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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 08:42 AM
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Post The official strut brace thread!

Here is a list of all the current strut braces available for the Cobalt in order most expensive to least expensive.

MRZ Performance Strut Brace

http://mrzperformance.vstore.ca/prod...d378ce3d9ef59a $175.00



DC Strut Brace

http://www.turbotechracing.com/produ...idproduct=2183 $124.00



JBP Strut Brace

http://www.jbodyperformance.com/new/...catName=JP0906 $107.10



Torque Forward Strut Brace

http://www.torqueforward.com/page2.html $95.00



XTC Strut Brace

http://cobalt-addiction.com/handling.htm (Click on Strut Bars) $74.99

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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 10:39 AM
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 11:07 AM
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I'm here for you buddy. Nice thread. Thanks.
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 11:09 AM
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haha, you are alone, but thanks for the info, im planning to do this over winter, amongst a list of other mods!

i like the mrz, but not the price, is it the best? what would make it the best? the material?
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by CTCOBALTSSS
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you're not alone.... here is my 2 cents
I like the DC and the JBP.... they look stout, I like the end brackets that attach to the tower top plates. Those are my choices for when I get one.

BTW>>> very nice work in listing all the options w/ pics
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by RedlineBrian
I'm here for you buddy. Nice thread. Thanks.
Thanks bro. I appreciate it.

Originally Posted by splink
haha, you are alone, but thanks for the info, im planning to do this over winter, amongst a list of other mods!

i like the mrz, but not the price, is it the best? what would make it the best? the material?
It's the material and the rigidity of the peice. It's all one big peice, no welds or connections.
That's the nicest by far in my opinion. It's a nice peice to look at as much as the functionality.
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by CTCOBALTSSS
It's the material and the rigidity of the peice. It's all one big peice, no welds or connections.
That's the nicest by far in my opinion. It's a nice peice to look at as much as the functionality.
cool, thats what i figured and it does look the best also, which is a nice touch.
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 11:20 AM
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The Cobalt addiction one looks the best and is the cheapest, you can adjust it to tighten or loosen the bar which is important.
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Chevypowered
The Cobalt addiction one looks the best and is the cheapest, you can adjust it to tighten or loosen the bar which is important.
Yeah that's a nice peice too.
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 11:42 AM
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i have the dc sports, jsut waiting to install it this weekend
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 11:52 AM
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i have the jbp one, looks good and can feel the difference in handling.
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by CTCOBALTSSS
Yeah that's a nice peice too.
I haven't seen any of the new ones but I saw one of the first production ones and it had some iffy welds on it. I would go with the DC brace. I think it is suddle and functional.
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Chevypowered
The Cobalt addiction one looks the best and is the cheapest, you can adjust it to tighten or loosen the bar which is important.
I don't think adjustability is that big of a deal. Unless you have an aligment tool at your house you are more likely to do more harm than good. The DC sports is what I have and I like it.
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 07:03 PM
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You forgot one the one I made off my 05 Cavalier!! I got bored and hacked the end brackets and it fits fine!
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 07:14 PM
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wats better...an mrz strut brace..wich if im correct is for better handling...or get anti sway bars...which is more xpensive and which is better for handling
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 01:03 AM
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We have a generic picture of the cobalt strut bar on the site, DC Sports only makes the V1 series for the cobalt. We have a couple we will sell for $119.99 shipped (lower 48 states only). Email or PM us for the discount code. VERY limited supply, we reserve the right to cancel this offer at anytime.
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 01:38 AM
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The DC sport bar is very nice. Its very stiff and does not flex easily. The adjustable bars ussually have a week spot where the adjustable bolts join up and that can cause the bar to flex(not what you want it to do). I would take a solid bar over a multi sectioned bar any day.
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by TurboTechRacing
We have a generic picture of the cobalt strut bar on the site, DC Sports only makes the V1 series for the cobalt. We have a couple we will sell for $119.99 shipped (lower 48 states only). Email or PM us for the discount code. VERY limited supply, we reserve the right to cancel this offer at anytime.
That's a good price.
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 11:59 AM
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Was waiting for a thread like these that listed all posible stut bars.
nice info.
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 10:47 PM
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as far as the torque forward bar goes, does anyone have installe pics of this piece? im liking that bar in the red
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 11:01 PM
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And none of these STB's fit the SS/SC now that is ashame.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 12:11 AM
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And none of these STB's fit the SS/SC now that is ashame.
The DC Sport strut bar fits all the cobalt models.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by G4_mexico
Was waiting for a thread like these that listed all posible stut bars.
nice info.
Thank you sir. Much appreciated.

Originally Posted by Coop
And none of these STB's fit the SS/SC now that is ashame.
Every one of those fits the SS/SC.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 09:16 AM
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The DC Sports Works Like a Dream Had it on for about 3 months now.
Handleing is Great got it on Ebay for $120.00 with free ship.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 09:30 PM
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I made mine for 10$ bout to get on ebay to order another j-body one an make mine fit a lil better?
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