If you want a big seller, make a 5/16 MD spacer replica.

 

that would **** a few ppl off

 

dayum... 50 ppl x $225 = $11,250

 

Heres a link to a good article that explains why using alum for the bar is not optimum:

But hey...these are $225.00 not $700.00 - $1000.00! And by just bolting the ss plate to the top of the shock tower, it should help stiffen things up some.

http://www.rogueengineering.com/Merc...&Category_Code

 

Competition is a good thing. Wish others would start doing what Richie is doing, I've been wanting a strutbar like how the 350z's come stock with but didn't want to pay the super high dollar price tag. This is a great compromise...i'm gonna order mine =) *Big Thumbs Up*

 

I'm going to have to second that. It's thanks to people like Richie that help keep things cost effective and having a large enough supply to go around for all that want their products.

It's another thing that Richie has actually gone through with the group buy seeing as other's in the past have led us on and then pulled out once we got enough people for it. E.G. the old group buy for the nismo rear diffuser's from that EBay guy. ps.. that guy is a pr!ck. pss thanks RAVSPEC for your diffusers on order!!

 

richie i sent payment today

 

Fit my 04' sedan with no rubbing problems.

 

Instaled my today. Fit and finish was great. Install was easy. Driving impressions. Off the bat the car felt stiffer. I didn't get on the car b/c of weather.

 

I think it might be just my car since the ABS line on my passenger side has very little clearance from the strut tower itself...

Yet, since it is a steel line that is mounted at various points, all I had to do is to "pad" the strut tower brace to make sure that the metal don't rub against each other - No biggie

 

Payment received and will be shipping out Tuesday.

There are several vendors that make spacers already, plus the spacers out there aren't priced like "ARC". I don't think there is a great demand for a spacer replica. The ones out are not too expensive and are quality products.

If you think about it, 50 is not much. I try and think of it like the ztube - how many Gs out there you think have ztubes? Or even spacers/mrev? Those products are hot, basically everyone on the boards have them....kind of like the 1st mod everyone does -> ztube/k&n.

I'm glad that you are happy/satisfied with your purchase filanj. Aside from providing the G35 members a decent/affordable product, I also aim in giving you guys the best customer service possible. I'm not just here to sell the strut bars but I want to build strong rapport with the rest of the G35 community as a vendor.

Payment received and will be shipping out Tuesday.

Good to hear JusG35c. Try and notice how the car feels when you go over those lane bumps on the freeway. STB should help lessen those rattles when going over little bumps.

Can you post a pic of what you did to "pad" the ABS line? What material did you use? I'm sure other sedaners would like to see. Thanks godmans!

 

Hi Richie,

I received the strut bar on Thursday. Not quite sure why it took an extra day to get to San Jose. jiggafree got his a day earlier than I did, and he doesn't live that far away from me. Thanks for the quick response to my PM and checking on the shipment status when I inquired about it.

Now onto the review...

I basically have a bone stock 05 6MT coupe. Prior to Richie's STB, Stillen Sways (set to med/med) that I purchased from Disco_Monkey (Chris) and a z-tube were my only mods. The sways made a big difference in the way the car handled, and based on other peoples' comments that I researched prior to receiving my STB, I had come to expect that the STB wouldn't make as big as a difference as the sways did; I was not sure how noticeable it would be, so I was not expecting too much of a difference by adding a STB.

When I received the bar, I immediately removed the center bar from the mounts and tried to flex it. I was disappointed when I could flex it with relatively little force when the middle section was pushed against my knee. I kept in mind Richie's comments about how the bar was not designed to take force in that direction, and just went ahead and installed the bar. The installation was a breeze. One thing I would recommend though is to mention the torque specs for each nut in the instructions (torque for the nuts that tie the center bar to the mounts is not published, and should be) so that it's more convenient to reference.

After the install, I went for a test drive. Let me emphasize again that I wasn't expecting much of a difference. However, I immediately noticed that the steering was more sensitive/responsive, the car felt much more planted when taking on/off ramps, and going over bumps felt much less jarring. The difference the STB made wasn't huge, but it was very noticeable and welcome.

In the end, I feel that it's definitely worth the money at the GB price, and is the 2nd best bang for the buck mod after sway bars. I think the difference you feel depends on what kind of suspension setup you have when you add the STB. Coming from a near stock setup, I felt that the STB made a very noticeable difference in the way the car handles.

 

Thanks for the quick review Daniel ! Sorry that it took a little long for the shipment to get there - I don't want to blame USPS (pointing my finger at the postman), but I dropped off the shipment the day after you made the paypal payment.

Glad you are satisfied with the purchase. Another happy customer =)

 

That is prob the most accurate statement I have seen yet. Very true.

As for the ABS lines, they are flexible....just GENTLY take a screwdriver and bend them out a little to gain additional clearance for the brackets.

 

Money sent. Thanks!