strut bar fit with klze ?

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strut bar fit with klze ?

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simple one guys, is there any fitment issues for putting a front strut brace
on while having a straight or curved neck klze ?
How about the klde ?
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There is no issue with fitment on a straight neck. I am pretty sure that there is no interference with the curved neck or the DE but I am not sure.
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Some strut bars will not fit, they hit the mani.

I believe there is another issue if you use Phenolic spacers and a CF hood. When we did a curved neck swap in an mx-3 a few years ago, his mani actually rubbed the hood (no phenos).
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I know a guy with the curved neck who had to bend a cable
( accelerator ? ) to fit the curved neck.. very close !
I might have a straight neck coming in in a few weeks :shock:

just wanna know if they fit as a saw a couple on ebay over here very cheap & am seriously considering..

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BR-NEW-PRO-TYPE- ... ewItem[url]

I assume it's not the 1 in the picture ![/url]
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I have a straight neck, pheno spacers, a CF hood and a strut bar and it all fits just fine.
Good luck getting the straight neck to fit properly to clear the brake booster and resevior.
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I have a curve neck ZE in mine and we had to heat up the strut bar with a torch and bend it. It fits fine now.
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Post by Nd4SpdSe »

I have the CortSport one...I just moved the bar behind the mount using a long bolt, that worked well.
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I have a straight neck, pheno spacers, a CF hood and a strut bar and it all fits just fine.
Good luck getting the straight neck to fit properly to clear the brake booster and resevior.
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