strut bars

nismos_rule · 08-21-2008, 09:52 PM

does anyone have any problems with the strut bars hitting the hood. i have a plenum and i think its hitting my hood. just wondering if any one has any suggestion. they people i bought it from said it would work with the spacer. also is it ok for the strut bar to be touching the intake manifold.

AlvinHuyN · 08-21-2008, 09:54 PM

It shouldn't hit but I have seen some strut bars lightly rubs up against the hood like the JIC Magic one.

EIGHT08FLIP · 08-22-2008, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by nismos_rule

does anyone have any problems with the strut bars hitting the hood. i have a plenum and i think its hitting my hood. just wondering if any one has any suggestion. they people i bought it from said it would work with the spacer. also is it ok for the strut bar to be touching the intake manifold.

Buy the APS bar that slowZster has problem solved.

Netacoma2003 · 08-22-2008, 09:58 AM

You should be able to take some chalk or something and lightly dust the areas you suspect are rubbing. Close the hood and after running the engine for a few, you should see where the chalk transferred to other areas such as hood or strut bar.

My Kinetix engine cover was rubbing against the two forward hood supports but that was because I used rubber washers to soften the mounting location between fiberglass and metal. I was surprised to learn the 1/8 thick washer caused an interference condition....now I need to touch up the paint

SlowZster · 08-22-2008, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by EIGHT08FLIP

Buy the APS bar that slowZster has problem solved.

+1 not the prettiest thing out there, but it does the trick! now I have to change my swaybar settings since I just noticed while doing eric's that mine are at full soft

nismos_rule · 08-22-2008, 06:51 PM

i got the greddy strut bar from a friend and it seems to be laying on the intake manifold so yea i was just wondering if any one was having any issues

HaulinZ · 08-22-2008, 07:01 PM

my JIC strut bar doesnt hit anything and its spaced up a tad due to plenum spacer

08-21-2008, 09:52 PM	#1
nismos_rule Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: southend Posts: 58 iTrader: (1)	strut bars does anyone have any problems with the strut bars hitting the hood. i have a plenum and i think its hitting my hood. just wondering if any one has any suggestion. they people i bought it from said it would work with the spacer. also is it ok for the strut bar to be touching the intake manifold.

08-21-2008, 09:54 PM	#2
AlvinHuyN Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 3,472 iTrader: (56)	It shouldn't hit but I have seen some strut bars lightly rubs up against the hood like the JIC Magic one. __________________ [His]-Graphite Grey Evolution IX MR & [Hers]-Obsidian Black G35 Coupe

08-22-2008, 09:58 AM	#4
Netacoma2003 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northwest Territory Posts: 105 iTrader: (0)	You should be able to take some chalk or something and lightly dust the areas you suspect are rubbing. Close the hood and after running the engine for a few, you should see where the chalk transferred to other areas such as hood or strut bar. My Kinetix engine cover was rubbing against the two forward hood supports but that was because I used rubber washers to soften the mounting location between fiberglass and metal. I was surprised to learn the 1/8 thick washer caused an interference condition....now I need to touch up the paint __________________ '04 Z Roadster - K&N, Kinetix, Borla, Invidia, XenonMods, JDM, TSW

08-22-2008, 07:01 PM	#7
HaulinZ Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle area Posts: 1,112 iTrader: (8)	my JIC strut bar doesnt hit anything and its spaced up a tad due to plenum spacer __________________ NASCAR= Non Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks

08-22-2008, 06:51 PM	#6
nismos_rule Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: southend Posts: 58 iTrader: (1)	i got the greddy strut bar from a friend and it seems to be laying on the intake manifold so yea i was just wondering if any one was having any issues