Strut brace choices.....
I'm keen to hear people's views on the different strut braces out there.
I have an 03 Wagon with Whiteline ARB & ALK and BC's all round. I compete in sprints with it. I've seen solid one piece strut braces for £100-£150 a piece and various other (usually pink ended) ones which have bolted end pieces, typically F&R for £100. If the brace is to transfer the forces do the lower cost ones work as well as the one piece items? Thanks |
The pink ended ones are about 50 quid on ebay. Get a titanium sti one.
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Thanks Rb5, I was wondering if there's much difference as the titanium ones are a single solid piece?
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The titanium ones come in three bits.
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Summit or don't bother :)
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53 - the Summit ones look the meatiest ! But alas I can't see them for a Newage anywhere.
rb5 - I hadn't realised they were 3 piece too. I was wondering if the 3 piece arrangement made them less effective than a single piece. But it seems the vast majority are 3 piece . |
Originally Posted by 53
(Post 11755569)
Summit or don't bother :)
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Originally Posted by Dave Y
(Post 11755593)
Summit quality bit of kit.Or am i biased.:thumb:
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Originally Posted by Hatch WRX
(Post 11755580)
53 - the Summit ones look the meatiest ! But alas I can't see them for a Newage anywhere.
rb5 - I hadn't realised they were 3 piece too. I was wondering if the 3 piece arrangement made them less effective than a single piece. But it seems the vast majority are 3 piece . |
Originally Posted by 53
(Post 11755609)
Must be about 6+ years since I sold you my one !!! :eek:
It's still on the car now. :thumb: |
Somebody mention summit, I've got the Sti Titanium front strut brace and I forget which rear one it's either Tein or STi , :D
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...95ef98e6cb.png https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...1dbb8c303a.png |
for a piece of metal to brace two struts then the ebay ones for circa £25 are fine, I wouldn't have thought you would notice any difference paying for titanium or £100+ braces! If you are willing to pay that much for extra rigidity, then you are better off seam welding the chassis and/or fitting a roll cage
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Originally Posted by IanG1983
(Post 11757012)
for a piece of metal to brace two struts then the ebay ones for circa £25 are fine, I wouldn't have thought you would notice any difference paying for titanium or £100+ braces! If you are willing to pay that much for extra rigidity, then you are better off seam welding the chassis and/or fitting a roll cage
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Pink Ninja - if you don't mind me saying ....you've got an amazing underside!! There's a few ££ there
You're right, I'm guessing there'e a huge difference in feel & easy fitting between Strut Braces vs Cage! Coincidently, I'd just seen a 6 point cage, 2nd hand, for £400 ! Which seemed a rare bargain (possibly too good to be true...) but was for a Classic anyway. This compares well with approx £300 for F&R braces.... IanG - That's what I was wondering. Would I feel the difference between the thicker much more expensive Sumit/Titanium vs the various alternatives at half the price. I think I'll be trying F&R strut braces ahead of a cage for now (I realise a more relaistic price for a newage cage is £1000). Just deciding on which make of braces..... |
Thanks...yes there is but fortunately someone else paid for it all as I bought the car like that :D
Keep your eye out in the breaking sections, the STi titanium one goes for around £75-80 second hand ;) |
Originally Posted by The Pink Ninja
(Post 11757240)
Thanks...yes there is but fortunately someone else paid for it all as I bought the car like that :D
Keep your eye out in the breaking sections, the STi titanium one goes for around £75-80 second hand ;) |
Originally Posted by rb5 stu
(Post 11757245)
More like £110-£140.
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