Factory Upper Strut Tower Bar - Club4G Forum : Mitsubishi Eclipse 4G Forums - 2006-2012 Eclipse Authority

HOMESLICE · February 21st, 2011, 11:51 AM

Hey, so yesterday i popped my hood and realized i had a front tower bar and I was wondering if anyone else had a factory front strut tower bar like I have. I know I have the GT SE, but did these black bars come with all GT's or just my SE? it connects to three points of the car too which is pretty nice, The two struts and the middle of the engine bay.

Chaos · February 21st, 2011, 11:53 AM

No man that must be an aftermarket one that somebody put on. No other eclipses have them, unless you have the rare GT Ralliart?

HOMESLICE · February 21st, 2011, 12:01 PM

ha ha maybe i did get lucky, i didn't think this car had any aftermarket, and it looks stock. i'll take pics and upload them

Clovisman · February 21st, 2011, 12:02 PM

As far as I know, all GT's come with the black front strut tower bar.

No need to take pictures because all us GT owners has one

.

Well if you just found the strut bar, have you found the little rubber
button on the rear spoiler that opens up the rear hatch

!!

HOMESLICE · February 21st, 2011, 12:10 PM

OK good deal, because i was like wow i got lucky! would you say the tanabe is better or just stick with the factory front strut bar.

And clov it took me a few min the first day i bought the car to figure out the little black pad that opens the hatch

good stuff!

Clovisman · February 21st, 2011, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by HOMESLICE

OK good deal, because i was like wow i got lucky! would you say the tanabe is better or just stick with the factory front strut bar.

And clov it took me a few min the first day i bought the car to figure out the little black pad that opens the hatch

good stuff!

Yeah, we have members who have had there cars for over a year and didn't even know that the button was there so they were just using there key-fob to open the hatch.

As far as the Tanabe goes, it's your money, however it looks better then the stock.

randman · February 21st, 2011, 12:30 PM

Personally I think the stock one is junk. It doesn't bolt to the strut it bolts to the housing for the strut. The tanabe bolts to the top of the strut. You will feel the difference.

HOMESLICE · February 21st, 2011, 02:25 PM

nice! thanks for the info randman. i noticed that myself, that it was only bolted to the surrounding strut and not on it, but i do think that mitsu did a good job bolting it to the middle of the chasis and making it a 3 point. not many companies even do that much. a few months down the road i will look into the tanabe. thanks!

randman · February 21st, 2011, 03:00 PM

sure. It probably stiffens the chassis. alot of people run both.

pat_08GT_Spyder · February 21st, 2011, 05:13 PM

I run both, the Tanabe makes a small difference and looks better... Up to you!
Get a rear Progress sway bar though before you get the front one... Much more needed on the GT!!

HOMESLICE · February 21st, 2011, 05:33 PM

glad to hear you can use both to tie the struts. I'll just leave it. couldn't hurt.

and yeah i'd be going all out and getting front and rear suspension at the same time.

randman · February 21st, 2011, 05:49 PM

The Rear sway is definitely a must

deprydation · February 21st, 2011, 11:35 PM

Ditto to me on running both.

I think I'm gonna do the rear sway...VERY soon. Canyon runs are starting to get scarier without it.

February 21st, 2011, 11:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
HOMESLICE The "Touring" Eclipse Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: VA Vehicle: 08 Eclipse SE Posts: 865 Rep Power: 2	Factory Upper Strut Tower Bar Hey, so yesterday i popped my hood and realized i had a front tower bar and I was wondering if anyone else had a factory front strut tower bar like I have. I know I have the GT SE, but did these black bars come with all GT's or just my SE? it connects to three points of the car too which is pretty nice, The two struts and the middle of the engine bay.

