Hyundai Santa Fe Strutbar Modification
| Installer: | Numerous Members |
| Testers: | Numerous Members |
| Part supplier: | TFR, Sharkracing |
| Author, Images: | twospirits |
Introduction / History
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Most vehicles flex when cornering. Adding a strut bar reduces a vehicle's chassis flex by connecting the vehicle body at the shock towers for added stiffness. This improves a vehicle's road manners and handling characteristics by working with the factory suspension components and provide better performance driving. The modification shows you how to add a TFR strutbar to the Santa Fe. Additional info about the benefits of adding a Strut Bar can be found here. |
Disclaimer
| Please Read the disclaimer before proceeding |
Difficulty level / scale: On a scale of 1 - 10
| Easy | Modification Version 1 | Difficult |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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Tools and materials needed:
| 01) | 10mm Socket wrench with extension |
Time to perform modification:
| Total time for modification: | 30 minutes |
The Strut Bar.
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Acquired the Strut Bar from Team Falcon Racing and this is what it looks like out of the box. |
Step 1 - Prep the area.
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The Strut Bar will be seated on top of the Strut/Shock towers. Remove the three bolts using the 10mm socket wrench. |
Step 2 - Attached the Strut Bar.
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Place the Strut Bar on top of the Strut/Shock Tower. Loosen the hinged bolts for the next step. |
Step 3 - Securing the Strut Bar.
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Make sure that
the bar is seated on the strut/shock tower securely. Place the bar itself
onto the lower level of the hinge. Tighten the bolts.
Repeat the three steps for the other side. |
Step 4 - Final views.
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The following two images show what it looks like attached. |
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Another View. |
Step 5 - Testing.
| For a true test of the usefulness of the strut bar on a vehicle such as the Santa Fe one should take it to the track. But not everyone has that ability to ride their vehicle that hard or that fast. Still I was able to notice a slight cornering improvement, but your experience may vary. |
Enjoy your new strut bar.
This site was last updated 08/07/16
