Rear strut brace

After looking around the garage on a hot summers day, I decided to fit the rear strut brace as its been sitting there for about 2 years now (at least!). I initially tried when I was installing the suspension springs but it turned out that some cutting of the sheet metal in the rear seats fire wall was required.

I decided just to use the dremel tool and cut away some thin metal so that the strut bar brace could sit on place on top of the top mount. I thin also had to trim the suspension top mount dust covers to allow them to fit back over the sway bar ends.

These strut bars are available cheaply as a kit and for £100 I had actually bought both at the same time. I had, like every other part, been meaning to get round to fitting it, but loads of people on forums said you couldn't get it to fit without serious" modification or cutting. Not true!!

Pic Above showing the end of the sway bar bolted to the rear strut top. If you have back seats, they need to come out for this job!

 Pic Above showing lots of cutting to put the other side of the sway bar through into the boot space.

 Pic Above showing the other side of the car....better cutting here!

 Pic Above showing the sway bar connected as it hangs between both suspension struts in the boot space.

 Pic Above showing the sway bar, looking forward into the car from the boot lid.

Pic Above showing what you need to cut to refit the top hat dust covers. 

All in all, it took about an hour to fit, with little stress...apart from cracking my head of the roll cage several times. I don't think the neighbours were too impressed with the language coming from my garage.