I came across this while looking to get a brake cooling system, which I never found btw, http://news.hspn.com/articles/503/1/...san-350Z-(Z33)

It claims to clear an additional 10mm, so that covers the 5/16" spacer. Does anyone own this Aerosync strut tower bar and can verify this?

 

your stock strut will cover it..

 

stock and pretty much any other strut bar will clear. some with and some without strut bar spacers.

 

I have seen numerous posts of rattling with the stock strut bar, unless one uses the spacers, but then there may be contact with the hood. I am looking for a cleaner and more permanent solution, hence the search for another strut bar. I know the APS and others move the strut bar forward, but this one 'looks' good.

 

I have a 5/16 spacer and the spacers for the stock strut bar came with it and it works perfectly. There is no rattling and no rub on the hood at all. Seems like a pretty damn good permanent solution to me.

 

I'm happy for you, thanks for your opinion. I don't like using spacers when it comes to suspension mods. I have also seen the appearance of the strut bar brackets with the spacers installed, and I am less than enthoused. I was looking for feedback on the Aerosync bar though.

 

The this shouldn't have been the title of your thread.

 

^^ ...right. Sorry for the confusion, but the first post pretty much clarifies what I am looking for. I guess I will restate here: If anyone has any experience with the Aerosync strut bar, please chime in.

 

I dont see how it can offer 10mm clearance more and not hit the hood...there is not 10mm to play with upwards on a Z, and from where the bends seem to be they are similarly placed to other flat bars. Would need more info to see how they achieve that clearance

I'd contact Gruppe-S since its their product...thet might know if it fits

 

Yeah, I thought the same thing, which why I posed the question. Could it be that it's just thinner than the OEM bar? Thanks for the suggestion, I will ask Gruppe-S for exact dimensions.

 

I'm sure it is thinner, being flat vs round, but I would imagine you are still going to have to use shims as are supplied with the spacers

 

+1

try putting on whatever strut bar u want after u install the plenum spacer. if the strut bar doesn't fit, then use the spacers that the plenum spacers come with to lift the strut bar and clear the plenum spacer.