hey I was wondering if getting a strut bar would be worth it for the 5th gen prelude? Anybody have one?

 

they made a world of difference for my civic. For me anyway. I love how much stronger the car feels. I'm going to have to have them in every car I own from now on. I think evan a minivan would benefit from that one. Plus it makes leaning over the engine a lot easier.

 

If your going to get a good one. I got a Type S strut bar and it makes a whole lot of difference when cornering hard.

 

save your money and buy the cheapest one you can since they don't do shit.

 

Are you right? They do something like increasing the stiffness of the chassis when the car rolls. If you buy a cheap one it won't do shit.

 

i'm not sure that it stiffens the chassis that much at all. the rear, MAYBE, but you have to be pretty close to the limit to feel a difference. if you think about how much force it takes to make a bunch of steel flex, it's alot.

upgrade the suspension and the car's moving parts first to feel more of an effect.

 

You wont notice the difference unless you really DRIVE your car and buy a good one

 

Like I said, cornering hard

 

I think they do more than you believe...though the difference is more significant in the rear vs. the front IMO. Body rigidity (esp. on 5th gens) is pretty good, but because the rear has a bit of open space, some bracing couldn't hurt. If you do break down and get one, don't just get some cheapo $50 strut bar. It would defeat the purpose if there's flexing when pushed.

 

A well designed strut bar will make a difference; however, it is not a difference that you will notice in day to day driving.

There's a reason that the ROTW DC2 ITR came with front and rear strut bars.

They help in radical handling situations (especially with uneven road surfaces) to even out the chassis flex that could cause an older car to behave in a less than optimal fashion.

They are not absolutely essential, even in racing, depending on what chassis you're talking about. For example, I happened to have noticed that the only 4G VTEC Prelude in Honda Challenge goes to the track very often without the front strut bar. I believe this is probably one of the Honda chassis most likely to benefit from a strut bar up front, but the driver is very stubborn.

I have never seen a G3 Integra go out without strut bars.

Not sure what all that means, but there it is. LOL....