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strut brace #13332
23/12/2005 18:12
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i think my next mod is going to be a strut brace.

does anybody have any suggestions on the best ones and where i can get it cheap.

Re: strut brace #13333
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Alternative Auto's is your best place to get it, doesnt really matter on make as they all do the same job at the end of the day


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Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies
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23/12/2005 19:01
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Nice one Begbie, was just going to ask that question:

"is there really any difference:

OMP steel, red, 60quid delivered.
Sparco steel, red, 70quid del.
Sparco alloy, silver, 100quid del."


....and you're saying they're all going to be the same really?

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Why don't you do a review on the cheepest and dearest, it would be very interesting

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well the price is dependant on the colour and yes they will all do the same job, and that is, to bolt to you top mounts


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Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies
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cheapest it is then, Im not paying double just to have "alloy" and "silver"

cheers!

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Get the Red Sparco, easy peasy to fit and you can always spray it up beforehand for a few quid to match the car.

MrF

Re: strut brace #13339
24/12/2005 01:38
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How do you set the srut brace, maximum outwards or inwards?

Re: strut brace #13340
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How much of a difference will a strut brace make if everything else on your car is as standard?

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anyone?

Re: strut brace #13342
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You don't set it maximum in or out. Just fit the ends and tighten the locknuts - it's there to stop flexing, not to push or pull the top mounts. Does it make a difference - well IMO, having done several trackdays, I can't say that it does. But others will tell you different.

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Personally i think it does. For one it reduces torque steer on a standard - 250bhp coupe. Also it tightens the front end slightly and makes the car handle better.

On more modded coupes, i think it provides the extra stability along with an uprated suspension to keep the power at bay.

Ross

p.s. IMHO of course

Re: strut brace #13344
25/12/2005 08:23
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Definetly worth having. I gave it the roundabout test, which is, start slowly round the same roundabout I always use, and see where it starts to understeer to the point of wandering off track. Before the strut it was about 36MPH, after the strut it was 40MPH before I had to back off.



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