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<Help needed>Megan Racing S2000 front cross tower bar installation problem

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Old Mar 6, 2021 | 10:31 AM
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Default <Help needed>Megan Racing S2000 front cross tower bar installation problem

I have tried to install Megan Racing front cross brace tower bar today. But it just don't fit!!
The tower bar and cross bar bolting points are not aligned, about 1 inch and half! this is a lot to bend....

Did you find the same problem and how did you fix it? Did you just forced to bend??? I dont want to do that because it is too much to bend for aluminum construction.
I searched on the Internet a lot, but did not find any solution for this. And found another guy (on this website) was having the same problem.
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/s2000-un...right-1200989/


This is what I am talking about. someone please help! otherwise I will return this product.


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Old Mar 7, 2021 | 03:02 AM
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It was probably made to line up when their front anti bump steer kit is installed as well.
I have an unused Blox 20mm version for sale if you are interested btw (am from the Netherlands too).
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Old Mar 7, 2021 | 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Scigheras
It was probably made to line up when their front anti bump steer kit is installed as well.
I have an unused Blox 20mm version for sale if you are interested btw (am from the Netherlands too).
agree that is the issue, you can find ones with the bump steer and ones without..
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Old Mar 7, 2021 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Scigheras
It was probably made to line up when their front anti bump steer kit is installed as well.
I have an unused Blox 20mm version for sale if you are interested btw (am from the Netherlands too).
it is not a vertical misalignment, it is lateral misalignment. So bump steer kit wont work. BTW I have J's Racing tie rod end anti-bumpsteer rods.
Thanks, anyway.
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Old Mar 8, 2021 | 07:00 AM
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Just a poorly made part, you should be able to get a full refund for it. Buy the ASM front strut bar standard. ASM short front strut bar works with the ASM 20mm steering rack spacer kit. Since you have the J's Racing tie rods, you don't need steering rack spacers.


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Old Mar 8, 2021 | 07:07 AM
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Step 1: Buy a cheap part.
Step 2: Complain of low quality.
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Old Mar 8, 2021 | 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Orjinal
Step 1: Buy a cheap part.
Step 2: Complain of low quality.

Exactly!!
but I paid EUR220!!! this makes my buy worse....
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Old Mar 8, 2021 | 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by jackmugen02
Just a poorly made part, you should be able to get a full refund for it. Buy the ASM front strut bar standard. ASM short front strut bar works with the ASM 20mm steering rack spacer kit. Since you have the J's Racing tie rods, you don't need steering rack spacers.
Looking at this design, this ASM product looks like the same as M racing copy tower bar. the tower bar looks the same and cross bar looks the same too.
My problem is that the tower bar fixing points are not direct bottom of the bar, steering rackmount is located about 5CM in front of the bar underneath.
I did not see the M racing copy tower bar is designed to make angle from top to bottom.

Is your S steering rack bolt points come directly underneath of the tower bar?
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Old Mar 8, 2021 | 07:32 AM
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That is because Megan Racing copied the ASM strut bar, but they made it out of cheap aluminum and as you found out, poor fitment.

ASM install pictures: ASM GT Front Tower Bar « Autobacs ASM Yokohama
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Old Mar 8, 2021 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by S2000AMS
it is not a vertical misalignment, it is lateral misalignment. So bump steer kit wont work. BTW I have J's Racing tie rod end anti-bumpsteer rods.
Thanks, anyway.
Hmmm strange, then I don't know. In your pics it looked exactly like the spacing was wrong vertically.
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