[mr_cool_guy]

wasent sure were to put this so i stuck it here.

i was wondering, ive seen front tower bars sell for 30 - 100 bucks and i was thinking. wouldent it be easier to just get a steel pipe (1/2 in or so), the crush the ends of the pipe till there flat and then weld the bar the cars towers. could be do for under $10. anyone think anything about this?

 

[Stirpicult]

maybe. i dont think so. why, when the 30 dollar ones for your car are fine. sway bars make a bigger difference, however.

 

[mr_cool_guy]

im just looking for a cheaper way im on a tight budget.

 

[Hawaii_SE-R]

Don't see why that won't work. Might look ghetto but if you don't care . . .

 

[MARCUSMARC]

Hope you don't want to take out the engine/intake manifold......

 

[sr20ser]

On top of that, if the car is not level it will not track right. Anyone 'Pre-load' their strut towers?
-Tim

 

[mr_cool_guy]

um yhea thats a thing to consider. make sure the car is on level ground. and i dont think it would look that ghetto if it was welded good and then painted it.

 

[nizzan4u2nv]

People have gotten STBs off ebay for less then $20.

 

[tystyx49]

my buddy found an ebay strut brace for my car and bought it for something like $16 shipped. it's nothing special, but there's not much to a strut bar anyway.

 

[Serban]

People have gotten STBs off ebay for less then $20.

They go as cheap as $6.99, plus its shiny and nice looking, rather than a bar welded to the chasis.

 

[Storm88000]

They go as cheap as $6.99, plus its shiny and nice looking, rather than a bar welded to the chasis.

Watch out though, the $6.99 ones are usually the ones they charge as much as $19.00 to ship.... it's kind of a scam, but not really, cause you're still getting a strut bar for less than $30.

 

[b13ken]

I got mine for like 12 bux, and 10 to ship, so it wasnt bad. I wouldnt weld the front strut 'pipe' on, maybe for the back strut towers. Just spend the 20-some buxs and get an ebay one.

 

[jlequipment]

If you want to go that cheap why not just make some brackets and weld the pipe to them that way you can remove it later when you can afford something better

 

[mr_cool_guy]

thanks guys for your imput.