Noob Please explain these performance options

[WRBlue]

Originally Posted by Astroman

As being a member who has installed a tanabe front strut bar, I have to disagree that it does nothing. I have had mine since november '06, and it has helped quite a bit. It is not noticeable in town, but on the highway it works very well. Even my g/f loved the improvement and she can't tell a camshaft from a driveshaft. And for under $100 the price is affordable. Now if you do have the money, get some coilovers and you won't have to worry about bars or braces. I'm getting tired of people saying a strut tower bar does nothing when they haven't tried one on a yaris.

OK, so your not going to change your mind even though you cite evidence that has nothing to do with a strut tower brack.

What I want to know is why if someone got coilovers they wouldn't want a strut tower brace??? If anything, you'd want one more. The forces will be increased...

[brickhardmeat]

you can put everything the world has to offer however with the stiffness and dampening of coilovers would a strut bar make a big difference or much at all on the street? I doubt it but 'eh go for it

I am sure the more bracing you add the stiffer it gets, ColinT has a ton of bracing and says his ride is extremely stiff, he also went with megan coils and they have very high spring rates

[Astroman]

Originally Posted by WRBlue

OK, so your not going to change your mind even though you cite evidence that has nothing to do with a strut tower brack.

What I want to know is why if someone got coilovers they wouldn't want a strut tower brace??? If anything, you'd want one more. The forces will be increased...

What do you mean I don't cite evidence? My first mod with stock suspension and wheels was the bar, and I noticed a difference on the highway. If the bar didn't make the difference, then what did?? The TEIN yaris has the coilovers and they didn't add any braces.