lower rear strut brace

[hrdrifter]

I bought one of those $50 ebay rear lower strut bar braces and am having a very difficult time getting it to line up on my bd :( anyone ever install one?

[chuckthefuk]

which one did you buy? GC 93-01 or GD 02-07?

The GC one is what you need.

-Chuck

[hrdrifter]

im not sure. this is what i got, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... MEWNX%3AIT (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200373064920&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT)

after i bought the seller asked the year and model of my car. after about 4 hours i gave up on it. it seems that the holes should line up, but the fill bolt for the rear diff gets in the way. i tightened it as much as i could but it just wont cut it.

[chuckthefuk]

care to show some pictures.. all the installs I'v seen have not mentioned any interference from the diff.

[hrdrifter]

So I finally installed this. I smashed the bar in a little with a hammer so it would clear the rear diff fill bolt. I also had to drill out the holes a little bit because the bar still wouldn't line up (probably because my car was a little tweaked from an accident).

[impreza_GC8]

You should post a picture of this.

[Reason]

That's a lower tie bar, you could have gotten a Cusco bar for that price. Anyway those aren't direct fit for the BD's. Those holes need to be notched. If they deplicated the Cusco bar which it looks like they did it should have cleared the diff fill bolt. Pics usually tell the whole story.