supra_24 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Hey guys, Was considering purchasing a front strut brace, but after reading was wondering whether there would be enough clearance for closing the bonnet? I have the standard supra mk4 bonnet, but wanted to make sure if I put the strut on, would it be quite close to the bonnet or be hard to close? Also do they really do anything for the car, performance wise or are they just for show? Regards Ash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wile e coyote Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Genuine will be fine as long as you buy for tt or na as they will be different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJax Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Just avoid those cheap shitty Ebay ones and go for one better ones like Carbing.I've a big beefy Tein strut brace which did make a nice improvement especially around roundabouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Also do they really do anything for the car, performance wise or are they just for show? Depends who you ask. I personally think they're as much use as a glass hammer in terms of "performance". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) Waste of money. Spend the cash on getting the geometry checked or put it towards overhauling the brakes unless they have been done Edited October 12, 2014 by Dnk (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_24 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Cheers guys, in the end I have decided to leave the strut brace out for the time being. And in terms of brakes and geometry, all been done. Brakes uprated all around. This car has had pretty much everything done to it over the past months lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 They are purely for show. If you like bling, fit one, if you want to improve the handling spend on good tyres, correct rims, if none stock, and keeping the bushes and dampers top notch. A strut brace *CAN*, of course, stiffen things, but they need to be triangulated, large diameter, and unlike anything I have ever seen available commercially. In at least 70% of cases where I drive modified road cars they handle worse than stock, sometimes almost dangerously so. To improve is hard, to worsen, so *SO* easy!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Budz86 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 TRD braces work well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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