OEM Ek4 Front Strut

[**Ghost**]

I guess u can call me a cheapo but i tend to look at things less pedantically than some car owners.... so i gotta ask...

would there be much difference between a OEM ek4 strut and a big brand cusco/monstar/spoon strut

practically speaking isnt the strut brance just a piece of metal across ur engine bay that reduces chassis flex...and when i give the bar a yank its still really stiff so just asking...is there a diff besides from looks?

[tengsta]

yeah i am very interested too

plz help us out

[**Ghost**]

also another thing...si there a diff between a Tower Bar and a Strut bar

as i understand it (and i know i'm at least partially wrong)

1. a strut bar fits on to the chassis
2. tower bar fits onto top of shocks?

so which one does the ek4 have?

[|N|]

ek4 has tower
basically big brand ones r beta in quality and stiffer... less flex.. if u look at the stock EK4 ones... its very thin

[**Ghost**]

thanks...... did i get the definitions of tower/strut bar right tho?

[Paul1985]

id like to see a pic of a tower bar, can anyone post one?
doesnt matter what brand etc..

btw.. which is the better of the two??
i would imagine your better of with a strut, but im unsure

[bennjamin]

EK4/DC2/4 front bar is a "chassis brace". Most other aftermatket bars join direct to the suspension tops giving a more direct "feel" increase thru the front tyres.

IMO id just run the stock chassis brace , and upgrade the rear first ( swaybar , upper strut bar etc)

[**Ghost**]

can u have both?

[Astro]

yes u can have both...i have seen the standard chassis brace and a aftermarket strut brace on the car at the same time... as long as the aftermarket strut brace is made so it does not touch the OEM chassis brace.

2 braces are better then 1 in theory i guess.

[bennjamin]

best not to go too overboard with braces as the body will soon suffer im sure !

[CONAN]

I have heard that EK4 comes with a 27mm front swaybar? Fact or fiction?

[keric_02]

I doubt there will be a difference in their performance, most of it has to do with how they market it... basically its just a piece of aluminium to stop a very very lil amount of chasis flex, obiviously the roll cages are better for sort of stuff