Posted By: Anonymous
strut brace - 23/12/2005 18:12
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.
Posted By: Begbie
Re: strut brace - 23/12/2005 18:42
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
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: strut brace - 23/12/2005 19:01
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?
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: strut brace - 23/12/2005 19:17
Why don't you do a review on the cheepest and dearest, it would be very interesting
Posted By: Begbie
Re: strut brace - 23/12/2005 19:45
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
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: strut brace - 23/12/2005 21:09
cheapest it is then, Im not paying double just to have "alloy" and "silver"
cheers!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: strut brace - 23/12/2005 23:59
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
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: strut brace - 24/12/2005 01:38
How do you set the srut brace, maximum outwards or inwards?
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: strut brace - 24/12/2005 01:40
How much of a difference will a strut brace make if everything else on your car is as standard?
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: strut brace - 25/12/2005 06:00
anyone?
Posted By: wink
Re: strut brace - 25/12/2005 06:43
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.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: strut brace - 25/12/2005 07:50
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
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.