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Ludacris
03-21-2002, 02:39 PM
when u bolt in the sway bar to the left side, there is this group of wires that clip together....the bar doesnt seem to fit over it without rubbing....
CrazyVTEC
03-21-2002, 03:05 PM
dude I think you meant the strut tower bar, if so then yes there is a bracket that these group of wires (Attached to 3 harness') hooks on to. I used a strut bar from a 4th gen on my car so I had to unclip the three harnesses from the bracket, bend the bracket out of the way and attach the harneses to the tower bar with some plastic ties.
Ludacris
03-21-2002, 03:31 PM
Originally posted by CrazyVTEC
dude I think you meant the strut tower bar, if so then yes there is a bracket that these group of wires (Attached to 3 harness') hooks on to. I used a strut bar from a 4th gen on my car so I had to unclip the three harnesses from the bracket, bend the bracket out of the way and attach the harneses to the tower bar with some plastic ties.

exactly what i meant...ok so i can bend it without ****ing it up???
CrazyVTEC
03-21-2002, 03:39 PM
yeah you can bend the bracket, but you have to unclip the plastic harnesses from the bracket first. once you bend the bracket out of the way and install the bar, the bracket is pretty much useless, so that why I attached the wiring to the strut bar so that they dont move around
bakchoi
03-21-2002, 03:42 PM
i took the whole bracket off and let the wires hang. no problems yet.
Ludacris
03-21-2002, 03:43 PM
Originally posted by bakchoi
i took the whole bracket off and let the wires hang. no problems yet.

thats what i might do this weekend
bakchoi
03-21-2002, 04:34 PM
you can probably do it in 5 minutes when you get home tonight.

did you get a neuspeed strut bar? cuz that might require some more work, but i installed my no name strut bar while waiting for my friend to pee in the bushes. :D
Ludacris
03-21-2002, 05:25 PM
its a no name one.....i think ractive...but it has a dc sports sticker on it:D
D-Man
03-21-2002, 08:47 PM
Do you have to torque the bolts to a proper spec? If so, what is the torque spec for a 2001?
Ludacris
03-21-2002, 09:01 PM
Originally posted by D-Man
Do you have to torque the bolts to a proper spec? If so, what is the torque spec for a 2001?

im gonna tighten it as much as i possibly can...and i have a 99, not a 01.
Satan_SRV
03-21-2002, 09:34 PM
Originally posted by Ludacris


im gonna tighten it as much as i possibly can...and i have a 99, not a 01.

NOOOOOO don't do that...there is a proper spec you have to tighten them with a torque wrench!! I am asking about torque specs in this thread http://www.hondaprelude.to/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1870
Ludacris
03-21-2002, 09:49 PM
Originally posted by Satan_SRV


NOOOOOO don't do that...there is a proper spec you have to tighten them with a torque wrench!! I am asking about torque specs in this thread http://www.hondaprelude.to/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1870

ya right??

my buddy roc had it on his car and he said he just twisted the bar unit it wouldnt turn around anymore.......he put a cloth around the bar and grabbed it with vise grips and kept turning it around
Grant
03-21-2002, 10:03 PM
Originally posted by Ludacris


ya right??

my buddy roc had it on his car and he said he just twisted the bar unit it wouldnt turn around anymore.......he put a cloth around the bar and grabbed it with vise grips and kept turning it around


That might not be a great idea... you are trying to set the bar up so that the stress from one tower gets transfered to the other tower in a turn. Tightening the strut bar and stressing both towers constantly is probably not going to help your car much...
Satan_SRV
03-21-2002, 11:49 PM
Yo Ludacris here's your answer...courtesy of LUDED:

Originally posted by Luded:

I'm not sure for your SRV but for the 5th Gen it's 28ft lbs. if torque for front and rear strut bars. I would also suggest that you put some Loc Tight on the bolts, as they tend to loosen up over time.
BB1-4WS
03-22-2002, 01:27 AM
It's the same for the 4th Gen, and every other Honda out on the road. But if your re-using the old bolts, I would torque them down to about 35 ft lbs because the locking nut (look at the bottom of the nut) has been worn.
Ludacris
03-22-2002, 11:13 AM
Originally posted by Grant



That might not be a great idea... you are trying to set the bar up so that the stress from one tower gets transfered to the other tower in a turn. Tightening the strut bar and stressing both towers constantly is probably not going to help your car much...


really....this bar is different from others i have seen....it pretty much adjusts length wise, so when u tighten the bolts down, the actual bar still spins around...so thats why im gonna spin it till it dont spin no more.
Grant
03-22-2002, 11:21 AM
Originally posted by Ludacris



really....this bar is different from others i have seen....it pretty much adjusts length wise, so when u tighten the bolts down, the actual bar still spins around...so thats why im gonna spin it till it dont spin no more.

I know what you mean...

But.. My opinion would be to spin it until it just stops and then tighten down the lock nuts. Don't torque that bar so it starts pulling the towers together...
Ludacris
03-22-2002, 11:35 AM
Originally posted by Grant


I know what you mean...

But.. My opinion would be to spin it until it just stops and then tighten down the lock nuts. Don't torque that bar so it starts pulling the towers together...

oh ****..thats how my buddy did it...i guess hes a retard then....i odnt even have a torque wrench so how much should i tighten it?