So I finally got about half of my order in today and immediately headed to the shop to start installing what did come in. Mach 1 grill delete, Front and Rear Tower Bars and Front Sway Bar. The mach 1 grill delete didn't fit quite as well as I would have liked, which pissed me off, but oh well.
My question is, has anyone used the Steeda 3 point strut tower bar? It looks great, nice and strong feeling. I took the hood off and got to work. First off, as I was removing the cowl vent cover, I broke the damn thing, oops. Hopefully that won't cost too must to repair, but I got a feeling it will. I like that the steeda bar does not just attach to the C&C plates, it bolts to the actual shock tower and fire wall which is a good bit more work but will be much stronger in the end.
What I don't like about it, and I am curious about is the gap between the firewall point of the brace and the actual fire wall. There is at least a 1/4 in gap when the front two points are lined up. In the instructions it states that some bending and stretching might occur in places, but I can't believe that the tolerances are off enough to create a 1/4 in gap. I figure I will shim it with some 1/4 in thick flat aluminum, I was already going to use some as a backer plate.
I'm just curious if anyone else has used this bar and if they have, did theirs have the same size gap. What is everyone's opinion about the whole thing?
My question is, has anyone used the Steeda 3 point strut tower bar? It looks great, nice and strong feeling. I took the hood off and got to work. First off, as I was removing the cowl vent cover, I broke the damn thing, oops. Hopefully that won't cost too must to repair, but I got a feeling it will. I like that the steeda bar does not just attach to the C&C plates, it bolts to the actual shock tower and fire wall which is a good bit more work but will be much stronger in the end.
What I don't like about it, and I am curious about is the gap between the firewall point of the brace and the actual fire wall. There is at least a 1/4 in gap when the front two points are lined up. In the instructions it states that some bending and stretching might occur in places, but I can't believe that the tolerances are off enough to create a 1/4 in gap. I figure I will shim it with some 1/4 in thick flat aluminum, I was already going to use some as a backer plate.
I'm just curious if anyone else has used this bar and if they have, did theirs have the same size gap. What is everyone's opinion about the whole thing?