neuspeed bar not fitting

[crazydyke]

i have 97 coupe and im trying to put on a neuspeed front upper strut bar. when i line up the bar to the passenger side it goes on fine but the driver side a way off. i took off the bolts holding the shocks to the car and still same problem.
passenger side

driver side dont line up

 

[DarkCreep]

Pics?

 

[crazydyke]

pics are up dont know if its working but here are the links to pics of theyre not working
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e52/crazydyke1/IMG_2638.jpg passenger side
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e52/crazydyke1/IMG_2635.jpg driver side

 

[DarkCreep]

Thats a bad ass looking bar.
Have you tried forcing it?

 

[crazydyke]

yea the bar is stiff so i cant force it move anywhere near the wholes

 

[DarkCreep]

Its off by half an inch, I think you are supposed to force it. Call Neuspeed.
Can you get more pictures of it so I can see the whole bar?

Anyone else on here have the neuspeed bar?

 

[crazydyke]

ok this is the pic i have with the whole bar on the car right now, i will get a better pic later. the passenger side is on ok but driver is side off. please dont mind the dirty engine. lol

 

[808EK96]

Is that a new or used one. Mine wasn't that off (brand new). Might have to force it on.

 

[Billy.]

i recall from removing and reinstalling my oem strut bar after painting it, you have to slide it over the bolts both sides at the same time. if you put one side down the other side wont clear, it just has to do with the bolts being at a slight angle towards each other

 

[Matt.]

try keeping it on the one side that you can get on, and bolt it down half way, then jack up the side of the car you can't get it on and see if it worked that way. I think thats how I got my neuspeed on my 7th gen.

 

[DarkCreep]

WHy does it look all crooked? Try to do em at the same time.

 

[iOn]

Yeah... maybe it's just me but the top bar on the driver side looks a lot less angled out?

 

[sohclubkid]

it works better when you put it on both sides at the same time... but...

1. has your car ever been hit in the front?
2. is the bar new or used?

 

[JohnS.]

WHy does it look all crooked? Try to do em at the same time.

Yeah... maybe it's just me but the top bar on the driver side looks a lot less angled out?

That's the way the bar is designed. That's normal.

Try doing both sides at the same time. Otherwise, try Blahman's advice.

 

[Suanico]

maybe that one is for a different vehicle or a different year civic?

 

[DarkCreep]

Im starting to think the car was in an accident. Do any of your friends have EK's also?

 

[ThaJokaa]

WHy does it look all crooked? Try to do em at the same time.

 

[crazydyke]

the car was never in an accident that i know of, it has a clean title. the bar came out of a ek. i will try to put it another civic and see what happens. the bar should drop right in with out having to jack the car up right?

 

[Sundown]

Get the ENTIRE front end off the ground.. That's how they're designed. Think about it, how much difference would the bar make if it were easy to put on, especially with the car on the ground?

 

[Matt.]

Get the ENTIRE front end off the ground.. That's how they're designed. Think about it, how much difference would the bar make if it were easy to put on, especially with the car on the ground?

Thats true, neuspeed bars are always a tight fit.