DC Front Strut

[talonation777]

I just bought a DC front strut for my 97 Talon n/t. The bar doesnt fit for some reaon. It doesn't line up with the holes, and it seems to be about 2 inches too big. Can anyone help me out? Maybe I'm installing it wrong? The generic strut I had on before went on like butter, but this one is giving me a problem. Can anyone help me out? Maybe someone had it on their car and theres some steps I'm missing. I read the instructions, and that didn't help either. Any help would be great. Thanks.

 

[mitsuclipsegsx]

I just bought a DC front strut for my 97 Talon n/t. The bar doesnt fit for some reaon. It doesn't line up with the holes, and it seems to be about 2 inches too big. Can anyone help me out? Maybe I'm installing it wrong? The generic strut I had on before went on like butter, but this one is giving me a problem. Can anyone help me out? Maybe someone had it on their car and theres some steps I'm missing. I read the instructions, and that didn't help either. Any help would be great. Thanks.

If i was you i woundt use it,i had it on my 2g gsx and it caught on fire, get regular one

 

[talonation777]

If i was you i woundt use it,i had it on my 2g gsx and it caught on fire, get regular one

Are you saying the DC one caught fire? How did it catch fire? Its carbon steel, I dont see how it would catch fire.

 

[mitsuclipsegsx]

Are you saying the DC one caught fire? How did it catch fire? Its carbon steel, I dont see how it would catch fire.

yes i am...the dc sits very low and it made contact with the abattery and started a fire and i lost my car the n/t might be different but i woundnt try it get another one

 

[turboTSi1320]

yes i am...the dc sits very low and it made contact with the abattery and started a fire and i lost my car the n/t might be different but i woundnt try it get another one

I saw the pics. This guy isnt bullshiting. It was such a beautful black gsx

 

[talonation777]

Thats horrible man, maybe I should just sell mine when I get it. I'll see how it fits up and if its anywhere close to the battery, I'm taking it off. Do you still have the pics, I want to see it, it sounds pretty interesting. Did you talk to DC about it or anything?

 

[chico904]

Did you try flipping it over?

 

[talonation777]

No man, I figured out what the problem was. DC sent me a strut for a Neon SRT. The product numbers are pretty close, so it must have got mixed up. 1101 got mixed up with 1001. Its all worked out. I'd like to see pics of this burnt DC strut, I don't know if I want to put it in my car if this can happen.

 

[chico904]

well, let us know what you do

 

[4g63t]

Just use the BATTERY TIE DOWN. They put them on your cars for a reason, and arnt 2nd gens side post anyway?

 

[mitsuclipsegsx]

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/754852/1

 

[talonation777]

Just use the BATTERY TIE DOWN. They put them on your cars for a reason, and arnt 2nd gens side post anyway?

What do you mean by "use the battery tie down"?


Mitsu - Thats a great car to have to watch go. That car was mint. Hopefully if I go with this strut bar, I wont have the same problem, my car is N/T so maybe I'll have more room. Why didn't you contact DC or AEM and let them know what happened?

 

[4g63t]

What do you mean by "use the battery tie down"?

It keeps the battery from jumping around in the engine bay during hard turns, bumpy roads, ext.
http://members.shaw.ca/dsm.1000q/Engineprimer/2G/battery.htm

 

[EclipseRacing99]

the battery on a 2g nt is in the front of the wheel on the drivers side.

 

[mitsuclipsegsx]

What do you mean by "use the battery tie down"?


Mitsu - Thats a great car to have to watch go. That car was mint. Hopefully if I go with this strut bar, I wont have the same problem, my car is N/T so maybe I'll have more room. Why didn't you contact DC or AEM and let them know what happened?

Cause all places say is used for off road use only so people dont sue them

 

[talonation777]

the battery on a 2g nt is in the front of the wheel on the drivers side.

I know what the battery tie down is, I just didnt know what he was getting at when he made that statement. Sorry for the confusion.