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UltraRacing 4 point strut bardefinitely noticed stiffer ride, dad even said so when he took the ride after an oil change last weekbig + on looks for car showsbar is originally designed for Toyota Altiscame in great packaging although it took forever to get it off ordered from Nextgentuning.com select "Toyota" "Corolla" and year if orderinghttp://www.nextgentuning.com/p....aspxthey also sell 2 point versions

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tis nice! you plan on paintin it to match that awesome blue?

might paint it to match after painting the engine cover

theres a strut bar that could actually do something. Be good for those autox'ers.

did you read the part where he said..."big plus on looks for car shows"We realize the four point doesn't do too much as opposed to triangulation, but it looks nice which will give him points in a show.

It will look much better once it's painted with a colour other then white!

Quote, originally posted by vibedrivermatt »dude !!!! that thing is lame!!! you should have just a regular strut brace! that four point design is crap.its ok though you should be still getting that good reinforcement on your strut towers.. so its not a total loss.why is a 4 point design crap?

Its a good design. It's still going to be better than stock.

I like it, and would love to have their lower bar.

Apparently ctnewman on Matrix Owners doesn't like your strut brace.... Found this on a recent post....^click for thread on MO^

I read through that thread. Waveresponder doesn't deserve to be in there.. There are some TERRIBLE rides on that thread. I can't believe how badly some people mess up cars.

whats the url for that thread i cant seem to access it, honestly dont really care, eventually its getting painted to match and it definately does its job thats for sure

thanks, waste of time to even look at lol

will it fit on an 03 gt?

it will fit 03-08

Personally, I think this bar design makes it much more dangerous when the car is involved in a front impact. Most likely, the two bars alongside the car will be pushed toward the firewall and penetrate the firewall.

Quote, originally posted by petervivian »Personally, I think this bar design makes it much more dangerous when the car is involved in a front impact. Most likely, the two bars alongside the car will be pushed toward the firewall and penetrate the firewall. Ding Ding Ding Ding.... Quote, originally posted by northvibe »why is a 4 point design crap?Looks like some MOD editing already happened... THAT 4pt design won't work for much beyond a normal strut bar because the mounding points of the bar have no triangulation, right angles and parallel lines don't do anything for stiffness.. if the forward "struts" of the bar were connected closer to the struts themselves.. it would provide more of a stiffness adding device.. While it may hold the rad support nicely, that also doesn't do anything in terms of handling either.. Replacing the bushings in the lower control arms with poly would do FAR more than even the strut bar.. BUT, for what's available.. it looks great..

Thought of painting it yet???

In my opinion its designed more for looks as the bottom two connecting points are thinner in construction being connected to the weak rad support, in a collision i would think that it would react similiar to a 2 point bar but obviously im not certain, just remember installing it, most people that have commented on it seem to be jealous at shows cuz they either have no bar or cant afford one at the time.but in response to anyone sayn it will not provide any or little difference in handling...until you drive THIS car with THIS bar im treating all the comments as opinions but it you still wish to comment on your far superior knowledge on triangulation go right ahead no offense LOL as someone who has driven the car with THIS bar and THIS car...its makes a huge difference in handlingthe only way we could find out is i drive head on into something which i dont intend on doing for another 5-7 years at the least lol how much you a think a custom sticker that says triangulation is a myth BRACED would cost just to see people squirm more?

Quote, originally posted by waveresponder »triangulation is a myth lol...you tha man waveresponder!

Quote, originally posted by waveresponder »In my opinion its designed more for looks as the bottom two connecting points are thinner in construction being connected to the weak rad support, in a collision i would think that it would react similiar to a 2 point bar but obviously im not certain, just remember installing it, most people that have commented on it seem to be jealous at shows cuz they either have no bar or cant afford one at the time.but in response to anyone sayn it will not provide any or little difference in handling...until you drive THIS car with THIS bar im treating all the comments as opinions but it you still wish to comment on your far superior knowledge on triangulation go right ahead no offense LOL as someone who has driven the car with THIS bar and THIS car...its makes a huge difference in handlingthe only way we could find out is i drive head on into something which i dont intend on doing for another 5-7 years at the least lol how much you a think a custom sticker that says triangulation is a myth BRACED would cost just to see people squirm more? Do us a favor, buy a "normal" Ebay strut bar for 35$ and swap them.. if you notice a HUGE difference between the 2 bars, I'll print this and EAT it.. (after driving the car with both myself ovcourse.. )