Here's a picture of the trunk bar in the EVO RS. It looks like a simple bolt on to me. Does anyone else have experience with it? Are they available yet? Vendors: I'd definitely like to get my hands on one. Thanks.

 

Cusco Rear Trunk Bar - Lancer EVO 8 half way down the page.
http://www.lancershop.com/suspension.htm

 

The one at the end of the struts kind of makes more sense...
Is the trunk area so soft that you need an extra bar?

 

From the info I have gatherd in the forums, The spair tire well may have a little flex. I have though about making a trunk bar, Just don't want to remove all my panleing to do it.

 

The rear strut bar completely changes the handling characteristics of the Evo. I wouldn't recommend it unless you are fairly experienced driving powerful RWD cars, because the back end will step out on you. You don't have to remove the paneling:

 

rear trunk bars here:

http://z1auto.com/prodmore.asp?model...ing&prodid=590

 

Ah, the pic wasn't visible - you are talking about THAT bar... My bust. My buddy Ricardon has that bar. I guess it was a pain to install...

 

I just bolted a trunk bar in my car and it makes a subtle but noticeable difference, the rear will step out slightly. I'm looking forward to adding a rear strut bar now

 

Chris, are you saying that the car actually handles better without the rear strut bar?
I always believed that it's not good if it's too stiff.

 

I was saying that the rear bar helps it to oversteer. I would much rather have oversteer than understeer. Some people feel safer with a little understeer. Just wanted to give people a heads-up before some wraps their Evo around a tree backwards...