mrpug106 Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 I'm looking to purchase a front strut brace,has anyone any idea of a good one,or are they much of a much,Do they really tighten up the front end?,What price guide should i be looking at,and who bloody sells thems? Lance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 I had Cusco front and rear strut braces on my old Supra, now Graham Rudd's, and they were exactly the same as the Veilside braces! I think a front brace is around £200 - maybe try the Shop!! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 Mines, HKS, TRD, Blitz, Cusco all do good quality Strut braces all in different styles. Do a search on G*ogle or something like that and find the one you like then try to source it in the UK or US. As for the difference they make - i would say on a stock car with stock suspension it would be negligable as the chassis is good enough to cope but start adding more power and you'll definately need one to keep the Chassis rigid and the supension aligned whilst excecuting high speed cornering and changing direction generally. You can also buy Rear strut braces and in car braces which fit in front of the rear seats. They are mainly used on Aero's in an appempt to stiffen them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 Has anyone actually fitted one of these braces that are supposed to stiffen up Aeros? Any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ash Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 Strut braces of the kind you normally see are for looks only I'm afraid. I have the TRD one which does look as if it were designed to brace something. But even that I have doubts. Cannot say I noticed any difference, before and after. Remember that the MKIV was designed to be a powerful car from the ground up. I can imagine making a case for the fitment of a strut brace on a car that had Macpherson strut suspension, and you were tuning it way beyond what the original designers had in mind. Say, you wanted to fit some turbo lump in a Vauxhall Nova, or such like. However, not only was the MKIV to be a powerful car from the outset, the design of the front suspension, being of a double wishbone type, is such that the major lateral forces are transmitted into the lower crossmember. This crossmember has triangulated strengthening members linked to a further smaller crossmember behind the main one. Each crossmember is bolted directly to the chassis-legs. The support rigidity of the whole front suspension is, therefore, provided by the front lower subframes. The actual strut-turrets are there merely to provide a mounting face for the shock-absorber upper mount. At the point where the subframes affix, the strength of the chassis-legs has been beefed up *considerably*. In fact, where the main crossmember attaches, the chassis-leg is a *triple* box-section. Each of these sections are formed from 2mm thick steel. So, as I say, if you do want to fit a strut-brace then I wouldn't bother trying to balance looks against strength. Simply buy the one you thing looks the best. Yours, J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrar Jabbar Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 Some strut braces will not fit or will foul with a UK spec bonnet, just a word of caution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ash Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 Very good point. It's not just some, but ALL strut braces are technically incompatible with the UK car. Not so much the bonnet, but the ducting from the pod. Yours, J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Booth Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 But on the subject of Aeros, are there any strengthening tips which don't start "go and get a hardtop", or "leave the roof bolted in"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wall Posted July 21, 2001 Share Posted July 21, 2001 Ok I am beginning to get the hang of this. Lets see, Strut braces look pretty and dump valves go Woosh! To you sir £500 the lot! MMMMMMM...... Race Logic TC , less spin, less slip, more grip, more power on the road, more fun, safer car. To you sir £SHOP!! Tough one:o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ash Posted July 21, 2001 Share Posted July 21, 2001 Paul................ You could weld up the doors. :biggrin: Yours, J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wall Posted July 21, 2001 Share Posted July 21, 2001 LOL I nearly fell of the chair! That hurts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughie Posted July 21, 2001 Share Posted July 21, 2001 Hey yeah - weld up the doors, take out the door windows, call yourself Luke (or Bo) and jump in through the window. By doing that your car will instantly be able to jump 120metres no problem, & land without being damaged in any way. Good way to get past traffic i'd say. maybe you could make a TV show ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Booth Posted July 21, 2001 Share Posted July 21, 2001 Quote: from Ash on 8:51 am on July 21, 2001[br] Paul................ You could weld up the doors. :biggrin: Yours, J I have only one answer........ http://www.stopstart.fsnet.co.uk/mica/lizard1.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 23, 2001 Share Posted July 23, 2001 Do I have to paint it orange with a flag on top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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