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Ultraracing Strut and Sway Bar (PICS) New

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Instalation: The install was incredibly easy for the front strut bar, taking only a minute or two in a parking lot. The only hiccup was the slave master cylinder had to be loosened and then re-tightened to allow for the solid strut bar to go on smoothly. The front strut bar attaches to two bolts on each strut tower, as opposed to the roadrace motorsports solid bar which only attaches to 1 bolt. There were no clearance issues or fitment problems with the bar. The rear sway bar was nearly as easy with the exception of the crappy OEM design rear sway bar end links that are nearly impossible to get off without stripping the nut on the back. The sway bar easily cleared my over-axel injen exhaust, so there should be no fitment issues for any tibby. The 23mm design is much thicker than the stock bar (shown below) and the bushings and attachment hardware is much better quality than stock.

Initial Impressions: The front strut bar looks very nice (especially with the white paint) and the solid steel design is very sturdy. I was able to drive about 100 miles with just the front strut bar on and, while the bar does reduce understeer, the addition of the sway bar made the changes more apparent. Until I installed the rear sway bar, I didn't realize how much the back end of the car rolls and sways when you corner aggresively. The combination of the strut and sway bar reduced the tendency of the car to understeer and greatly reduced body roll. It feels like the back end of the car is more solid and stable now that the sway bar is installed.

***I'll have a more thorough review when I put more miles on the strut and sway bar and participate in an autocross event or two***

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#5 · (Edited)
70mm swaybar? I think your confused my friend. I'm assuming its a solid bar if so refer to this chart for the increase in stiffness:
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This bar is 115% stiffer then the stocker. But also remember being super stiff doesnt mean your car handles well, so dont go throwing on a 30mm swaybars.
 
#8 ·
I just got off of the website but I did'nt see any prices or how to order. I really like this front bar and it seems to be the closest thing to the DC Sports front bar because it is welded together. I would like to buy it. Could you please tell me how you ordered it.
 
#10 ·
Yeah, this is pretty well-established company in alot of countries and is just now being brought to the US. The guy who owns the U.S. company/distribution rights is a guy named Mike Barton. Just send him an email through his site (its the company name with usa on the end .com) or a private message on here (mbarton is his avatar/name). He's really nice and he'll give you all of the information you need. Lemme know if you have any questions.

Like I said before, I haven't really tested the products out too aggresively, but the solid strut and thicker sway bar (most aftermarket ones are usually 22mm...not much difference, but whatever) seem pretty nice.
 
#12 ·
actually looking at the chart, it seems that the 1mm difference is a pretty noticeable increase in stiffness, so that's cool.
 
#14 ·
yeah, i'm not sure if the price is definite or not. i'd just contact mike if you were interested - he responds pretty quick.
 
#17 · (Edited)
I doubt it, it doesnt look like nearly enough room. rrm made the only one that did I believe

edit: looking at the pic again theats a definate no. on the passenger side it comes down twords the front bolts of the strut mount, that brings it in the way of the s/c cone.
 
#19 ·
to answer the s/c question.... maybe.... It looks very similar in design to the DC sports cs-1 (s/c compatible) FSB and almost identical to the s/c compatible bar that KJB motorsports marketed for a little while. I'd be willing to bet that it does fit.
 
#23 ·
yeah, i can measure how far it protrudes from the firewall so you can determine if it would fit or not with a supercharger. It is really close to the firewall and runs parallel to it the whole time, so it looks like it would fit to me - based on pics of supercharged deltas. Just lemme know if you want measurements.
 
#28 ·
i can almost garuntee you it wont fit, look at where it bolts up, its the front 2 bolts, the rrm one bolts to the back rear one on the passanger side


Look at how far over the bend is on the passanger side on the rrm vs this one

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#30 ·
the only way to tell for sure would be to test it, but to me it looks like the whole bar is off the firewall too far (the rrm is right against it) and the bend on the passanger side is too far to the center ... keep in mind i have the smallest pulley on the blower, a stock pulley would stick out more. im not even sure if the bar would clear the back of the blower in that pic, it seems like it is fairly far from the firewall. might just be the lighting though
 
#31 ·
it's pretty close to the firewall - it's just hard to see in the pics. I just measured from the firewall to the front most point of the bar and it was 2 inches (maybe a little less). But like baker was saying, the only way to know for sure is to test it.

how far does the rrm bar come out from the firewall (just curious)?
 
#32 ·
how far does the rrm bar come out from the firewall (just curious)?
the width of the bar ... it literally just about sits on the firewall, mine rubs in a few places against the firewall ... so probably about an inch
 
#34 ·
ok well i have talk with my boss. and i can get you a lower cost than the website is listting .
also if you by a rear sway bar we will give you a credit for your old bar you just have to ship it back to us .
i am getting ready to place a order for these part if your intrested please let me know ?
iam still wiatting on the admin to get thing on the right track so we can bea vendor here .
if you want parts and need more info please e-mail thank you mike barton
 
#36 ·
well i should be getting some more parts from ultraracing this week. The parts are a rear strut bar, rear cross room bar (goes in floor in back seat), and a front cross member brace that goes between the control arms. I'll post updated pics once they're installed.
 
#118 · (Edited)
You'll really like that setup. I've had the whole package for over a year. Nothing was ever mentioned to me about sending in my old bar. Oops, my bad, sry
 
#37 ·
and bump for an admin. answer to mbarton...i think he wants some info on becoming a sponsor.