I was looking at getting a new strut bar. Just wondering if one is better than the other. basically i am comparing the JIC bar and the Greddy bar. How different is it from the stock bar?? any opinions?? thanks in advance.

 

wait for Cusco. They might come out with a Titanium bar for the Z33.

I just got one for my FD3S project and it's freakin beautiful.

 

what are the benefits of a new strut bar...i saw the CF JIC one ...DAKING has it..it looks really nice..but can you feel a difference?

 

will an aftermarket strut bar make a difference in comparison to the oem one??? or is this just a mod for looks???

 

OEM is best.

Honestly, the JIC is crap...not in its construction, but in its finishing....the clear that they use on the carbon has tons of imperfections in it when looking up close. Maybe some people don't care or did not notice...we did, and for that reason alone we decided not to sell it (though the JIC coilovers have been great!).

I'll tak to Cusco Monday and see if a Ti brace is in the works.

Vic - I old ya the Ti braces were awesome.

OEM is best overall so far, as there are no joints in it to pivot, unlike the GReddy one.

 

thanks!!

 

I like the JIC CF one a lot. I have it and notice a difference with less understeer pretty much right away.

Another thing I like about it is you can undo one side and "hinge" it up when working on the motor. It's very convienent.

 

the mere fact that it can be unbolted is exactly why its an inferior piece to the stock one...those "bolts" also allow the bar to pivot upon turn in and loading/unloading of one side of the suspension.

Stock bar, so far, is the best designed unit.

 

Stock bar is still my favorite as well.

The JIC is cool if you like the look and we do regularly stock them...

 

This is another example of wrong material for the application. Titanium was developed for use in aircraft hydraulic lines because they could FLEX with the aircraft over long spans without fatiguing. Titanium has a low modulous and low density ( campared to ferous materials) which also makes it excellent for springs. If this doesn't sound like the kind of material you'd use to STIFFEN up a cars suspension.........your right.