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Strut Bar | Making a Custom DIY Strut Tower Brace for My Ford Maverick

Why make a custom DIY strut bar for the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤? Why not? Those who know me know I am not a me-too type of guy. And to be honest, nothing sucks more than going to a meet full of hot rods and custom cars and trucks, pupping your hood, and having the same crap everyone else has! And yes, I know that 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐚 Autosports makes a strut tower brace for the For Maverick. The 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 will set you back about $120.00 plus freight unless you spend $150.00, in which case you get free shipping. Well, what if I told you that the custom 𝐃𝐈𝐘 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 for my Ford Maverick cost around $30.00! I have a welder, but I went out of my way on this 𝐃𝐈𝐘 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐫 build and restricted myself to employing a drill and grinder to ensure more of my followers could replicate the project. Not only that, this is a weekend project that you can complete in a couple of hours with basic tools. And although this video is about making a custom DIY strut tower brace for my Ford Maverick, this design can be carried over to a broad range of vehicles with monocoque or unibody chassis. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐫? A 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐫, also known as a 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 or 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 (STB), is a performance-enhancing automotive accessory that provides added chassis stiffness to vehicles with a monocoque or unibody chassis design. This type of vehicle which often employs a MacPherson strut suspension system, tends to suffer from inherent flex within the strut towers relative to the chassis rails. That is because, unlike a double-wishbone suspension where the spring and shock absorber may share the load separately in a MacPherson strut suspension system, the struct towers are not necessarily connected directly to the main subframe or chassis rails. 𝐈𝐬 𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤? In my opinion, any vehicle with a monocoque or unibody chassis can benefit from the addition of a strut bar. I have only driven my 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 for about 3000 miles, but at times it has displayed quite a bit of understeering and oversteering. What does this mean? Understeering is when the vehicle fights to go in the direction or line you have chosen to take on while turning. Some people describe it as the car wanting to keep going straight. On the other hand, oversteering happens towards the end of a turn as you pass the apex and begin accelerating, and the vehicle's rear wants to come around, almost as if it wants to keep turning. While many factors contribute to understeering and oversteering, including tires with tall walls and tire air pressure, chassis flex is often overlooked, especially in a unibody vehicle. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐃𝐈𝐘 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐫? Making a strut bar for the Ford Maverick is an easy DIY project. But before moving forward with the 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝, it is essential to highlight the objective, connecting the top of the two strut towers. There are many ways to go about this, and although I will be using a 1-inch hot rolled steel tubing and a 1-inch hot rolled flat bar, materials such as aluminum and even carbon fiver are suitable for building a strut bar. As I mentioned in the video, a strut tower brace with multiple anchor points is also desirable, but that only works if the anchor point is structurally sound. I would have loved to jump across to the Maverick's radiator support, but it is plastic, offering little stability, and if stressed, it may even crack, so I opted for the simple design. As mentioned earlier, I have a welder. Access to one will lower the project cost and cut 20-30 minutes from the production time. I will also use my Harbor Freight mini metal cutter, but a grinder with a cutoff wheel and even a hacksaw will do. All we are making is three cuts. Here is the list of materials. • 2 - 1" X .1875" X 5" (Flat Bar) • 1 - 1" X 1" X 38.375" (Square Tubing) • 2 - 3/8 - 16 Coupling Nuts • 2 - M8 - 1.25 X 70 Bolts • 6 - M8 - washers • 4 - ¼-20 X 1.25" Bolts • 4 - ¼-20 Nuts (Optional if you don't have access to treaded inserts) • 4 - 5/16 Nuts (To be used as spacers) • 12 - ¼ washers • LockTite (optional) • 2 - 1" Square End Caps (also known as Furniture Tips - Hillman #884318) Step #1 - Cut 2X pieces 5-inches long from the flat bar. These edges will need to be cleaned with a grinder or file. It is also a good idea to round the edges, at least on one side. Make a 5/16 hole on one side ½ inch from the edge and two .250 holes, one inch apart, also ½ inch from the edge on the other end. These must be bent about ½ an inch at the two-inch mark! *See video for details. Step # - Cut the 1" square tube to 38.375", clean the edges, place one of the end pieces in place, mark the bolt pattern, and drill! Bolt the end piece in place, take it over to the truck and mark the position of the second end, mark it, drill it, and bolt it in place! Spray it with your color of choice, and go drive! Please watch the entire video for additional tips! #FordMaverick #StrutBar #StrutTowerBrace #StrutBrace #DIY #Suspension