gsr strut bar on ls..need some advice.

jmsburke1

New Member
ok guys i finally put a gsr front strut bar from my old gsr onto my new 95 ls. bolt holes lined up right and looked good. didnt think to take it for a test drive after until about 5 min ago and i noticed there is a slight knock come from the engine bay while going over bumpy roads. since it was dark and didnt have light source i wasnt able to really look at it..question is what could be causing this? has anyone put a gsr strut bar on an ls? im planning on looking at it in the morning when there light.

heres a photo of what i mean by strut bar
 

Ryan659

Active Member
jmsburke1 said:
ok guys i finally put a gsr front strut bar from my old gsr onto my new 95 ls. bolt holes lined up right and looked good. didnt think to take it for a test drive after until about 5 min ago and i noticed there is a slight knock come from the engine bay while going over bumpy roads. since it was dark and didnt have light source i wasnt able to really look at it..question is what could be causing this? has anyone put a gsr strut bar on an ls? im planning on looking at it in the morning when there light.

heres a photo of what i mean by strut bar
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Easy test: take it off and listen for the knocking noises while driving. If so, then it isn't the bar.
 

daritzcracker

UKDM
jmsburke1 said:
ok guys i finally put a gsr front strut bar from my old gsr onto my new 95 ls. bolt holes lined up right and looked good. didnt think to take it for a test drive after until about 5 min ago and i noticed there is a slight knock come from the engine bay while going over bumpy roads. since it was dark and didnt have light source i wasnt able to really look at it..question is what could be causing this? has anyone put a gsr strut bar on an ls? im planning on looking at it in the morning when there light.

heres a photo of what i mean by strut bar
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i seriously doubt it would be the strut bar though..
 

NemesisCBR

Boredest Member
Check for loose bolts. Also look for contact marks. With additional stiffening i wonder if you have poor motor mounts and its more noticeable now.
 


Sp3aK

New Member
Pretty sure Klutch is the winner. Obviously it doesn't come with instructions but I set mine on there both ways and this made much more sense to me. It would seem that how you have it is very close to the intake and the bouncing around that the engine normally does is causing that. However given the status of the engine bay it might be a good idea to check your motor mounts anyways :)

Here is mine installed, absolutely no noises or "bumping" after install:

 
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jmsburke1

New Member
I switched it around and no more noise. not sure what was causing causing it. also cleaned the bay up a little.

 
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