Garage Storage Organization and Garage Cabinets

glht_omni · **minivan strut bar ?'s**

i know they dont make one for a mini, but the bolt pattern for the struts and the bars from a daytona are the same right?
so i could buy a bar for a tona, cut it, extend it and bolt it right up?

Avenger · 02-08-2005, 11:16 PM

I don't think the pattern is the same, but you could certainly fab the ends. I've heard that the bar for a Lexus ES series car is exactly the right size, but you'd need new brackets. It might be easier to just go ahead and fab your own though.

glht_omni · 02-08-2005, 11:41 PM

daytona and mini strut bolt patterns should be the same, cause people lower their minis with daytona struts.
right????

Mario_Boost · 02-09-2005, 12:20 AM

If the distance between the strut towers on a Daytona and Mini are the same, then you shouldn't have a problem. If the bolts are different (which they shouldn't) then you could just weld the strut tower bar brackets directly to the strut towers or just simply drill new holes.

A cheaper route is the neon strut tower bars which can be had for $6 on ebay.

glht_omni · 02-09-2005, 01:44 AM

thats what i am hoping- that the 3 bolts on a daytona tower are the same pattern as a mini so i can cut, add, and weld the bar to make it longer.

whats the deal with the neon bar? 93-98 or 99+ style?
is the bolt pattern the same as a mini? or slightly off?

Mario_Boost · 02-09-2005, 08:54 AM

93-98

glht_omni · 02-09-2005, 06:05 PM

mario is it the same or do you have to oblong the holes?

**c2xejk** · 02-12-2005, 09:10 AM

On my '91 Voyager it looks like the windshield washer reservoir would get in the way of most strut tower bars...

On the neon bar, I have read that you have to redrill the plates...

Reaper1 · 02-15-2005, 01:23 PM

The distance between the towers is also greater. I've been told that a bar for a 240SX usually has enough adjustment to make up for it though...

glht_omni · 02-15-2005, 04:35 PM

any specific year 240sx?

Reaper1 · 02-15-2005, 07:00 PM

Not that I know of, but you will have to modify the mounts, I know that one for sure...

turbovanman · 02-15-2005, 07:11 PM

If you into fabbing, I used a 93 Cavalier strut bar. Cut it in the middle, got some larger square tube metal and welded that up. One of the 2 strut holes lined up, removed the unnecessary one and made 2 more. All in all, took me an hour to redo. Well worth the effort and it clears everything.