DIY Rear Upper Strut Bar by moi
1. Go to home depot and get an aluminum hollow bar that is 36 inches in length by 3/4 inch by 3/4 inch. Its light, cheap and strong. Also get 2 metal brackets that are thick and sturdy. Get 4 bolts , washers, and locking nuts of appropriate size.
2. Go to your trunk and take off both left and right pieces that cover the strut tower, find the strut mounting bolt, one on each side and remove. Take your metal bracket and drill the existing hole to the size of this strut bolt. Next, take your metal bar and hold it in place between the two strut bolts that it will be connecting, you will trim off roughly 1 inch from the aluminum bar.
3. Take the aluminum bar and bolt it under the nut that holds the strut bolt in place. do this to both sides and then place the bar on top. You may need to bend the brackets slightly so that it fits flush with the bar. Next you are ready to drill holes, using the existing holes in your bracket, mark them with pencil and drill. Take the 4 bolts you bought earlier and torque them down, and then place the strut bar on and torque the nuts down to spec. If all goes as planned you will enjoy and little more sturdyness for just a few bucks.
1. Go to home depot and get an aluminum hollow bar that is 36 inches in length by 3/4 inch by 3/4 inch. Its light, cheap and strong. Also get 2 metal brackets that are thick and sturdy. Get 4 bolts , washers, and locking nuts of appropriate size.
2. Go to your trunk and take off both left and right pieces that cover the strut tower, find the strut mounting bolt, one on each side and remove. Take your metal bracket and drill the existing hole to the size of this strut bolt. Next, take your metal bar and hold it in place between the two strut bolts that it will be connecting, you will trim off roughly 1 inch from the aluminum bar.
3. Take the aluminum bar and bolt it under the nut that holds the strut bolt in place. do this to both sides and then place the bar on top. You may need to bend the brackets slightly so that it fits flush with the bar. Next you are ready to drill holes, using the existing holes in your bracket, mark them with pencil and drill. Take the 4 bolts you bought earlier and torque them down, and then place the strut bar on and torque the nuts down to spec. If all goes as planned you will enjoy and little more sturdyness for just a few bucks.
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