So here's my other dilemma. Should I go with:

http://www.andysautosport.com/honda/...s00037030.html

or

http://neuspeed.com/products/product_details.asp?app=16|AC&type=12&ltype=ns_import&p_id=841

Opinions?

 

The strut bar is the bright polished bar with "Neuspeed" written in yellow. Anti-sway bars are the best bang for the buck when it comes to suspension. I found a great article that I'll post later tonight, but it's probably too technical for most .... JohnL will appreciate it!

 

Those are both strut bars though, no?

 

Sway bar (aka anti-sway bar): goes under the car from one side of the vehicle to the other and helps the vehicle maintan stability through cornering by attempting to prevent some body roll or "sway". In the simplest of explinations when you corner the body rolls to the outside because of centrifical force. When it does this the natural order of things is to start lifting the inside tire up so it has less contact with the road. A sway bar tries to push that inside tire back down when the outside tire goes down.

Upper Strut tower bar (aka strut bar): goes from the top of one strut inside the engine bay to the top of the other, it's purpose/design is to prevent the struts from rocking in or out due to strain on the body through hard cornering by making the top of them more rigid.

Lower Strut tower bar (aka lower tie bar): same as the upper but goes on the bottom

The thing you will find is that many people who are not suspension savvy don't realize the difference between each of these components so you wind up with a lot of people calling a sway bar a lower strut bar or lower strut tower bar. However, all three of these items are completely different. As falk stated a sway bar is by far the best bang for the buck.

In his picture they are not both strut bars, one is a sway bar (aka anti-sway bar) and one is a tie-bar (aka lower strut tower bar). However, as I mentioned some people will try to tell you (improperly I might add) that they are both strut bars and do the same thing.

 

One minor correction .... for Accords anyway. The lower tie-bar reinforces a weak part of the chasis and is only about 18" long. It doesn't connect to the shocks like the upper strut tower brace.

 

Oh sorry about the misunderstanding. I totally understand falkore's pic. I meant in my post with both Neuspeed things. Those are both front strut bars right? Which would you guys suggest getting, cause they are two different designs, but one is about $60 less...

 

The Neuspeed picture is to small to tell exactly what it is....Kind of a funky design if it is a sturt tower bar... the Tenzo is a strut tower bar for sure.... I bought a $60.00 solid billet aluminum no-name one from my local parts shop and it made a noticeable difference.... the biggest thing you need/want is Solid core (no hollow crap) and good contstruction/welds on the pieces that mount to the towers, if you find those things then names make no difference.

 

NEUSPEED FRONT UPPER STRUT TIE BAR, TWIN TUBE DESIGN -- Made Of High Quality But Light Weight Billet Aluminum, Takes The Roll And Twist Out Of The Sheet Metal Tub Frame, Solid Mounting, Very Rigid, Making Steering Quicker And More Responsive, Easily Bolts To Strut Towers, Provides Maximum Performance With The Greatest Strength

I'm not sure how good the "twin tube design" is. Is this good, or do I want a better one?

 

It looks like a very nice design actually.... it would appear that rather than having a plate on each side with a bar it bolts the bars straight to the towers then ties them all in which should make it very hard to twist (which is what you want)... Never seen that before but I love the concept, it seems sound in theory.... no brakets and junk...

 

Just go with neuspeed.