February 21st, 2011, 12:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Clovisman Senior Member Name: John Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Clovis, NM Vehicle: 2007 Eclipse GT Posts: 2,045 Rep Power: 6	As far as I know, all GT's come with the black front strut tower bar. No need to take pictures because all us GT owners has one . Well if you just found the strut bar, have you found the little rubber button on the rear spoiler that opens up the rear hatch !! __________________ 2007 Eclipse GT=Sunset=Auto--20% Tint=Injen CAI=RIPP Long Tube Headers (Jet-Hot Coated)=RIPP High Flow Cat=RIPP BRAT Box=Magnaflow Cat Back Exhaust=Energy Motor Mounts=Ingalls Stiffy=Megan Coilover Suspension=Progress Rear Sway Bar=SP Performance Diamond Cut & Slotted Rotors=EBC Yellow Stuff Kevlar Pads=Diamond Lower Grill=Konig Illusion Wheels=BF Goodrich G-Force Super Sport Tires Last edited by Clovisman; February 21st, 2011 at 12:06 PM.

February 21st, 2011, 12:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
randman I'd be all like 4g! Waat? Tournaments Won: 12 Name: Randy Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Charm City Vehicle: 2003 Jet black E46 Posts: 11,281 Rep Power: 17	Personally I think the stock one is junk. It doesn't bolt to the strut it bolts to the housing for the strut. The tanabe bolts to the top of the strut. You will feel the difference. __________________ Mod thread~ http://club4g.org/board/members-ride...ld-thread.html

February 21st, 2011, 03:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
randman I'd be all like 4g! Waat? Tournaments Won: 12 Name: Randy Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Charm City Vehicle: 2003 Jet black E46 Posts: 11,281 Rep Power: 17	sure. It probably stiffens the chassis. alot of people run both. __________________ Mod thread~ http://club4g.org/board/members-ride...ld-thread.html

February 21st, 2011, 05:49 PM	#12 (permalink)
randman I'd be all like 4g! Waat? Tournaments Won: 12 Name: Randy Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Charm City Vehicle: 2003 Jet black E46 Posts: 11,281 Rep Power: 17	The Rear sway is definitely a must __________________ Mod thread~ http://club4g.org/board/members-ride...ld-thread.html

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February 21st, 2011, 11:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Chaos "Uncle" Clayton Tournaments Won: 1 Name: Clayton Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ft.Myers Fl Vehicle: 2007 GT Posts: 6,490 Rep Power: 11	No man that must be an aftermarket one that somebody put on. No other eclipses have them, unless you have the rare GT Ralliart?

February 21st, 2011, 12:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
HOMESLICE The "Touring" Eclipse Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: VA Vehicle: 08 Eclipse SE Posts: 865 Rep Power: 2	ha ha maybe i did get lucky, i didn't think this car had any aftermarket, and it looks stock. i'll take pics and upload them

February 21st, 2011, 12:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
HOMESLICE The "Touring" Eclipse Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: VA Vehicle: 08 Eclipse SE Posts: 865 Rep Power: 2	OK good deal, because i was like wow i got lucky! would you say the tanabe is better or just stick with the factory front strut bar. And clov it took me a few min the first day i bought the car to figure out the little black pad that opens the hatch good stuff!

February 21st, 2011, 02:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
HOMESLICE The "Touring" Eclipse Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: VA Vehicle: 08 Eclipse SE Posts: 865 Rep Power: 2	nice! thanks for the info randman. i noticed that myself, that it was only bolted to the surrounding strut and not on it, but i do think that mitsu did a good job bolting it to the middle of the chasis and making it a 3 point. not many companies even do that much. a few months down the road i will look into the tanabe. thanks!

February 21st, 2011, 05:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
pat_08GT_Spyder dirty frenchie Name: Pat Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Edmonton, AB Vehicle: 08 GT Spyder 6MT Posts: 5,414 Rep Power: 9	I run both, the Tanabe makes a small difference and looks better... Up to you! Get a rear Progress sway bar though before you get the front one... Much more needed on the GT!!

February 21st, 2011, 05:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
HOMESLICE The "Touring" Eclipse Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: VA Vehicle: 08 Eclipse SE Posts: 865 Rep Power: 2	glad to hear you can use both to tie the struts. I'll just leave it. couldn't hurt. and yeah i'd be going all out and getting front and rear suspension at the same time.

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