Is it ok for my strut brace to push against...

**Chriskoss** · 30-05-2009 06:35 PM

Lol thanks for the info guys..

It already has worn away at the bar.. little dent where it is hitting..

I do realise it has moved under that little peice now almost pushing up.. so yeh I took the bar off

Was only 42 bucks from egay.. we all make mistake and have to learn from somewhere lol..

I might try the washers but not sure how safe it is cuz it elevates the bolts putting more pressure.. last thing I want are for the bolts to snap off while driving

Do they make ultra racing struts for da9's.. or are they universal? the one i got from epay it says fits crx civic integra etc

p.s i attached a pic when it was on

**joyride** · 30-05-2009 07:02 PM

hey mate, you can go to bunnings and get longer bolts (high tensile steel - these are strong as) to accomodate for the additional washers. i wouldnt put more than 4 washers on each side but if you've taken it off you've fixed the problem.

**JasonGilholme** · 30-05-2009 08:19 PM

I'm pretty sure you can get an ultra racing bar for a DA9. Just ask JDMYard if the EG/DC one will fit the DA.

and AFAIK the bar attaches to the strut top and the threaded bolt is apart of the shock. so i doubt you can get longer bolts to fix the problem if you use washers.

i doubt there would be extra force on those bolts anyway, the ebay bar probably flexes anyway so there would be no difference from when you didn't have one.

**DvSnGuYeN** · 30-05-2009 09:24 PM

dude, it's upside down... try and flip it around... should still be able to close the bonnet...

**CRXer** · 30-05-2009 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by Chriskoss

Is that supposed to be a re-enactment of your birth, dude? lol

(what did you mean by this)

lol....close,but no cigar
its the sound of u tryin to poke your boyfriend in the dark

post up another closeup pic of the dashpot now that its sitting on top of the bar

**Chriskoss** · 31-05-2009 12:33 AM

I tried flipping it around.. its the same shit anyways.. It only hits by a mm or 2 but not going to file it down defeats the purpose of a steady bar.. ill enquire about an ultra racing bar then!

crxer my boyfriend didnt like what u just said.. we always do it with the lights on anyways

p.s i cant get it to sit ontop of that engine part.. the ends wont reach.. so only sits under if I squeeze it under which then puts pressure on it in engine moved etc so I canned it

dvsnugyen - It closes and fits fine when it was around the other way.. i flipped it round and still was in the same position its identicle each side.. r u saying it should be arching inwards like a '' l____l'' shape

**Chriskoss** · 31-05-2009 01:28 AM

can any1 confirm if the eg civic front strut bars from ultra racing will fit a da9? this will help other fellow da9 owners also to steer clear of shitty ebay bars and get a good 1

**JohnL** · 31-05-2009 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by Chriskoss

It already has worn away at the bar.. little dent where it is hitting..

Even if you manage to make it clear completely, you'll probably need more than a couple of mm clearance. There will be considerable force behind an engine moving in it's mounts, and they can move quite a lot (especially with soft stock mounts).

From appearances it's probably only the FITV valve, all it does it raise the cold idle speed, ditch it!

Originally Posted by Chriskoss

so yeh I took the bar off

Tower braces are fairly useless unless they are very rigid. Ebay ones that I've seen are very unrigid...

Originally Posted by Chriskoss

I might try the washers but not sure how safe it is cuz it elevates the bolts putting more pressure.. last thing I want are for the bolts to snap off while driving

It won't because the floppy Ebay brace just won't be rigid enough to load up the attachment points on the top of the towers, which are quite robust in any case. Note that it's not just the bracing tube itself that is often not rigid enough, the attachment brackets are often the weakest link in the stiffness chain.

Those 'Carbing' clone braces look to be very much better than most with regard to stiffness in the brackets, but even so that front brace would be better if the tube were straight rather than bent (alas not always possible), and unfortunately the tube has a flattened section that is weakening it in exactly the wrong plane re the tube bends (much better if it were a large OD round section tube rather than oval, or maybe a solid bar rather than a tube).

The loads passed through a brace from one tower top to the other are significantly great (though the unbraced movement is not that large), and any bend deducts substantially from compressive and tensile stiffness of a tube, so to be appropriately stiff a tube with any bends should ideally be quite a large OD with a thick wall.

**JasonGilholme** · 31-05-2009 03:38 PM

Agree with you there JohnL. It would be better with a circular profile rather then what it actually has. I'm not sure on the wall thickness of the pipe used but it does seem to be pretty rigid. The end plating is quite good too. Welds could be better but hey, its a cheap knock off. I've seen much worse things for the same price though.

The ultra racing bar on mine, leaves minimum amount of clearance above the manifold on a b series motor. if it was any closer i'd be worried (i have solid hasport mounts though). It may be too close for stock mounts still.

These are the only strut braces i've had that i've actually been able to feel a difference from. Particularly the rear one. its pretty darn big.