| A front strut bar has revolutionized the handling ability | | | | fronts struts bars suspension system where the spring |
| for many racer cars. When adding the front strut bar | | | | and shock absorber are combined in the one |
| to your Nissan 350z will make it so much better in the | | | | suspension unit and the entire vertical suspension load |
| handling field. For example, the front bar is set up to | | | | is transmitted to the top of the vehicle's strut tower. |
| stop the body of the car from moving when making | | | | For the unlikely old cars the double wishbone |
| high speed turns. For the 350z there are many | | | | suspensions where the spring and shock absorber |
| different bands of front strut bars to choose to | | | | may share the same load separately. In the general |
| purchase. A couple are Greddy, Stillen, DC Sports | | | | terms, a tower in a front strut bar chassis is a |
| titanium, Ciruit Sports, and Tanabe. A fronts struts bars | | | | reinforced portion of the inner wheel well and is not |
| is designed to reduce this strut tower flex by tying two | | | | necessarily directly connected to the main chassis rails. |
| parallel strut towers together. This then transmits the | | | | For that reason there is less flex within the towers |
| load of each strut tower during cornering tension and | | | | relative to the chassis rails by adding a front bar. In the |
| compression of the strut bar which shares the load | | | | performance area the front bar from the improved |
| between both towers and reduces chassis flexibility. | | | | chassis rigidity will be improved steering precision under |
| The fronts struts bars accessory usually used in | | | | high load conditions. A reduced under steer tire wear |
| conjunction with back Strut bar on the unibody chassis | | | | and metal fatigue in the tower area may also be |
| to provide extra strength between the strut towers. A | | | | experienced. |