rear strut bar help!

jimmy.breeze · 11-24-2006, 10:48 AM

hello you guys. im new to this board. so hello friendly sti/wrx owners out there. well my question is, i have a 06 sti and want to get a rear strut bar. what is a good one to get that is not too expensive but good to use? are the ones that are on ebay any good?? any help would be great. and any pictures of your guys rear strut would be good so i can see how it would look. thanks in advanced

jb

boataholic · 11-24-2006, 12:08 PM

In our cars IMO strut bars aren't a super big help. The only reason I bought mine was to help with window creaking after my spring install. You could consider the ebay ones. But I chose to get a CF titanium front and a cusco rear. Your best bet is to post in the classified wanted ads and keep an eye out for deals. There is a group buy for the X-Brace that will be coming in next month. This means plenty of people selling their old cuscos

The only reason I bought mine was to help with window creaking after my spring install.

LogicalXtremes · 11-24-2006, 05:32 PM

Welcome!!! and the cusco os bars are a good choice!

***VSGTS14*** · 11-24-2006, 06:00 PM

gt spec or cusco will do the trick.

krazyk1371 · 11-24-2006, 06:19 PM

As was already mentioned, strut bars aren't really needed on a stock suspension. I to am going to buy a rear strut bar to stop my rear window from creaking but that is the only reason.

**Z1 Performance** · 11-25-2006, 10:24 AM

the rear strut bars make a noticeable difference in fact - especially with the V brace, even on stock suspension. The front one however is largely dressup

For the rear the most popular is the OS, though Cusco also does a Carbon one that is very light and very stiff and not very pricey ($220)

elevensec7 · 11-26-2006, 06:47 PM

STAY AWAY FROM EBAY!!!! Go with the cusco type CB. Well worth it, strong as hell, and beautiful in my opinion.

elevensec7 · 11-26-2006, 06:49 PM

Oh yeah, I'd get it from Z1, they've got the best prices around. And yes, your welcome Adam.

nelam · 12-01-2006, 04:01 PM

does a '06 rear or front strut bar fit in a '07?

Dos531 · 12-01-2006, 04:11 PM

Considering it is just a tube of metal that connects two points, the ebay should work just as well as a name brand one.

**fullerton** · 12-01-2006, 04:26 PM

^that's what i'm saying.

i went eBay for mine. front, rear and h-brace fro $100 shipped.

i, however, am in line for the x-brace right now.

**wdb** · 12-02-2006, 12:45 PM

Rear strut bars make a noticeable difference; I felt the difference with a Cusco OS without the V-brace. They may not knock seconds off your lap times but they definitely stiffen up the rear of the car.

Popular opinion is that front strut bars do not have much effect on handling, but mine stopped the dreaded windshield creak so it must be doing something.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nelam

does a '06 rear or front strut bar fit in a '07?

Rear bars fit every Impreza from '02 through '07. STi front strut bars are always a tight fit, and the '07's have special issues because the air conditioning lines have been moved into a most unpleasant location, at least as it concerns a strut bar.

DuckStu · 12-04-2006, 12:34 PM

Acording to testing done by the gus at (Car Lab??) there seems to be no benefit whatsoever from a front or rear strut bar. (See post #113 on the link below).

So the best rear strut bar is probably NO rear strut bar.

Have you seen the X-Brace by The Car Lab? Do you have one?

On the page after the link is a pic of the rear "X" brace I made myself. I couldn't wait for the CL group buy to come to fruition.

AndrewSS · 12-04-2006, 11:10 PM

fwiw, I personally noticed nothing from my front and rear strut bars... (ebay specials)

12-04-2006, 11:10 PM	#14
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11-24-2006, 10:48 AM	#1
jimmy.breeze Lurker Posts: 1 IWSTI Addict since: Nov 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	rear strut bar help! hello you guys. im new to this board. so hello friendly sti/wrx owners out there. well my question is, i have a 06 sti and want to get a rear strut bar. what is a good one to get that is not too expensive but good to use? are the ones that are on ebay any good?? any help would be great. and any pictures of your guys rear strut would be good so i can see how it would look. thanks in advanced jb This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

