STi strut brace
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STi strut brace
I've been offered a genuine STi carbon front, top strut brace for peanuts. Can anyone offer any useful hints & tips for fitting this to a standard, 1999 UK Turbo 2000 (torque settings, replacement of locking nuts etc)? Cheers! 😊
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Undo your nuts , three each side on top of strut mount. Fit brace tighten up nuts, don't have the torque setting but I just go by feel, nip them up nice and snug but don't go mental. Very easy 5 minute job
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Strut braces are a waste of money and do nothing according to my local subaru specialist, he told me the best thing to do is take it off and sell as they do nothing at all. He's knows his stuff so I'm not doubting him at all. He could strip and rebuild a subaru engine blindfolded.
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Strut braces are a waste of money and do nothing according to my local subaru specialist, he told me the best thing to do is take it off and sell as they do nothing at all. He's knows his stuff so I'm not doubting him at all. He could strip and rebuild a subaru engine blindfolded.
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You wont need to jack the car up. If you did that then undone the nuts the top mount & strut would drop outta the turret. Unless you mean just jack to take pressure of the struts/wheels but not lift it
Nuts are only something like 20lbft.
Only issue i ever seen was where a car had replacement top mounts fitted and the top mount bolts werent tall enough to allow the sti brace to be fitted and still have enough threads to get the nuts on securely
Nuts are only something like 20lbft.
Only issue i ever seen was where a car had replacement top mounts fitted and the top mount bolts werent tall enough to allow the sti brace to be fitted and still have enough threads to get the nuts on securely
Last edited by Gambit; 10 January 2015 at 09:01 AM.
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Undo the nuts first while the car is on the ground, then lift it gently with the jack until you can fit the brace over the bolts, taking care not to lift it too high to avoid the top mounts falling into the turret. Once the brace fits, tighten the nuts and lower the car.
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You just have to undo the 3 bolts on the chassis where the struts bolt.
I found easier to remove the bar from the base mounts ans then tighten the bar the bases.
When I bought my GC it was completly stock, I've installed by order: Front Strut Bar, Rear Strut bar. front lower h brace.
Front brace didn't notice anything.
Rear brace small barelly noticable change
Front lower brace - man.. I recomend everyone to do this! HUGE difference in steering feel and response!
I found easier to remove the bar from the base mounts ans then tighten the bar the bases.
When I bought my GC it was completly stock, I've installed by order: Front Strut Bar, Rear Strut bar. front lower h brace.
Front brace didn't notice anything.
Rear brace small barelly noticable change
Front lower brace - man.. I recomend everyone to do this! HUGE difference in steering feel and response!
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