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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 09:40 AM
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ams or buschur for mustache bar

i'm looking into the ams mustache bar delete or the buschur light weight mutache bar and th estiff bushings, anyone have expierence wiht either of thses or which way to go
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 09:41 AM
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I never new ams had one.
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 10:20 AM
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their delete plae or whatever it is
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 10:38 AM
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AMS have one.., Paul had one on his 1120whp drag car. and it perfect.
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 11:55 AM
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how bad is the noise and how hard is the instal. and i am guessing you remove the oem mustache bar and those side diff supports
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 11:59 AM
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Alright who wants a mustache ride........................
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 12:03 PM
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lol..

no it not hard.. just remove Center bar and put AMS one on it.. simple task.. like 10 min with air tools or hands like 30 mins depend.

i would get AMS one
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 02:33 PM
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so taoke off the mustache bar and pu ton ams, nothig to do with the side mounts
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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Though its not a terribly hard job, 10 minutes is selling it a bit short. The hardest part is getting the stock mustache bar out. You have to drop the rear subframe down quite a bit to get the bolts and the bar out.
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Old Oct 13, 2008 | 12:07 PM
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is tere a how to at all, or pics of what bolts et obv the mustache bar ones but what others
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 10:40 PM
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I have personally installed the Bushur mustache bar. I did it last winter. It was all day project for me. I know there people on this forum that have 1000 horse power Evo's that could probably do it 10 minutes.
Mine did not come with instructions, You need to have a grinder to make it fit. Little grinding on the subframe, but this is normal for it to fit.

My car has had a Toe out problem on both sides since I installed it. I am not saying the new bar caused it. Only way to tell is to put the stock one back on. Maybe this winter.
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 08:19 AM
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I have the Buschur unit. Way lighter than stock! When you press the gas pedal everything feels normal, but when you let go especially in 5th gear you can feel every rotation of the rear diff... LOL

Generally I am happy with the unit and now when I am aggresive in changing gears my rear diff stopped hitting the chassis...

AMA is good unit too... I know people who have it and they are happy... For AMs I got their front lower support bar with the solid mount! Exellent unit too!!!
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 08:33 AM
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The mustache bar cannot effect the toe in the rear of the car, it is impossible. There is something else going on danrr05. The mustache bar only holds the rear of the differential in place.
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 09:23 AM
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I honestly was thinking of doing either the BR bar or the AMS unit....but in all honestly, I already have the Energy Suspension Poly-U mounts already installed in my OEM mustache bar and side differentail carriers....

One vendor on the forum, GEARS, mentioned that it is his preference to take the middle road and just do the Poly-U units. Going with the BR or AMS pieces is nicer, more $$, more stiff, I'm sure for a little bit more weight off.....

I drew my own conclusions here, spending like $275 X 2 for the parts, plus S&H, plus labor to install is not worth the 15-18 pounds I'd lose....from the rear end.

but you as the owner of the car have to do your own cost/benefit analysis and draw your own conclusions
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 09:55 AM
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There is a big difference between the 2. Ours is a complete replacement lightweight bar. The other mentioned item is only an "eliminator" of the bar. They really are not comparable as they may "do the same thing" but they are 2 different items in that aspect.

https://secure.buschurracing.com/cat...oducts_id=1092

http://www.amsperformance.com/store/...oducts_id=1640
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