Bought a center floor bar for $5
01-24-2011, 01:56 PM
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Bought a center floor bar for $5
Score of the century!Friend of mine had this laying around in his basement. Didnt want it and sold it to me for $5!
Its identical this one
[ebay]220727009919[/ebay]
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/UNIVE...Q5fAccessories
Gonna install it this weekend. Anyone who has one, how much of a difference in cornering/handling did it make?
01-24-2011, 02:02 PM
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I have one in my tib, but I do have other suspension mods to go with it. It doesnt make a ton of difference, but every little bit does help. If you have other suspension mods to go along with it, then good. But the bar by itself wont change the handling alot.
01-24-2011, 02:32 PM
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front + rear + center = 
Only have the center? Repost it on eBay and make $35, and put that towards a front strut bar
I had front and rear, but no center. I saw a noticeable difference.
Only have the center? Repost it on eBay and make $35, and put that towards a front strut bar
I had front and rear, but no center. I saw a noticeable difference.
01-24-2011, 04:34 PM
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you just wasted $5-... if it was anything like the one i had, it will most likely just "buckle" at the center joint.
there is a lot of sheetmetal w/ percision folds (which add strength) right where you are placing that bar-... unlike the strut towers there aren't nearly as many forces pushing in that area of your car. even most roll cages don't use any reinforcement along the floor of the car-...
dead weight that costs money if you ask me.
at least you didn't get as ripped off as i did.
there is a lot of sheetmetal w/ percision folds (which add strength) right where you are placing that bar-... unlike the strut towers there aren't nearly as many forces pushing in that area of your car. even most roll cages don't use any reinforcement along the floor of the car-...
dead weight that costs money if you ask me.
at least you didn't get as ripped off as i did.
01-24-2011, 09:23 PM
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I have one and love it! DEFINITELY felt a difference! Not sure what kind of bar 01steve has, but I compared mine to a friend who had a kspec I believe. Yeah, he sold his and got one like mine!!!
The directions will tell you to just use one mounting hole. I used 3. I used the one mount hole for the bottom of the seat belt, but then I drilled two more holes and bolted them up. Snug as hell. You can grab the bar and hank on it and move the entire car back and forth. Very solid.
oh, and nice grab for 5 bucks! Damn! I paid 70 for mine many moons ago and would gladly pay that again.
The directions will tell you to just use one mounting hole. I used 3. I used the one mount hole for the bottom of the seat belt, but then I drilled two more holes and bolted them up. Snug as hell. You can grab the bar and hank on it and move the entire car back and forth. Very solid.
oh, and nice grab for 5 bucks! Damn! I paid 70 for mine many moons ago and would gladly pay that again.
01-25-2011, 04:11 PM
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I'm rocking one of these aswell. Yea it did make a difference for sure, but not as mush as other mods can. Like the other lads mentioned anywere along the side that there is a hole get a bolt in there lol. Good score for 5 bucks though.
