front strut bar clearence?

[spooner_dee]

I just bought front and rear upper strut bars for a 97 n/t the back went on fine no problem, however when i go to install the front i notice that i have a clearence issue with my oil cap, with the bar on, theres no way to get the oil cap fully off, and its not on backwards cuz if i turn it the other way, the throttle body is in the way, has anyone else had this problem? am i doin somtin wrong here or what HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[HALO1]

My strut bar on my '97 GSX actually rubs on the timing belt cover under hard driving, and only clears is by about half an inch at rest. From what I gather, this is a global DSM thing with most strut bars due to the position of our engine against our struts.

If I'm incorrect, and there is a brand with better fittament, I'd appreciate it if someone could post a link/image.

 

[nelapse]

My strut bar is about 3 inches wide and i have no clearance problems, mine is mde by Vibrant performance? whats yours

 

[Talon11]

The Neuspeed bars mount very close to the firewall and supposedly work very well. They were discontinued a while ago though, and so are very hard to find.

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[mastaBO]

I got the same one that talon11 has(i dont think its a neuspeed though). Im still in the process of putting it on. But i put it differently. Talon11 has it like the upperbent part to the battery, but I put mine the opposite way. You can see the bar is bent down to up from left to right. Does this matter? I got the strut bar for 25bucks? on ebay last week.

 

[leakyfaucet]

My strut bar is about 3 inches wide

Whaa? I've got to see a pic of this!

 

[spooner_dee]

ok i posted my problem after installing the strut bars and i drove to kentucy from PA and back with them, had no problem what so ever, then upon showing my friend the install, i went to show the clearence problem of the oil cap not being able to come off, and well wouldnt u know it, the cap came right up and right off, so there is no problem. She handles better then ever no rubbing no problems what so ever. just a false alarm. If anyone wants to ask me what kind they are.... Honestly dont know, or remember, got the pair off ebay for like 40-50 bucks and they work flawlessly. But if anyone really wants to know what kind they are i can actualy put the effort into finding out, but if no one cares... im lazy so never mind