Strut Tower bars/Strut braces - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

aleks77 · 10-12-2003, 01:57 AM

Hey I was wondering if there is a big difference between a $10 strut bar and a $100 strut bar, because on eBay I found a couple strut tower bars for around $10 and $20 shipping, and on rod millen site the strut bar (called strut brace there) is $100+. Below are 2 links, is the eBay one REALLY not work at ALL? Or am i just gonna be paying for the name?

Thanks.

http://www.rodmillenstore.com/camry/strut_brace.htm
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33590
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33591

NOTSOFAST · 10-12-2003, 09:38 AM

Same shit bro !!!!!!!! The only diff. is that the rod millen one is more flashy, but we're not into rice at least me and the e-bay one will work fine if not better cuz ur saving some dough !!

InTeReX · 10-12-2003, 10:03 AM

i agree...plus i've found most of the Rod Millen products to be highly overpriced.
But that's just me.

aleks77 · 10-12-2003, 01:43 PM

There are reactice strut bars going for $50 shipped, and the ebay ones are $20 shipped, you sure the ebay one is not gonna snap on me? Thanks

TypeZer0 · 10-12-2003, 02:07 PM

cheap ebay ones wont' do much, to make it cheap, unless it's stolen merchandise, it's cheap materials and practially no R&D, therefore the strut tower braces will probably flex with the chassis, contrary to the main purpose of the strut tower braces, to prevent that flex. the 50 dollar Ractive strut tower braces actually work, they're actually stiff though they're not the best quality, it's still way better than teh 10 dollar ones

InTeReX · 10-12-2003, 02:52 PM

Yeah...the Ractive ones work just fine. I'm sportin a Ractive strut bar on my 92 camry.
Ebay ones will work...just cheap and won't last near as long.
Rod Millen...not sure, but way overpriced.
Ractive...Good and not to expensive

Raziel777 · 10-12-2003, 04:44 PM

How about arospeed????

Check it out...http://www.autotoyaz.com/struttowbar95.html

SKYravefever · 10-12-2003, 04:58 PM

Either or is fine. As established in previous discussions, it's pretty much psychological. I don't feel a difference in handling when I put on my TRD strut bar on my Gen4.

InTeReX · 10-12-2003, 05:39 PM

Arospeed strut bars are just as good.

TypeZer0 · 10-12-2003, 06:00 PM

arospeed is more for looks than actual performance. ractive is a bit more for performance than looks

Tubbyc · 10-12-2003, 07:16 PM

handling gain from the tower strut bar isn't noticeable at all.. so buy the one that looks better.,..

tinman831 · 10-13-2003, 01:43 AM

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Originally posted by Tubbyc
handling gain from the tower strut bar isn't noticeable at all.. so buy the one that looks better.,..

^^so true. just get some sway bars instead if ure looking for suspension improvements. unless youre looking to spice up your engine bay a lil, then get what ever strut bar looks the nicest to you.

haa21 · 10-15-2003, 06:03 AM

Are these strut bars hard to install? I have a 2000 Camry and after reading how cheap you can purchase one for I'm thinking I should get one.

TypeZer0 · 10-15-2003, 06:25 AM

you could get sway bars but anything stiffer stiffer in the front would just increase the inherent understeer of a FWD car so get rear sway bars only to try to balance out the understeer

Raziel777 · 10-15-2003, 11:42 AM

Nice tips, where can I get a rear brace for the camry ro the sway bars for the gen 3????