strut tower TRD,Tanabe or Hotchkis??

pierre_tec · Joined: 04 May 2007 Posts: 108 Location: Puerto Rico

When it comes to strut tower who's the best ???? i know hotchiks only sells the TVS package but in terms of reability who's better???
I just order some Tanabe Df and i want to add stiffnes to the ride by the way the Front underbrace really work????

I am one guy with too many question.....

BFDBOX · Joined: 09 Dec 2007 Posts: 361 Location: Chino Hills, Ca

there all pretty much the same, just what price and name u want to go with really.

robertjcurrie · Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 13 Location: ORANGE COUNTY , CA.

pierre_tec wrote: When it comes to strut tower who's the best ???? i know hotchiks only sells the TVS package but in terms of reability who's better???
I just order some Tanabe Df and i want to add stiffnes to the ride by the way the Front underbrace really work????

I am one guy with too many question.....

I just did the Hotchkis TVS and I'm totally happy with it......

08SWbox · Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 181 Location: Corona, CA

im running DF210s and the tanabe strut brace and i love it.. now its time to tighten up the rear suspension, the car is still "pushing" in the corners.

ack154 · Posted: 7/14/08 8:31AM Post subject:

^ Rear sway should be before the front strut bar anyway. You may have even made the understeer worse.

James_Bond · Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 100

Upper strut bars will do NOTHING for under steer or over steer.

SWAY bars is what you want for suspension tuning, strut bars are 95% show and about 5% effective on a street car and probably less on a car that will never see the limit like the XB.

pierre_tec · Joined: 04 May 2007 Posts: 108 Location: Puerto Rico

Thanks Mr. Bond thats what i wanted to read i am going to follow you advice and go to see your last movie....... just kidding thanks for taking care of my wallet cause i want something that work not that only give me 5 % of use

BFDBOX · Joined: 09 Dec 2007 Posts: 361 Location: Chino Hills, Ca

everyone has there own opinion's, personally i push my xb and i push it hard. Strut bar wasn't just made for show, it serves a purpose. I took mine threw a 15 miles canyon after i installed the strut bar. It makes more than 5% difference. its just a lot of people only have them for show. Never do they really use them for there purpose.

James_Bond · Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 100

BFDBOX wrote: everyone has there own opinion's, personally i push my xb and i push it hard. Strut bar wasn't just made for show, it serves a purpose. I took mine threw a 15 miles canyon after i installed the strut bar. It makes more than 5% difference. its just a lot of people only have them for show. Never do they really use them for there purpose.

I still say on a car like the Scion XB with little to no suspension on it will not show you any difference with a strut bar and here is the reason I say this.

Im a heavy autoXer, been driving FWD's hondas and FR BMW's for about 6 years now and I have never been able to feel or see any type of effect from a strut bar. If one is to install a strut bar I would really recommended that to be the LAST suspension mod installed, after you have your front and rear sway bars, coil overs and everything else you may wanna throw a strut bar on there, but be aware strut bars DO NOTHING for roll or any type of roll related movement, strut bars tie your struts for TWISTING. I really doubt you are getting anywhere near the limit of an XB and twisting the frame, besides there is a big butt engine bolted into your engine bay and its strut bar enough :)

Ive raced back to back in 2 different cars with a strut bar off and on and felt ZERO difference.

In theory; strut bars work but good luck getting the car to the point of which the bar is needed.

BFDBOX · Joined: 09 Dec 2007 Posts: 361 Location: Chino Hills, Ca

yeah with little to no suspension it isnt going to make crap for a difference. Your right, but with a nice setup it will for sure. If you gona buy one and you have stock suspension...= waste of money.