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Postby belfastman » Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:15 pm

are they worth putting them on front and back?.......does it really help the handling? :roll:
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Re: strut braces..........

Postby Daz » Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:42 pm

belfastman wrote:are they worth putting them on front and back?.......does it really help the handling? :roll:


Oh yea :D i found them to be of great benifit, made the car handle like a go-kart, especially as it was also lowered, which helped but yea it stiffens up the chassis. would recomend.

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Postby Bernard » Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:31 pm

I've got them front, back and underneath, the handling is excellent but the one underneath can scrape on uneven surfaces.
On the whole they're worth having, you just have to keep an eye on the road surface...
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Postby ftolam13 » Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:03 pm

I've got them front, back and underneath, excellent handling
if you still had control, you haven't been fast enough 8)
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Postby mcgon1979 » Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:56 am

When mine came in form Japan it only had the front strut brace... Handling is very nice. I wonder if I could pick up the rear one easily or cheaply?
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Postby Sebastian » Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:10 pm

fitted one in front couple of weeks ago .

to be honest i didn't notice big difference in handling
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