finding strut bar 03 oz

[cold_meat101]

hey guys im having a hell of a time trying to find a front upper strut bar for my 2003 OZ lancer. i got one off ebay for cheap but it didnt fit. does anyone know where to find strut bars for my car? and possibly kinda cheap?

[blaze_125]

Originally Posted by cold_meat101

and possibly kinda cheap?

If you can weld, make one yourself.
If you know someone who can weld, get it made.

It's not that hard to make a functional strut bar.
EngineerBoy made mine back in the days. Although it's a really simple product, it serves its purpose the way it should.

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(This board kills spaces, so the bunch of dots are actually spaces.)
That's what it looks like and it works.

[OZER]

Road Race Motorsports (RRM), $149.00

http://www.roadracemotorsports.com/s...ndex&cPath=1_4

I currently have the rear strut support (red), it fits perfect.

[jdparadee]

definitely go with the rrm strut bar. front or rear they are awesome.

[blaze_125]

Originally Posted by jdparadee

definitely go with the rrm strut bar. front or rear they are awesome.

Lol, why?
Cause they're the only ones available

[WangMan]

RRM will have quality parts but man they charge a lot for them. 150 bucks for a couple pieces of tubing welded together is pretty high. I think going through ebay will do you just fine if you find a quality seller

[blaze_125]

Originally Posted by WangMan

150 bucks for a couple pieces of tubing welded together is pretty high.

Don't forget their bars are "powder coated", so that drives the cost up a little. I just hope the powder coat on the strut bar is more decent than the powder coat on their intake manifolds

Now do the math my way:

125$ for a used welder
25$ for steel
1 hour of your time
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a strut bar, and a welder

That's right... for the same amount of money, you get a bar that you can slap on your car, and you get a welder you'll be able to use for an infinite number of projects.

[03_Lancer_ES]

Originally Posted by blaze_125

If you can weld, make one yourself.
If you know someone who can weld, get it made.

It's not that hard to make a functional strut bar.
EngineerBoy made mine back in the days. Although it's a really simple product, it serves its purpose the way it should.

.._________
_|.................|_
(This board kills spaces, so the bunch of dots are actually spaces.)
That's what it looks like and it works.

If you can weld, why not just weld a bar between the strut towers and don't bother with the mounting points

[blaze_125]

Originally Posted by 03_Lancer_ES

If you can weld, why not just weld a bar between the strut towers and don't bother with the mounting points

You could.
But mounting points give you the ability to remove the bar if ever you wanted to.

[03_Lancer_ES]

Touche good sir, lol

[J.P. Mo]

Does the RRM front strut bars fit on an automatic?

[mcgarvey]

Yes but if you have cruise control, then probably not, as the cruise servo is in the way.

[blaze_125]

RRM strut bars will fit even if you have cruise control. It's the ebay type bars that usually don't fit over it.