TF Rear pillar and trunk bar review.

[nismofeind]

Touge Factory trunk bar. Connects the two subframe rails together from the top. (same stiffening spot as the do-luck rear ladder bar (won't fit usdm 240 ) but from the top instead of the bottom). Fits USDM 240sx TOO
http://www.tougefactory.com/shop/images/trunkbar.jpg
This is a picture of my trunk, they used my car for the pictures for the sight.

Touge Factory rear Pillar bar. connects to the stock rear seat belt mounts to stiffen the rear chassis.
http://www.tougefactory.com/shop/images/tfpillarbar.jpg
Not my car but same bar.

The install of both was very easy same thing as a strut bar.

I had gotten these bars because I had some slight understeer problems that I wanted to get ride of.
The trunk bar by itself helped a little with the corner exit brought the rear end around smoother and felt a more controlable. (didn't solve the understeer)

With the addition of the pillar bar it helped counter the understeer very well. The rear end now feels very stiff and controlled. The corner entry I know a some of the understeer is now gone. The mid corner feels amazing, big difference. The corner exit is much more controlled oversteer (staggered tires would help with that). All together the car is quieter inside don't have that much rattling any more.

My entry speed was about 30mph when I was testing this for a 90 degree turn.

The two bars helped alot especially the pillar bar. The car feels balanced finally I just want to be able to add more power coming out and that is what 245/40/17's in my basement are for .

I give the two of these a 9/10. only down side is 200 for the both of them.

[KiDyNomiTe]

But you didnt pick any larguses up... :)

That bar has been sold in japan so long wonder why it took so long for someone to bring it or make one. I might pick one up from him among a few other things.

[BadMoJo]

do they plan on making anything like this for the S14?

[Var]

will this fit 89-90 hatchbacks?

[KiDyNomiTe]

will this fit 89-90 hatchbacks?
I'll probably tell you tomorrow, but I do beleive it will.

[Ricer240sx]

I'll probably tell you tomorrow, but I do beleive it will.
i have heard many a time that it will not! cause the 89-90 (exept 90 se i believe) have different seatbelts!! that was what was said in the last thread i saw about these (i think it was on another forum)

[KiDyNomiTe]

i have heard many a time that it will not! cause the 89-90 (exept 90 se i believe) have different seatbelts!! that was what was said in the last thread i saw about these (i think it was on another forum)
Thats the pillar bar, I know for sure it won't work. But not sure about the trunk bar.

[FRpilot]

well, i looked at the zenki s13s and chuki s13s rear seat belt mounting points. the zenkis have a rear seatbelt but its mounted more towards towards the window and the threadhole is slanted. the chuki s13s flat like in the picture.

im wondering if you can drill out a hole on the rear pillar (wtf is this pilar? cpilar?). i looked in my 91 240sx and there's actually a bracket that holds the seatbelt and the bracket is connected to the chasis. maybe you can just go to a junkyard and grab that bracket and mount it onto the car somehow?

[Powashiftin]

how was the trunk bar bolted down?

[FRpilot]

wait, upon looking at hte pictures again. so does this mean you can bolt 2 trunk bars in there?

http://www.tougefactory.com/shop/images/trunkbar.jpg

[nismofeind]

Its the same width across from the two mounting points (in circles) from the front one and the rear one (where mine is). The two front ones have the rubber grommets in them to keep dust and what not out of the trunk area. if you take them out thereis the bolts that hold the bar in place and go through to the bumper and frame rails.

I havea 93 don't know if it will fit a 89-90.

[Var]

the trunk bar should fit. so can you fit 2 of em or what?

[KiDyNomiTe]

It will, I didn't get it but compared the bolts to my friends and its all the same. Dave was a little busy so never got the chance to go.