rear sway bar for my 1st gen Mx6 too. Its also 4WS. I heard whiteline makes very good sway bars. If u wanna feel real good response when u turn, Just install coilovers and drop it. lol

9-7-05, 5:33	#32 (permalink)
DQUIK1 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 25 iTrader: (0)	i didn't want to start a new thread so i thought i'd post in here hopefully someone can help me out... do the front strut bars for an mx6 1st gen fit a tx5? i'm assuming they do but not sure... same question for the mx6 1st gen rear sway bar
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9-8-05, 8:32	#33 (permalink)
Lim@ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (0)	the front strut will 99% sure. rear sway bar, MAY differ depending on 4ws or not. but the 2ws one should be a defi fit
	1990 GD mazda mx-6 turbo 4ws, Td05H turbo, custom manifold, 2500lbs rx7 clutch, 18" wheels with 225/35/18 rubber, Short Shifter, super lows, KYB struts, CAI, Exhaust, twin pot Liberty GT calipers, walbro 255lph fuel pump, 18mm rear swaybar Traded With: Crazyone, Adamx6, Mitchyboy, TX5F2T, JeTx5, LXSS, SABBAI, Yodo, jesiotrot, zorb_rules, mx6t91, boki82, tomee, broken diff, adylim, my1stmx6, joe91mx6, sik_turk

9-9-05, 20:55	#35 (permalink)
SABBAi Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (1)	LX how did you correct him? cause he said may fit and you said possibly will not? Same thing dude.
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5-13-06, 20:02	#36 (permalink)
Lim@ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (0)	for guys wondering. a 2g front strut bar can be modified slightly to fit a 1g. the difference is in the hole spacing at the strut top. the mounting will need to be grinded away a bit to make it fit. also you'll need to play around with the other brackets around there, and seeing which nuts need to be there and which ones can hold brackets and strut bar mounting at the same time. this is because of bonnet clearance. if you just stick the strut bar striaght ontop of all the other mountings with all the other nuts on, you wont be able to close the bonnet. if any1 is really interested ill take a pic. but its easily doable, takes about 1/2 an hour. is a fairly easy thing to get your head around, just take the strut bar mountings, go to fit it, see where the holes don't line up and grand away with a dremel etc till it fits. and it wont move around if done properly either, its hard to explain why, but even tho the holes are bigger than the strut bolts, they are in such a way they cant move either side, because of the other bolts (urgh, i don't expect anyone to understand that! :P) but don't be shyd away buying a 2nd gen one if you find one and cant get a 1g (whiteline make a 1g one tho!) also, thanks to sabbai for this, he was the one that showed me it could fit and had the dremel i needed! (sorry, hafta spread round first)
	1990 GD mazda mx-6 turbo 4ws, Td05H turbo, custom manifold, 2500lbs rx7 clutch, 18" wheels with 225/35/18 rubber, Short Shifter, super lows, KYB struts, CAI, Exhaust, twin pot Liberty GT calipers, walbro 255lph fuel pump, 18mm rear swaybar Traded With: Crazyone, Adamx6, Mitchyboy, TX5F2T, JeTx5, LXSS, SABBAI, Yodo, jesiotrot, zorb_rules, mx6t91, boki82, tomee, broken diff, adylim, my1stmx6, joe91mx6, sik_turk

5-14-06, 4:29	#38 (permalink)
Lim@ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (0)	you can, but some need to be taken off. or else it sits too high! scotts aswell!
	1990 GD mazda mx-6 turbo 4ws, Td05H turbo, custom manifold, 2500lbs rx7 clutch, 18" wheels with 225/35/18 rubber, Short Shifter, super lows, KYB struts, CAI, Exhaust, twin pot Liberty GT calipers, walbro 255lph fuel pump, 18mm rear swaybar Traded With: Crazyone, Adamx6, Mitchyboy, TX5F2T, JeTx5, LXSS, SABBAI, Yodo, jesiotrot, zorb_rules, mx6t91, boki82, tomee, broken diff, adylim, my1stmx6, joe91mx6, sik_turk

9-9-05, 6:47	#34 (permalink)
LX SS Banned Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: melbourne, victoria, Australia Age: 24 iTrader: (0)	front strut should fit, providing there is bonnet clearance, as for sway bars they possibly both 2ws and 4ws not be able to fit. had to correct u again lim@weed

5-14-06, 7:10	#39 (permalink)
Cromax Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Age: 26 iTrader: (0)	Won't putting it on top of other nuts cause more flex in the assembly? I thought the whole idea of the strut bar is to reduce flex to an absolute minimum.
	1993 Mazda MX6 4WS 2004 Mazda RX8 Luxury "If it was so, it might be; and it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic." - Lewis Carrol

5-15-06, 3:37	#41 (permalink)
Turk Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 20 iTrader: (3)	Does anyone know how the ebay strut bars hold up. Are they strong enough etc. They seem like a much cheaper alternative to what else ive seen. 50ish compared to 200ish.... I mean it is just allimunium right??? as long as the brackets fit nicely
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5-15-06, 7:24	#42 (permalink)
Lim@ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (0)	well i got an ebay one. lol its firmer than the whitline one! no doubt! and i couldnt care at all aobut the looks, but it looks good to me! :P
	1990 GD mazda mx-6 turbo 4ws, Td05H turbo, custom manifold, 2500lbs rx7 clutch, 18" wheels with 225/35/18 rubber, Short Shifter, super lows, KYB struts, CAI, Exhaust, twin pot Liberty GT calipers, walbro 255lph fuel pump, 18mm rear swaybar Traded With: Crazyone, Adamx6, Mitchyboy, TX5F2T, JeTx5, LXSS, SABBAI, Yodo, jesiotrot, zorb_rules, mx6t91, boki82, tomee, broken diff, adylim, my1stmx6, joe91mx6, sik_turk

5-18-06, 21:34	#43 (permalink)
NiN^_^NiN Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (0)	For ebay bars read some of the comments some people say they don't do anything they are so easy to bend
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5-18-06, 22:09	#44 (permalink)
KiNg MaRtY Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Anaheim, Orange County, CA, US Age: 24 iTrader: (0)	what exactly was wrong with the whitleline bar? any pics of it? nost of the bars on ebay are poor qualility and as mentioned will flex. adapting a 2gen bar by making the wholes bigger won't do anything either but provide a little bling
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11-18-07, 4:09	#45 (permalink)
marky84 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mackay, QLD, Australia Age: 24 iTrader: (0)	I'm thinkin of getting whiteline rear sway bar for my 1st gen Mx6 too. Its also 4WS. I heard whiteline makes very good sway bars. If u wanna feel real good response when u turn, Just install coilovers and drop it. lol
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