Originally posted by JPineda
I'm thinking about buying some front and rear lower tie bars for my car. However, there are more rear tie bars available than the fronts. Is the front necessary? Will I notice any difference?
I want to get skunk2 tie bars, but they only make a rear. Other brands I'm considereing are Spoon, Cusco, and Neuspeed; which make both front and rear. Are there brands that are better than others? If so, which? Any comments would be appreciated.
I like the design of the skunk lower tie bar, but the included bolts for the LCA's tend to rust pretty easily. The Neuspeed rear lower is a good bar too, and fairly inexpensive, but their lower front is a machined billet piece which is very nice, but $$$.
Cusco's bars are non-adjustable, which is good for rigidity, but makes for a hard install in some cases. The Spoon bars are great too, but they hang pretty low (especially the front), and their mounting brackets can bend.
I know a number of people (I hate saying that, but these are my close friends) who have actually snapped their front lower tie bars (Spoon and Cusco and Generic). They went to do an oil change, and noticed that their bars were snapped. That said, I'd stick to a generic Ebay one so you dont have to worry about having wasted too much money.