I did a little comparison when i first got my car (Dec 94) and here is
what i found (i am by no means dissing anyone):

NEUSPEED bar:  uses nutserts to bolt to car..have heard stories of them
shooting out under pressure..is metal & metal rusts..$99.95

ABD: big beefy and still metal..two bars welded together..much better
than Neuspeed...$99.95

AUTOTECH: aluminum with 2 tower "donuts"..uses 3 bolts on each side that
bolt thru shock tower..when plosihed with Never Dull or equivalent looks
awesome...cheap in price...$129.95

ABT/EIBACH..very thick aluminum with strut tower "donuts".es
polished...very expensive..$249.95

keep in mind that for most of the driving that we do, a strut brace is
minimal in value and high in cost. A good set of sway bars or
Springs/Shocks would be better.  For the record, i use the autotech bar.
i chose it because of its value and appearance.  these are just my
observations, plesae do not kill me.
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  Oh yeah, I forgot to mention another thing about the Auto-Tech
  strut bar:  the bolts that secure the "doughnuts" to the strut
  housings are backed with nuts and washers on the back side.
  In order to install them, one would have to drop the strut assembly
  down out of the housing.  That means that it's a good idea to put
  in the Auto-Tech bar at the same time that you are putting in
  aftermarket shocks/springs.

  I have heard that the Neuspeed bar uses Nut-Serts, which are kinda
  like drywall anchors:  you drill a hole, insert the thing, then
  start cranking on the bolt, which will then draw up & compress
  the Nut-Sert into a washer.  In my opinion, there is probably
  no penalty as far as the secureness of this attachment method,
  in this particular application.  This is not where I had
  reservations about the Neuspeed bar.

  I believe that the ONLY thing a non-triagulated strut bar does
  is to prevent the strut tops from pulling apart.  Since the
  Neuspeed bar is slightly bent, it is more like connecting the
  strut tops with a bow, instead of a straight line.  To me, a bow
  just seems to be a lot less able to resist pulling apart than
  a straight piece of metal directly connecting two points.

  But of course, since I am an "armchair VW tuner", my opinions
  may be way out of line with Real Life (also TM).  |-)

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If you do decide to go with the Neuspeed bar (it works great), DO NOT over
tighten the bolts while installing the bar.  I had the pleasure of having one
of the nutserts break while still anchored to my strut tower.  Luckily, a
nearby performance shop was nice enough to supply me with a new one.

Steve K.
Spax installed, waiting to get an alignment.  

Just an FYI, the Neuspeed bar is VERY strong.  I don't know what they
make it from, but when I grabbed both ends of one of the "forks", I
could not bend it in any direction, no matter how hard I pushed, pulled
or leaned on it.

Eric
95 GTI VR6

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