A while back I was running an 85 Golf (a2 chassis) it is the old VW's that kinda started the whole strut brace thing... I did a test to see if a brace did any good on my VW.... I autocrossed it on hoosiers (prepped to street prepared spec) with a strut brace (newspeed) installed slightly loose over fresh spray paint... the idea is if the chassis flexed enough to cause camber change issues or turn in issues the fresh paint would scrape or scratch.... 4 autocross runs later no scratches.... I have heard over and over people saying a strut bar helped turn in or whatever... I don't buy it. Most aftermarket bars are wayyyyy to weak to make a difference anyways... the only car I had where the bars kinda worked was my first car a '77 Datsun 280Z it had solid steel strut bars mounted to a sperical bearing, that in turn was bolted onto a bracket welded to the strut tower tops... Handleing did not change much but the rattle factor improved greatly... newer cars should have all the strength they need... the bars are sooo popular cuz the companies selling them make alot of money on them (they are very very very cheap to produce)

Jason

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• Lets talk about strut tower braces......., SteveW, Sun, 22 Sep 2002 23:14:12
  • Re: Lets talk about strut tower braces......., GM, Mon, 23 Sep 2002 18:00:49
    • Re: Lets talk about strut tower braces......., Jason Vehige, Fri, 27 Sep 2002 13:12:25 <-- Viewing This Message
  • strut tower braces......., Andrew , Mon, 23 Sep 2002 12:09:02
    • Re: strut tower braces......., lms, Mon, 23 Sep 2002 12:36:23
      • It does work, KS, Mon, 23 Sep 2002 14:05:49
        • Yes but it's subtle, Schu, Tue, 24 Sep 2002 06:39:17
        • Yeah, its a 9000, would NG 900 strut mounting., SteveW, Mon, 23 Sep 2002 22:40:48
        • KS, where did you source your strut brace? Thanks! nm, Bill Cannastra, Mon, 23 Sep 2002 14:29:35
          • Re: KS, where did you source your strut brace? Thanks! nm, KS, Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:30:34
  • Re: Lets talk about strut tower braces......., Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 23 Sep 2002 06:20:49
  • My NG 900 came with a strut tower brace. Why would I, Talladega900, Sun, 22 Sep 2002 23:22:39

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