I also got around to fitting the strut brace which had been hanging in my garage for about 6 months. I'm very impressed with the improved turn-in on cornering. Good bang for buck for only about $50. No Carbing brace for me just yet, in the meantime this one will do fine:zlove:. I needed to remove the 2 bolts nearest the passenger strut attaching the fuel hard lines to the plenum and position the hard pipes about 10mm towards the firewall and up 10mm to stop the brace from fouling the inlet fuel hose. Eventually I'll get a braided fuel line as a permanent fix. I got mine second hand off a forum member, but here is one the same on ebay for $80 + postage: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Front-Strut-...=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2e9c20d923 Moral of the story - inexpensive strut braces are a good option for the financially challenged .
I found more understeer when pushing hard personally. Hence it hasn't been put back on. Solid rear is good tho...
Mike I've heard others have also experienced understeer with a brace. I was getting understeer without it. I've softened the setting on the front shocks (for street use) and added the front brace and all is good for me. For track work I reckon a stiffer sway bar would be good as there is a small amount of body roll. Where does one stop? .
Balleyliffen tracks' higher than average, average speed doesn't lend itself well to handling mods Baz :zlove:
I was under the impresson it was more for strength then anything? As in transferring the stress from one tower to the other
main idea for a strut brace is to brace the strut towers from flexing durning hard cornering and changing wheel alignment/geometry, I took mine off the other day and definitely noticed the difference and not for the best. If your getting understeer you need a bigger rear sway bar I run a 28mm bar I find that ideal.
Same as me, fixed that with the Front Strut brace, the sway bars just back the car feel flatter and nicer around the corners etc, really nice (both of them that is)
