# Kinda stupid question, but I have a blank

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/kinda-stupid-question-but-i-have-a-blank/94424>\
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**Created:** [August 10, 2016, 5:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kinda-stupid-question-but-i-have-a-blank/94424 "2016-08-10T05:08:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![BigBo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@BigBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BigBo)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 5:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kinda-stupid-question-but-i-have-a-blank/94424/1 "2016-08-10T05:08:14Z")

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![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/e/e51689e75e0a8d3f496754d50550b39e1c9a8481.jpg)  
Whats the name of bar on the left and right of the engine? Support bar? I have a blank lol.

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**Author:** ![BigBo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@BigBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BigBo)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kinda-stupid-question-but-i-have-a-blank/94424/2 "2016-08-10T05:09:51Z")

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Strut bar is over the engine\*, so I dont know theses 😕

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**Author:** ![Bugmenot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@Bugmenot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bugmenot)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 6:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kinda-stupid-question-but-i-have-a-blank/94424/3 "2016-08-10T06:12:44Z")

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Oldsmobile just referred to them as diagonal braces, or more fully “front end sheet metal diagonal brace”.

I mention Olds because that is what is pictured.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kinda-stupid-question-but-i-have-a-blank/94424/4 "2016-08-10T13:50:29Z")

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Strut tower braces IMO and they’re there to add some stiffness to the chassis.

Also, your question is not a stupid one at all.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kinda-stupid-question-but-i-have-a-blank/94424/5 "2016-08-10T13:58:49Z")

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They’re called a lot of different names, especially when they’re in the way of what I want to do. 😅

They’re there to provide a bit of additional support for the strut towers… or the corners of the front body structure, depending on the car and on who you read.

But _“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”_ (Will Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet). 🤓

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kinda-stupid-question-but-i-have-a-blank/94424/6 "2016-08-10T14:42:23Z")

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> [@the\_same\_mountainbik](#):
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> They’re called a lot of different names, especially when they’re in the way of what I want to do.

This man speaks true! I have to replace the radiator in my SO’s sister’s car this weekend, and those bars will have the same name as the torque mounts that I also have to remove in order to get at it. And that name would probably get me a warning from @cdaquila if I used it here. 😉