[QUOTE]Originally posted by TKG 26
[B]hey mingster,

question:

 

The front R&L have different part numbers because of the mount for the brake line.

 

come on!!!!

that's a non-answer

(mingster - always takin' the easy way out )

just buggin' ya !

regards.

 

alright then, how come the structural cross members in the engine bay are called STRUT-tower-braces?

 

In cars with strut suspensions, the load of the front suspension goes to the tops of the towers. Stiffening these structures by tying them together (or even better, also against the firewall) with a brace can be effective. The name, as used in the S2000, is a carryover from the strut-car application. The brace's usefulness in the S2000 is debatable. In our cars, if anything, it's a "shock tower" brace...

 

now i know why people find cars to be confusing contraptions

 

Uhm, because most people don't know the difference between a shock and a strut. Or a shock tower brace and a strut tower brace.

Shocks aren't really even shocks, they're shock dampers.

And sway bars are really anti-roll bars.

People just haven't used the correct terminology for so long that the incorrect terminology has been assumed to be correct.

 

thanks for the clarifications on terminologies. I always got those mixed up - strut and shock in regards to what defines one over the other.

 

i guess that was directed at me....

i agree - i didn't know the difference.

but, i still drive the same car as you

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by s2k2fast4me
[B]Almost forgot, there were a couple other things you had to do....

You reuse the dust cover from the stock shocks as well.