| Strut Bars are the evolutionary aftermarket | | | | At most, additional struts will make the suspension |
| addition to the normal McPherson Struts. Usually a | | | | in your car stiffer reducing the drive comfort |
| favorite in car customization and an integral part | | | | especially over rougher terrains. Since suspensions |
| of heavy trucks and SUVs, strut bars are now | | | | are linked together, there may be slight vibration |
| finding their place in the sun when it comes to | | | | on rough roads because of the reduced |
| normal small cars as well. | | | | independent movement. Also the added weight of |
| People consider additional struts especially | | | | the strut may decrease gas mileage to some |
| horizontal bars as high performance additions to | | | | extent. In case you are hell bent on having |
| their cars. There is a general belief that | | | | additional struts fixed in your vehicle, make sure |
| McPherson Struts or independent suspensions can | | | | you ask an expert mechanic to do it or else there |
| be unstable at higher speeds. As an additional | | | | may be serious performance problems with your |
| feature to increase the stability, independent | | | | car suspension. |
| suspensions on either side of the vehicle are | | | | Most sports cars, heavy and light trucks, SUVs, |
| joined by a common horizontal bar called the | | | | 4x4s and ATVs are available with strut bars as a |
| Strut Bar. | | | | normal fitment. |
| The two suspensions on either side when | | | | So what kind of vehicles need a strut bar if they |
| connected by a common bar experience reduced | | | | don't have it as a standard fitment? |
| flex between them and that provides much | | | | If you are optimizing your normal car to perform |
| needed stability at higher speeds. This is an | | | | at higher speeds and exhibit greater accelerations |
| important feature in heavy and large vehicles and | | | | or powering it with turbo-chargers and NOS |
| performance cars but what makes people think | | | | (Nitrous Oxide Systems), then the strut bar will |
| that strut bars can stabilize their small cars? Do | | | | be a useful addition to the pack. If you own a |
| smaller cars really need stability? | | | | larger vehicle and it does not have a strut bar as |
| Well the answer is No. Unless you are traveling at | | | | a standard fitment, you should invest in one. In |
| really high speeds, which you anyways shouldn't | | | | that case, I would suggest to for used strut bars |
| do with normal cars, you definitely do not require | | | | as they cost almost one-third of the cost of new |
| additional struts to support your car suspension. | | | | ones. |
| Auto experts believe that horizontal struts have | | | | To conclude, you are the best person to assess |
| been popularized as a high performance addition | | | | whether your car needs a strut bar or not. |
| to cars in the name of car customization. There is | | | | Although it is not a decision to ponder over but |
| no real need for normal cars to have extra struts | | | | you can certainly weigh the pros and cons |
| but in case someone wants his vehicle to have | | | | depending on the type of vehicle you own and |
| one, there is no serious harm either. | | | | the type of use you subject it to. |