Strut bars is it really useful?

[Gasguzzler]

Careful not to install too thick an anti-roll bar at the rear if u have independent Multi-link suspension as it may cause ur rear tyres to lose traction during very hard cornering. Front tower struts would compliment a stiffer rear anti-roll bar nicely. Front tower struts alone doesn't make much difference.

 

You will feel the difference if you enjoy some responsible spirited driving occasionally.

 

And as usual, u will always find another part of your car lacking after you have done "improvements" to some areas. Then u will spend more money again.

 

If you wanna see improvements in handling straight away, I suggest investing in better rubber first. Makes a big difference.

Edited December 11, 2012 by Gasguzzler

[Watwheels]

I see a lot of strut bars that are not adjustable at all. To me it's pointless. Those which is adjustable at the mid section of the bar makes more sense. After the bar is installed it can be tighten by means of a spanner.

 

It's a combination of the suspension setup that will make a difference. The dampers, the setup(double wishbone, multi-links). But it's very uncomfortable to drive daily for road cars. Might as well get a sports car that has the overall package.

[Plim72]

some cars have strut bars that came as stock and most if not all cars have anti roll bars...so to say they are not needed? I bear to differ...it is the application that matter. .blindly applying such aftermarket parts without understanding its intended purposes make the handling much worse than if stock..cheers

 

[Vidz]

some cars have strut bars that came as stock and most if not all cars have anti roll bars...so to say they are not needed? I bear to differ...it is the application that matter. .blindly applying such aftermarket parts without understanding its intended purposes make the handling much worse than if stock..cheers

Finally someone writing some sense...

[Kangadrool]

Wat rubbish!

 

Car no suspension system.

[OmOm]

Hi bro,

 

How have you been? :) Have a great day ahead!

 

Man, you should post more man! I miss your learned stuffs man!

 

[OmOm]

While the addition of ARBs and strut braces does help in improving handling of a vehicle (if done properly), a car fitted with the best implementations nonetheless cannot defy the laws of physics.

 

The best upgrade that any driver can do is to develop common sense - it is pointless to have superb tyres, cutting-edge technology (ESP, ABS, etc), etc when the driver himself tries to take a sharp corner at 100km/h or drives in the wet way above the legal speed limit.

 

Certainly helps when cornerning at 8okm/hr. :)

Edited December 11, 2012 by OmOm

[TatteredTorn]

I would say additions like strut bars and spoilers don't serve any purpose if you are talking about everyday driving in Singapore.

[macrosszero]

Aftermarket strut bars are just engine bay bling that attracts un-necessary attention come inspection time.

[Mustank]

Hi bro,

 

How have you been? :) Have a great day ahead!

 

Same same, year after year, same old me,

 

You too man!

[Manmaster]

Is it really necessary? How fast can u drive or corner in SG? I would rather invest in tyres than any bar. By the way, I don't frequent any bar too....hee hee hee.

[Celicar]

Personally for me, strut bar helps but of course must work together with other things like wider tyres, better brakes etc. For sure more helpful than spoiler.

[Gunny76]

I would say additions like strut bars and spoilers don't serve any purpose if you are talking about everyday driving in Singapore.

 

Different people have different style of "everyday driving".... LOL... For me personally, I find that the car roll/tilt less when turning hard. Not much, but enough to tell the diff. Whether this is useful for you or not, it's up for your liking and interpretation :) Wider and better tyres probably more worth it.

[Nine_eleven]

more important than the strut bar itself is also how you torque tighten the bar to the chassis...

 

if not torqued right, the bar may break or the give way at the welded seams...

[Myxilplix]

Driving hard is relative so I think it is difficult to apply this across the board for all drivers. No offence intended but an auntie driving at 80km/h on the expressway may consider herself already "driving hard".

 

Understand it's relative, that's why i say until chassis flex starts bothering the driver. Doubt auntie will even know what chassis flex is, or the majority of drivers for that matter. Of course some of the more spirited drivers might notice a difference after installation, but i doubt they would actually have realised it before installing a strut bar.

 

I also agree that it is dangerous for people to just throw suspension mods at their cars without understanding what each one does. Cars are generally setup nice and "safe" from the factories for a reason.

 

 

[Pisces69]

i dont know about strut bars but in this day and age, i think bull bars or kangeroo bars are really useful

 

 

I think yr time u more familiar wh la sup bars. Hahaha.

[Pisces69]

depends on what you wana improve on for yr car.

 

personally, for all the "bars", anti-roll bars are the most effective.

 

Yup. I thinking of putting a strut bar in my optra.

[Pisces69]

I have installed anti-roll bars as well as strut braces on my rides (MPVs and sedans) and my view is that they help to improve the handling of the vehicles, especially the anti-roll bars (rear for FWDs and both front+rear for AWDs). The strut braces are to tighten the chassis and they reduce the flexing that happens particularly for larger vehicles such as MPVs e.g. Alphard or Elgrand. The degree of stiffening required depends on the make and model of the vehicle and it is impossible to have a one-size-fits-all kind of fitting. You may want to consider brands such as Ultra-racing or Whiteline which have vehicle-specific fittings (for more significant improvements) although the costs are much higher.

 

 

I chked ultra front strut bar fr my optra abt $100 only. Quite cheap so just put lah.