11-24-2006, 12:08 PM	#2
boataholic Professional STI Driver Car: 06 WRX STI Fav Mod: Invidia G200 Location: The OC Posts: 412 IWSTI Addict since: Jul 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	In our cars IMO strut bars aren't a super big help. The only reason I bought mine was to help with window creaking after my spring install. You could consider the ebay ones. But I chose to get a CF titanium front and a cusco rear. Your best bet is to post in the classified wanted ads and keep an eye out for deals. There is a group buy for the X-Brace that will be coming in next month. This means plenty of people selling their old cuscos The only reason I bought mine was to help with window creaking after my spring install.

11-24-2006, 05:32 PM	#3
LogicalXtremes Professional STI Racer Car: 05 CGM STI Fav Mod: protune-Agile 322.2whp 370.3 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 661 IWSTI Addict since: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (3)	*Welcome!!! and the cusco os bars are a good choice!*

11-24-2006, 06:00 PM	#4
*VSGTS14* Muller Chevrolet Car: 08 Chevy 2500 Diesel Fav Mod: a new 09 STi Location: Milford, NJ Posts: 10,206 IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (11)	gt spec or cusco will do the trick.

11-24-2006, 06:19 PM	#5
krazyk1371 Professional STI Racer Car: '06 WRB/Silver STI Fav Mod: Kartboy Gear Location: San Marcos, Ca. Posts: 701 IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	As was already mentioned, strut bars aren't really needed on a stock suspension. I to am going to buy a rear strut bar to stop my rear window from creaking but that is the only reason.

11-25-2006, 10:24 AM	#6
Z1 Performance Authorized Vendor Location: St James, NY Posts: 1,806 IWSTI Addict since: Sep 2005 Trader Rating: (46)	the rear strut bars make a noticeable difference in fact - especially with the V brace, even on stock suspension. The front one however is largely dressup For the rear the most popular is the OS, though Cusco also does a Carbon one that is very light and very stiff and not very pricey ($220)

11-26-2006, 06:47 PM	#7
elevensec7 Amateur STI Driver Car: '05 Silver STi Fav Mod: Cusco Zero-2E's Location: Va. Posts: 37 IWSTI Addict since: May 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	STAY AWAY FROM EBAY!!!! Go with the cusco type CB. Well worth it, strong as hell, and beautiful in my opinion.

11-26-2006, 06:49 PM	#8
elevensec7 Amateur STI Driver Car: '05 Silver STi Fav Mod: Cusco Zero-2E's Location: Va. Posts: 37 IWSTI Addict since: May 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	Oh yeah, I'd get it from Z1, they've got the best prices around. And yes, your welcome Adam.

12-01-2006, 04:01 PM	#9
nelam Amateur STI Driver Car: '07 STI Limited Edit Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 38 IWSTI Addict since: Jan 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	does a '06 rear or front strut bar fit in a '07?

12-01-2006, 04:11 PM	#10
Dos531 Professional STI Racer Car: 06 Evo IX SE Fav Mod: My skillz Location: Redlands/Riverside CA Posts: 666 IWSTI Addict since: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (3)	Considering it is just a tube of metal that connects two points, the ebay should work just as well as a name brand one.

12-01-2006, 04:26 PM	#11
fullerton Halliburton Mercenary Car: AW GDF-D Fav Mod: Q-Rack Location: P&L 30R Land Posts: 17,085 IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (12)	^that's what i'm saying. i went eBay for mine. front, rear and h-brace fro $100 shipped. i, however, am in line for the x-brace right now.

12-04-2006, 12:34 PM	#13
DuckStu HowTo Contributor Car: 04 Subaru STI Fav Mod: More power Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 373 IWSTI Addict since: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Acording to testing done by the gus at (Car Lab??) there seems to be no benefit whatsoever from a front or rear strut bar. (See post #113 on the link below). So the best rear strut bar is probably NO rear strut bar. Have you seen the X-Brace by The Car Lab? Do you have one? On the page after the link is a pic of the rear "X" brace I made myself. I couldn't wait for the CL group buy to come to fruition.