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Front Strut Brace
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:12 am
by Mike Groom
Does anyone have a design for one of these, or a spare one, or a supplier of one?
For a Sprint, naturally.
Re: Front Strut Brace
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 12:16 pm
by mikew
Mike Groom wrote:Does anyone have a design for one of these, or a spare one, or a supplier of one?
For a Sprint, naturally.
Good question, I am after one too
mike
Re: Front Strut Brace
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 1:07 pm
by Mad Mart
Do these actually do anything on a Dolly? I seem to recall in the distant past a debate as to whether the front end was fine without one. I've never tried one so can't comment.
Re: Front Strut Brace
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 1:45 pm
by mikew
I wondered that as most of the loads (geometry wise) feed into the subframe - braces certainly work on macpherson strut cars - but then these are coupled directly to the wheel, not isolated like a dolly strut.
Re: Front Strut Brace
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 2:36 pm
by Mike Groom
I'm after one just to stiffen the front a tad, to minimise any panel movement after a repaint.
OK, it's not for motorsports reasons, but maybe this forum was the best place to start?
When I got the car, the old boy at the local garage always said it could do with one!
Re: Front Strut Brace
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:31 pm
by soe8m
Re: Front Strut Brace
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:20 pm
by Dolly racer 33
Not needed. I had one on my race car previously. Just removed it.
Re: Front Strut Brace
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 4:41 pm
by soe8m
But it looks cool and Escorts have them too.
Jeroen
Re: Front Strut Brace
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 4:56 pm
by Mad Mart
Extra weight.
Re: Front Strut Brace
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:23 pm
by SprintMWU773V
My Mazda has one and it just gets in the way of servicing things.
Re: Front Strut Brace
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 12:03 am
by xvivalve
...convenient for fixing the nitrous valves to...
Re: Front Strut Brace
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:49 pm
by soe8m
Mad Mart wrote:Extra weight.
Compensated by much HP'ssssssssss
Jeroen