Legacy51 Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 can anyone confirm that this will fit my 2.5i limited - http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-SUBARU-LEGACY-BL-BP-STi-Front-TOWER-BARS-Strut-Bar-Stablizer-/270936386264?hash=item3f15112ad8&item=270936386264&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoplightAssassin Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 It'll fit. Looking to add weight are we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy51 Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 It'll fit. Looking to add weight are we? thanks. no weight, just stability. maybe i have no idea wtf i'm doing. everything i've read said this will help with handling and stability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 it wont. its bling, and you wont notice a difference. buy it for placebo effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famaya26 Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 one reason I'm buying a Cusco strut bar for my car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx045 Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 can anyone confirm that this will fit my 2.5i limited - http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-SUBARU-LEGACY-BL-BP-STi-Front-TOWER-BARS-Strut-Bar-Stablizer-/270936386264?hash=item3f15112ad8&item=270936386264&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr thanks in advance. the extra added front end weight helps with front end traction, you should install two, you can bolt one ontop of the other so it doubles the effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Fan Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Strut tower bars don't do a thing on these cars....the stock tower mounts are so close to the firewall there is no effect at all...... Bling only!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChefRacer Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 So the effect is twofold. Not only do you get to add weight to your car which is Always desirable, but you can add the stunning appearance that ebay parts are known for.....wow, I should get 5-6 of em. (just need to figure out the logistics of placement) Maybe if I remove those pesky wheels and struts I can free up some room. The only question left is: Will this add more HP than a couple of vtec stickers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 vtec sticker is the ultimate mod. I always sticker up before heading to the track. Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09leggy Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Look if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed i will i have spare time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyscoodle Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Build a model airplane says the fairy, well I'm not buying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaSniper Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Don't waste your money it wont do anything. According to a member on this forum tinting your taillights gets you laid so maybe that would be a better investment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPU1 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Happened upon Cusco bar years ago at a meet, so I bought it for <$100. Does nothing at all, but it is shiny! And JDM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famaya26 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I was talking to a guy at the mall a few weeks ago. He works for a shop that sells after market stuff for cars, mostly Honda. I mentioned the strut bar and he started saying how installing one on my LGT would vastly improve handling. Me: "Oh really? I joined an online forum and most people agree its mostly bling. Him: "Dude, I sell these for a living, trust me, whoever told you it was for bling doesn't know what they're talking about!" Me: "I got to go man" Him: "No problem, (hands me a business car) give us a call so we can hook you up! $250 for that Cusco your looking to get Me: (just got in my car and left) I threw the card away the Business card when I vacummed the car that weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx045 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 apparently he doesn't understand anything about your car, like the strut perches being directly mounted to an upright, rigid, firewall. he's blowing smoke up and in your anus hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underground000 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 and the rear struts bolted to the floor 5eat downshift rev match:) Powder coated wheels: completed:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyscoodle Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 They actually do make a pretty noticeable difference on civics, just depends on how far the firewall is from the strut mounts. He was obviously very unfamiliar with the lgt, or subaru's in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrw Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Only reason I have a Cusco FSTB is because the previous owner put it on and I like the way it looks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCASEYS Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 ^this anybody want to buy it? I donated to LegacyGT.com which allows me to have this nifty signature. If anything SCASEYS posts ever becomes a sticky i'm gonna light this whole place on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famaya26 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Im buying one but it's the last item on my list for upgrades. Getting lowering springs, better struts, rotors, and swaybar upgrades before it. I'm also getting a TMIC before it. People need to understand its mostly bling. Just like a Short Ram Intake on a stock car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChefRacer Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Well a short ram intake can have some maybe minor improvements, or detriments with or without a tune respectively, but a strut bar is about as effective for performance as a heavy duty trunk mat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoobie Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Well a short ram intake can have some maybe minor improvements, or detriments with or without a tune respectively, but a strut bar is about as effective for performance as a heavy duty trunk mat. I have a strut bar, legacy wagon heavy duty cargo mat, CAI, and all types of other useless mods that add weight. And I love all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChefRacer Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 The legacy wagon heavy duty cargo mat is actually useful, I have one...at least it does something as does the cai. The strut bar on our cars does nil, there are plenty of other mods to throw $150 at which actually do something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planelazy Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Look if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed i will i have spare time... You can get a good look at a t-bone steak by sticking your head up a butchers ass but I'd rather just ask the cow. Wait.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog1425 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 So STI only made these for bling? http://japanparts.com/images/ImageFromDB.php?base=1&no=1560 http://japanparts.com/images/ImageFromDB.php?base=1&no=7740 http://japanparts.com/images/ImageFromDB.php?base=1&no=22533 Not saying that Subaru DOESN'T do stuff for bling, but I find it hard to believe in this case. I find it easier to believe that the community's bias against well-tuned time attack cars (see any JDM build thread from this forum and how quickly it gets flamed into the 184th layer of Tarterus). My $0.02. I can't see the actual link due to work, but I see eBay and wouldn't personally buy a 'performance' part from eBay unless it was an extenuating circumstance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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