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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 09:40 AM
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If you ***** dont have strut bars yet.... get some! Same to you if you only have a front strut bar... get the rear too! I got mine in yesterday and test their sturdiness with a blacksmith. They passed the test (not bad for $16 off ebay). I put the front on first and is stabilized the front of the car. It was great. But it made the rear sway of the car stick out like white on black. So, I installed the rear strut... made a HUGE difference! My whole car now has better stability and handling... even better than my mothers '04 S60 Volvo! In case you are wondering, the Volvo does have front struts.

Here are the struts I got, this seller was really nice, on the ball and didnt B.S. me. Check it out!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWN%3AIT
 
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 12:31 PM
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i had my eye on this one
http://i11.ebayimg.com/03/i/03/3f/a0/e1_12_sb.JPG
ya kent beat abit of carbon
 
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 02:57 PM
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welcome to the wonderful world of suspension upgrades, haha. If you like the feel of those strut bars, you're gonna LOVE the sway bars!
 
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 03:23 PM
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dont know how to install them [X(]
 
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 03:24 PM
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sway bars = anti-roll bars ??
 
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 03:28 PM
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same thing I think. How do you install sawy's polo? is it hard? is it almost as easy to install struts?
 
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 08:09 PM
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its easy enough to install the rear sway, but you gotta take apart a bunch of stuff to get to the front one. still not too hard, but its a lot of work.
 
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 05:30 AM
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yeah, like sacicons said... the rear will take you a few minutes, the front about 1-2- hours depending. Its pretty easy to do following the instructions, but time consuming.
 
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 10:15 AM
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Ive looked tham up... not cheap they are.
 
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 09:00 PM
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no, but one will make more difference in the character of your car than just about anything else you can do to it (suspension-wise) except maybe tires and a coilover setup.
 



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