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Old 08-14-2005, 02:23 PM #1
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Strut Bar

I was driving this weekend up north and mentioned that in high speed turns my 4Runner is not as handy as I would like it to be, so I decide to look for a Strut Bar. After spending 5 hours in internet I didn't find anything. Does anyone have this mod? Does someone knows who makes or sell those Strut Bars for '03-... 4Runners?
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uhh, should have got the XREAS

all kidding aside, its a 4Runner not a corvette...

See this thread as well: http://toyota-4runner.org/showthread...trut+tower+bar
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I do have XREAS
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I do have XREAS
oh well, never mind :gaptooth:
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Hey, it's an idea...

Getting it made is another story...
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Just to be clear are you looking for strut braces for the top of the struts (or basically where the struts mount to be more correct)?? Like they use on cars??
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Just to be clear are you looking for strut braces for the top of the struts (or basically where the struts mount to be more correct)?? Like they use on cars??
Some sort of. Something like the Rally car has.
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OK. Well on the 4Runner this will not get you much as the top of the strut is bolted to the frame which is already very rigid. The reason why they put strut bars on cars are because they use unibody and the area in the fender the top of the strut bolts into is not that rigid. So under severe stress (hard cornering) the fender area with strut actually flexes. Where the strut bolts to the frame the flex is minimal to none on the 4R, so reinforcing it will buy you basically nothing.

To improve the handling on the 4R you probably want to look at lower profile tires, as the sidewall of the tire is what flexes the most during hard cornering. This will give the sloppy feel. Perhaps look at 18" wheels with 265/60 tires on it, this shouldn't affect your ride quality that much but improve your handling if you can get a tire with a firmer sidewall.
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I don't believe you could install a strut bar the same way you would on a car due to the way the struts are under the hood.
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