strut tower bars...and the bolts

[bcjammerx]

When you install a strut tower bar...you have a thick piece of metal that bolts to the tower bolts...how do you accommodate for the short strut bolts when installing said piece? There aren't much extra threads on mine afterall...not enough to put another piece of metal between them and the nut.

[TypeG]

i've never seen one not fit. after all, it should fit because it was made for the car. later.

[ExplodingCake]

Pictures would help

[deevergote]

Aftermarket struts? Or are they seated properly? I've also never seen one so short that it wouldn't hold. I have a strut bar and TWO nuts on each of my konis.

[bcjammerx]

I've got a camera I borrowed so I'll take some pics...oh yeah...motor mount pics too

[bcjammerx]

YES I KNOW...dirty dirty engine bay...I live in the country

See...there isn't any room to put anything inbetween the frame and the nuts...I assume aftermarket ones might...but these don't

[deevergote]

I had a brainfart when I said the two nut thing... that was on the strut itself


But yeah, that's normal. You don't usually replace the hat anyway, so 99% of the people on here are running that with a strut bar. The strut bar metal isn't all that thick, so you'd probably lose like 3 threads... still enough to be tight on there.

[bcjammerx]

coolz

[ExplodingCake]

Just tight it down good and you're set.

[bcjammerx]

yeah as long as there are some threads sticking out from the nut it should be cool...I'll still use some lock tight...cause...I'm paranoid like that.

[ExplodingCake]

The neuspeed bar is somewhat a bit thicker than that. I just tighten it down good.

[Losiracer2]

yeah i originally had a strut bar that covered the ends of the dampening adjustment on my AGX's and to make it clear, i had to put 3 washers underneath the strutbar on top of the shock threads. I was still able to screw the nuts (no pun intended) down enough to mount the bar.

[bcjammerx]

don't forget to torque your nuts!!

[Scubasteve_dan]

torque specs?

How many Inch pounds or Foot Pounds do you tighten those nut to?

[Fake Thug]

Blue(removeable) thread lock. / thread