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Topic subject	Got my front lower strut bar .. FOR REAL!
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1883, Got my front lower strut bar .. FOR REAL! Posted by DarkOne, Apr-20-01 07:45 AM Came in today. it's small. i expected it to be bigger. No instructions. It has sharp edges, and i cut me when i put it back in the box. Not bad, no blood. Came with 1 bolt, one metal bushing. Guess it's time to install it. ______________________________________ -Dino Yancey I'm so bad, i should be in detention. Get the Mitsubishi Technical Information manual for the 95-99 Eclipse HERE! http://www.heavenz-not-0verflowing.com/files/dsmmanual.pdf
1884, Me too... Posted by JasonESi_T, Apr-20-01 07:59 AM Mine came today as well. I'm at work so I'll have to get it after work. I hope I don't cut myself either! LOL (There better be a warning about sharp objects in there or I might have to haul RRE's ass in court over here in Il.) ;-) Jason 98' Eagle Talon ESi-T Mitsu Super 16g Turbo(HRC)/Custom FMIC http://springfielddsm.homestead.com/JasonsPics.html
1885, LoL! Posted by DarkOne, Apr-20-01 08:27 AM Mr. Boltz, wanna be my lawyer?? hahaha Love the plates. i was thinking of getting some myself.. maybe TRBOLAG or FUCT1UP or TO4ETRM or something.. my last name ain't cool enough to go on my plates :-) ______________________________________ -Dino Yancey I'm so bad, i should be in detention. Get the Mitsubishi Technical Information manual for the 95-99 Eclipse HERE! http://www.heavenz-not-0verflowing.com/files/dsmmanual.pdf
1886, RE: Me too... Posted by Michael_97RS, Apr-20-01 09:14 AM Damn I hope mine is there too. Should be since I was part of the original order and Jason only lives 3 hours from me... I want it!!!! Yeah it might be a group law suit for personal injury. "To strive to seek to find... and not to yield." Michael J. Kulaga Michael_97RS@2gntDSM.zzn.com aol IM: MJKulga http://highlander.dsmpower.com/
1887, RE: Got my front lower strut bar .. FOR REAL! Posted by pn0ymahal, Apr-20-01 08:33 AM Just installed my front tie bar... it feels a little better on turns... feels more tight. its worth the $50 bucks no doubt! .. i will test it out more when i have time.. current suspension mods: eibach pro kit springs tokikos non adjus front upper rre front tie rear tie rear upper bar i need a gst rear sway ? anyone got one for me thanks Michael 99gs
1888, Installed it... Posted by DarkOne, Apr-22-01 10:37 AM What can i say? I LIKE IT! Install was simple, the hardest part was getting the car on jackstands :-) I took it out through my parent's neighborhood after it was done (it's build like a rally track - coolest thing ever. Lots of twisties!) I hung a full 180* corner coming back into the subdivision in a full four wheel drift at the top of second gear .. i thought i was gonna hit the curb, but it stayed true with nary a squeel of the tires. It's badass. You can't beat that for $50. ______________________________________ -Dino Yancey I'm so bad, i should be in detention. Get the Mitsubishi Technical Information manual for the 95-99 Eclipse HERE! http://www.heavenz-not-0verflowing.com/files/dsmmanual.pdf
1889, One thing i don't understand... Posted by DarkOne, Apr-22-01 02:33 PM ...is exactly how this thing helps for both wheels. it ties the passenger side front suspension to the front crossmember, but has absolutly nothing to do with the drivers side suspension. Wouldn't it be much more benefitial if it tied the bottom suspension together via that center crossmember rather than just one side? Someone explain it to me. I know it works, because i can feel the difference, but i don't understand the engineering behind it. Why not tie both sides together rather than one side to the frame ? ______________________________________ -Dino Yancey I'm so bad, i should be in detention. Get the Mitsubishi Technical Information manual for the 95-99 Eclipse HERE! http://www.heavenz-not-0verflowing.com/files/dsmmanual.pdf
1890, Answer to your question... Posted by eclipse804, Apr-22-01 03:10 PM The exact answer to your question is that the driver's side control arm is already very well attached to the frame of the car. The reason the passenger's side is not nearly as firm is because they needed to make room for the exhaust piping. So the RRE lower tie bar attached the passenger side lower control arm to the frame of the car so it is like one strong unit. Hope that helps... eclipse804@hotmail.com http://importdeals.homestead.com Import Parts and Performance
1891, RE: Installed it... Posted by HadesOmega, Apr-22-01 07:08 PM haha cool. You know what DarkOne I did the same thing with my car and I drifted right into the curb :( I was excited about having the bar installed and I took it for a spin around my parents house and bam. Well you can see what happened to it on my post in the General section. I think the bar might have jacked me up because I wasn't used to it being there.... go figure, I never really had a good chance to test it but the front seemed stiffer. 95 Mitsu Eclipse RS AFX Pulley \| Performance Muffler \| Cold Air Intake \| KYB AGX Shox \| Skunk2 Coilovers \| and 1 highly skilled driver \|
1892, The difference.... Posted by DarkOne, Apr-23-01 06:58 AM It may have been me, too. I have both upper bars already, so my setup was pretty stiff before the lower bar. That most likely kept me from pulling an Omega and doing a zen number with the curb. Sorry about your ride, man. If it were me (and it has been, never doubt it) i would take it to a good body shop and call your insurance company. You may have to pay for it in the long run, but as bad as that damage looked, there may have been some frame warpage from the impact. Better safe than sorry. ______________________________________ -Dino Yancey I'm so bad, i should be in detention. Get the Mitsubishi Technical Information manual for the 95-99 Eclipse HERE! http://www.heavenz-not-0verflowing.com/files/dsmmanual.pdf