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jerseygt1
06-28-2003, 08:27 PM
does anyone have thease and if so do they do what they say they will i love my car but i want to get rid of the body roll so if any knows the best waqy to do this let me know :cool:
2001GAGT
06-29-2003, 12:34 PM
I put the front and rear ones on my GA this spring and I LOVE them. They work very well.
CHollman82
06-29-2003, 01:29 PM
They have some good cheap ones at autozone but they say they are for Integras and Civics, anyone know if these would fit GA's?
XAlliedYouthX
06-29-2003, 07:18 PM
I know Ractive makes front ones, I've never seen ones for the rear though.
Themeneea
06-29-2003, 09:22 PM
why are they so expensive for the 99+ GA's?

there like $100 for most cars, but 200 for use :(
XAlliedYouthX
06-29-2003, 09:25 PM
Where can the rear ones be bought??
jayhawk
06-29-2003, 09:32 PM
Originally posted by CHollman82
They have some good cheap ones at autozone but they say they are for Integras and Civics, anyone know if these would fit GA's?

No, Grand Ams are specific.

Will they eleminate body roll? No. If you want to get rid of that, you would need better sway bar bushings, a larger bar itself, or better sway bar links. When I mean "better" I mean replacing the stock rubber ones with polyurethane bushings.

Strut bars mearly keep the struts in parallell with each other, so there is less misalignment...less camber (the amount the wheel tilts in or out) and less caster (the amount the wheel moves back and forth). If you want to see what I mean, go to an alignment shop and they can show ya.
jerseygt1
06-29-2003, 09:45 PM
thanks for the info i still think their a good thing to have in makeing the car feel stiffer and i do want i plan on geting new sway bars along with the tower brace's but thank you all:D
Themeneea
06-30-2003, 02:59 AM
Strut bars mearly keep the struts in parallell with each other, so there is less misalignment...less camber (the amount the wheel tilts in or out) and less caster (the amount the wheel moves back and forth). If you want to see what I mean, go to an alignment shop and they can show ya.

so with that, how does it affect the steering?
CHollman82
06-30-2003, 04:40 AM
PartsForYourCar sells front and rear for $200 (120 front and 80 rear)
Gimli
06-30-2003, 09:41 AM
You're welcome, I guess :)