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STB Install Procedure
Okay, so I'm trying to install a front STB and having a much more difficult time of it than I probably should have.
My Sentra has an assembly of some sort attached to the passenger side's strut tower; lacking a factory service manual, I don't know what it is, and I'm only concerned with it because it is forcing me to install the strut bar in a way that doesn't really seem logical - such that the bar mounts directly over the intake manifold. Is this normal procedure? I should think the bar should mount further back - after all, the car is already tied together at the front by the front fascia.
I purchased my STB, a Megan Racing unit, from an eBay reseller with an excellent feedback rating, but he/she included nothing whatsoever that would help me install it, nor have I seen a really good pictorial writeup specific to the Sentra. I'm just trying to figure out if I was even shipped the right bar. (BTW, the stock strut mounting nuts used on my '97 were awfully weak - even at 18-22 ft-lbs using a 12-point socket, I was afraid I was about to round them off...)
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1997 Nissan Sentra GXE, 1.6L
1986 Mercury Topaz GS, 2.3L
1994 Chevrolet S-10 2WD, 2.2L
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