Anyone got a strut brace and are they any good?

[glyn1980]

i was thinking of getting a strut brace if it will make a marked improvement in lessening the amount of body roll round corners.

has anyone on here got one and do you notice the difference?

Cheers

 

[Djw John]

Ali has and his answer is NO!

 

[glyn1980]

Guess the only way of reducing the roll is getting it lowered with a suspension kit.

 

[Djw John]

certainly the best way mate

 

[Stokoe_Sport172]

Got brand new one for sale if your interested btw... PM me

 

[Maz]

I have one on my 182, don't find a difference, just looks nice lol

 

[kully]

what she said ^^^^^^

do admit it may b psychological though

 

[almaghrbi]

It works but on Slicks, not normal tyres

 

[craigs182]

just makes the engine bay look nice!!

 

[Sib]

may save myself some cash then.
Are they any better if you pair front and rear ones

 

[kully]

may save myself some cash then.
Are they any better if you pair front and rear ones

if the front do nowt , the back do even less -ve forces even ..........hehe

 

[christurbo]

The only way you can determin how much your car rolls through corners is the stiffness of your springs.

 

[MadSi]

A strut brace is only designed to stiffen up the front end so that the chassis does not flex. On my old Sunbeam rally prepped 1.6, I had an upper and lower strutbrace fitted and if definately made a difference to the handling - it was just a lot tighter all round.

Does the clio have the facility for a lower as well as upper brace?

Si

 

[Djw John]

It makes a big difference on some cars but not much if any on mk2 clios and no no lower brace as far as i know

 

[IsvenII]

^^ why no to lower brace?? i know Whiteline does a lower brace and adj sway bar (18mm) for the clio. it helps to increase grip on the front tyres doesnt it? have a read at their main website under FAQ.

 

[Djw John]

I seem to remember that there was stuff in the way so they couldnt be fitted unless you fancied cutting the subframe!! WWilling to be corrected though!

It helps on some cars but not other, same as any mod really

 

[lanky]

A clio doesn't need any help on the twisties :rasp:

 

[IsvenII]

agree that some cars benefit compared to others on the same mods, say turbo and na cars.
but for mods relating to handling, stiffen the chasis etc, the theory applys widely to all cars.
whiteline seems to do a nice quality bit of kit for the clio models. http://www.whiteline.com.au/
have a read at the swaybar FAQ and tell me if you think whiteline has jus wasted time or it's a marketing gimmick.

 

[IsvenII]

btw, the lower brace and sway bar is totally bolt on so no cuts, drill, paste whatsoever. lol

http://www.ozrenaultsport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3629&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30

^ there's a pic showing how the lower brace looks like.

 

[Neil G]

That Whiteline stuff looks nice