DeerHunter

just seen them on a couple of engine pics in members gallery, seem dear in price? what are they for?

dan4

Brace your struts! They give the car a little more stifness, less flex and better handling.

Dan

The_Lizard

That's it, they bridge across the strut towers to relieve the body shell of some of the flex. I'd like to put one on my Outback; supposedly there's even one made to bridge the rear struts. But that would ruin the cargo capacity...

It seems they are factory-standard equipment in all these engine bay pictures you people are posting - is that correct, or have you all added them yourselves?

ricco

Some cars came with them, some are aftermarket ones. My old Charade Turbo had one

caz1562

At Co55ie's suggestion re write-off, never thought of that b4

CAT2

iTrader: (3)

Definitely true - 'cos a brace is more rigid, it transmits more force. Which is not good.

SU3ARU

Following on from above, do you need to declare a strut brace to your insurers? I know you should report all modifications, but just wondered if anyone has had any experience of this?

I have just seen that TSL do one like the official STi one - but for only £80 +VAT!

Cheers
Peter

SU3ARU

Any views on the insurance aspect?

chrome

also afaik a mate of mine (*sonic*) had one fitted and he had near lethal oversteeras a side effect.. hes now taken it off..

be warned

T.J

Worth having alook at this thread Suspension info

Implies strut brace only worth it if you have beefed up other parts of your suspension. On its on bit dubious IMHO

madou

laptime differences from fitting various whiteline parts, including strut brace on its own

http://www.whiteline.com.au/articles...lingtest_c.htm

co55ie

One downside of a strut brace is that it can cause damage to both sides of the car in the event of a a relatively minor shunt fom one side. So consider this if you are thinking of fitting one as you dont want your car getting written off for a minor knock if it is a slightly older vehicle

[Edited by co55ie - 3/11/2003 11:06:35 PM]