Does anyone on the board have the Autoexe Rear Strut. I just purchased mine, coming in March. Just wanted to know if it was difficult installing it.

Can't be too hard, I'm just worried about the holes that I will have to make in order for the strut to fit properly. Don't want cut too much off my panels.

Any suggession!

Thanks

 

Its a strut tower bar?, I thought you meant a actual rear strut or something.

Anyway, I think that won't do a whole lot because third gens have a strut tower bar that is integrated into the chassis (part of the rear deck, where the speakers are mounted), but please correct me if I am wrong

 

not on a P5 its not

 

Sorry, thanks for the correction. Yes, rear strut tower bar.

Installshield what are you talking about anyway. The P5 does not come with a rear strut tower bar. What car you talking about? The mp3 or mazdaspeed.

 

that's sweet, how much did you pay for it??

 

oh sorry about that, I looked at the pick only long enough to notice the bar, but Ed is right, the P5 does not have one. all of the sedans do though I believe...

 

Paided $317.00 CDN. So for you US P5er's thats like a little over $200.00.

 

Where did you get it?
Be sure to let us know how it works.

Thanks

 

its more expensive than a 19mm rear swaybar, which would have more of an effect. That sucks its so expensive

 

and body flex will just have just a big of an effect

 

Yeah, but in my experience with a Neon ACR the rear strut tower bars did next to nothing, and a fatter rear swaybar made a very noticable difference. I realize that an ACR is not protege and I don't know how much rear flex a P5 has.

 

the difference here is the neon is a NOTCHBACK... thats right.. either coupe or sedan... which meant the rear deck STILL had some what bracing there is

also... the neon has a axle beam rear suspension last I recall... correct me if I'm wrong

 

You're wrong, Edwin. Neons have Chapman struts.

 

 

the ACR Coupe had Koni adjustable struts stock (Except for 95's I think), and as Carguycw said above, a fully independent suspension.

My only point is that I don't see how a rear strut bar will have nearly the effect of a thicker sway bar. I have never seen an application where there was more of a noticable difference of installing a strut bar compared to a fatter swaybar. The strut bar stiffens the end a little (some cars more than others depending on chassis flaws), while a swaybar controls moving parts.