if u wanna go corner in high speed den gonna like tis d lor. if without the bar, u cant corner in so fast and stable.

Quote from Wikipedia:
A strut bar or strut brace is a mostly aftermarket car suspension accessory used in conjunction with MacPherson struts on monocoque or unibody chassis to provide extra strength between the strut towers.

With a MacPherson strut suspension system where the spring and shock absorber are combined in the one suspension unit, the entire vertical suspension load is transmitted to the top of the vehicle's strut tower, unlike a double wishbone suspension where the spring and shock absorber may share the load separately. In general terms, a strut tower in a monocoque chassis is a reinforced portion of the inner wheel well and is not necessarily directly connected to the main chassis rails. For this reason there is inherent flex within the strut towers relative to the chassis rails.

A strut bar is designed to reduce this strut tower flex by tying two parallel strut towers together. This transmits the load of each strut tower during cornering via tension and compression of the strut bar which shares the load between both towers and reduces chassis flex.

A direct result of this is improved chassis rigidity (similar to that gained from a lower tie bar); hence, the understeer is reduced, tire wear improved and metal fatigue is greatly reduced in the strut tower area. Following the aftermarket's lead, some manufacturers have started fitting strut bars to performance models, including the NISSAN Skyline R34, certain Nissan Sentra models (e.g. Sentra 2.0SE), Acura CL Type-S, and the HOLDEN VY II Commodore, as standard equipment.

Link: Strut Bar Theory

I rather let my tyres go bold than to lose my life at any corner
how fast can a tyre go bald anyway. 2-3 years? Look at wikipedia's statement above...improve tyre wear

I hate u guys

My place here in Sarawak only got cap ayam strut bar. Got one accessory shop here got UR front strut bar for Altis, Vios, Kenari, Kelisa, but no Wira

lee831219, is that ur ride in ur avatar? Nice ride

dun like tat la... if u wan buy wira 1 u can try contact kent20, he is a good seller. he got sell zenden strut bar. if u wan his contact i can pm u.

yalor... my slow mechine. stock and standard only.

okay guys. i really need ur help. just now, i cucuk2 my dad to increase our car performance a bit and he agree . so i think i have to change filter, fit in strut bar. so can anyone quote me the price range? as for filter, K&N (izzit? i'm not so sure ) drop in (still i'm not so sure) will do. exhaust system from extractor to muffler maybe next time

This post has been edited by Azuma-kun: Nov 24 2006, 08:37 PM

if ur car is auto then use drop in filter.... K&N drop in filter(recommended) price around RM240 include postage from kangyoon bro in LYN.... u can find him at garage sale.
if urs is manual then go for open pod... adaptor and apexi dual furnel filter (rm50) can find cola in LYN here also.
about strut bar, if u got monet then go for Ultra racing.... if low budget then go get zenden from kent20 at zth forum. RM250 for front and rear....

but i dunno how to DIY
my car is 1.3GLi manual.

mayb u can change to open pod for a slightly better pick up, the strut bar get the zenden from kent20. he will delivery to u within kl & pj area and fix for u the front bar, the rear lower bar u gonna fix urself at tyres shop. about the extractor and center bullet(replacement for CAT) kent also got sell it. the zenden front and rear 2point bar total around RM200 only. no nit RM250 la.

eh...strut bar and 2 point bar is not the same thing?

the bar got few type 1. u refer back to the previous page den u can c the picture for 2 point and 4 point bar d.

u can refer to kent's thread http://www.zerotohundred.com/newforums/sho...ighlight=zenden

This post has been edited by lee831219: Nov 24 2006, 11:33 PM

somehow, i understand a bit after searching through various sites.
thanks for helping a noob like me

wahhhhhhhhh......now i'm fully understand where the bar is located.
thanks

This post has been edited by Azuma-kun: Nov 24 2006, 11:57 PM

tat is a good thing doing research b4 u buying. know more and well only u can know wat n which u wanted.

eh..izit XxlicolexX(LYN) = kent20(zero2hundred)?

nope. kent nickname at both forum also is kent20.

borrow this pic from kent20. how much for this filter. how about the pipe? and this type is open pot?

This post has been edited by Azuma-kun: Nov 25 2006, 12:35 AM

yes... it is open pod...
good for manual car...
auto tranny? not recommended cause makan petrol and power come after 80kmh and above...

so, now i decide for front strur bar, rear lower bar and open pod filter. but i dunno the price for filter. erm...

yupe, tat is open pod. tat is K&N open pod, if not wrong the price is RM3++. tis price is not inlcude the air ram pipe.