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custom strut bar, how you did it

Oct 21, 2003 - 10:07 PM
FallenHero View Member Profile Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '02 From Alabama Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%)	I am un-willing to pay $180 for a strut brace from Cusco. That's a load of money for a part that is worth no more than $100. If you custom made your strut bar, how did you do it? Also, are you happy with it? Jon

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Oct 22, 2003 - 1:28 AM
Kwanza View Member Profile Enthusiast Joined Apr 8, '03 From NorCal Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)	I made both a front and a rear... refer to http://home.earthlink.net/~kwanza26/picts-stuff/celica for pictures... The front is made from a Corolla front bar, bought cheap from ebay. Basically, you need to re-drill holes and bend the mounts a bit to to fit the celica. I plan to completely re-do the mounts soon... in one of my pictures, you can see the mounts are pretty mashed up in the front... but it clears the brake fluid reservoir but it does touch the hood. I wish it would have been a straight bar so it can clear the hood also, but it's a curved bar. Handling performance, coupled with the rear bar is very noticeable. The rear bar is made out of a toyota matrix front strut bar, again bought from ebay. The mounts were completely re-done. Re-drilled one hole, cut, and ground to bits...in order to fit. It's not a very easy task... but it's a cheap alternative. I can provide more exact details... but it will take me a while to cough it up. I didn't plan/write anything down. Just kinda jumped in and made work with whatever I had... Very happy with results... honestly, I don't get the serious fuss with 2 point bars... they all work the same, so why pay a few hundred for a "CUSCO" when you can chop one out for 1/10th the price... This post has been edited by Kwanza: Oct 22, 2003 - 1:30 AM

Oct 22, 2003 - 12:35 PM
orvillescelica View Member Profile Enthusiast Joined Oct 1, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)	What year Corolla Strut bar did you use? -------------------- Its Orville's Celica, i just drive it...

Oct 22, 2003 - 1:29 PM

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QUOTE (orvillescelica @ Oct 22, 2003 - 10:35 AM)

What year Corolla Strut bar did you use?

93-97

Oct 22, 2003 - 2:36 PM
orvillescelica View Member Profile Enthusiast Joined Oct 1, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)	thanks!!! i think im going to go that route. I cant seem myself spending $180 if i can get the same result from a $20 bar from ebay and modify it. -------------------- Its Orville's Celica, i just drive it...

Oct 22, 2003 - 4:28 PM
Drocay View Member Profile Enthusiast Joined Oct 3, '02 From Va Team 6gc Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)	I'll try it out thanx for the info Kwanza. -------------------- All I have in this world is my Balls and my Word and I'm not breaking em for no one,- Tony Montana Team 6gc 2005

Oct 22, 2003 - 5:30 PM
FallenHero View Member Profile Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '02 From Alabama Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%)	I wonder if the 99+eclipse bar would work... they are the Exact same width as a celica...

Oct 23, 2003 - 11:56 AM
PlanetFuzz View Member Profile Enthusiast Joined Mar 9, '03 From Knoxville,TN Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)	I would go with my front and rear bars anyday. Yes...it cost me 400 for both. But they look soooo much more professional and they are made of better material. I also like having the cusco name. But that is just me.

Oct 23, 2003 - 4:13 PM
SilverCell94 View Member Profile Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From NYC Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)	check my pics under member rides

Oct 26, 2003 - 10:59 AM
TRDDawg View Member Profile Enthusiast Joined May 23, '03 From Illinois Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)	yeah i might buy a strut bar from e-bay too. but if i screw it up i'll just put it on my parent's cororlla.