Benefit of a strut brace?

[Junior Bear]

Is there any?

I have a 182 and was just wondering what improvement it
Could make if any at all.

Or are they just for looks

 

[Sam@NP]

Looks unless you get the pure motorsport one.

 

[TimR26]

Nothing apart from your wallet would be lighter and you could mount a camera to it.

 

[Junior Bear]

Why would you mount a camera to it? :s

 

[DAR]

Why only Pure Motorsport?

Opinion or fact? Why?

 

[Junior Bear]

Sam could I have your mobile number? Would like to discuss some work I'd like doing on my Clio

 

[sbridgey]

Rear strut brace or front strut brace?

 

[Junior Bear]

Either

 

[Sam@NP]

Pure motorsport because it actually mounts to the struts not just the strut tower.

 

[Fred@BTM]

it works - simple

 

[Italian_Job]

http://www.wiechers-sport.de/domkstreben/streben-dom

these guys make a front strut in polished aluminum that weighs less than 600 gramms for about £110.
I'd go for this, granted it does f**k all al least its light

 

[Junior Bear]

What's the best form of contacting you guys for some work on my car without calling?

 

[Fred@BTM]

Fred@btmperformance.com

 

[Junior Bear]

Thank you, will send email shortly

 

[Italian_Job]

don't give up and you'll be rewarded for your patience.......

 

[Junior Bear]

Haha

 

[MartinR]

I had a rear k-tec carbon strut brace and it made the world of difference!!

Spoiler

To how much less shopping i could get in the boot

 

[DAR]

Pure motorsport because it actually mounts to the struts not just the strut tower.

Happy, just intrigued.

 

[Kam.]

Pure motorsport because it actually mounts to the struts not just the strut tower.

Is that not what solid top mounts are for? I use a brace to strength the chassis. Certainly with pug 205s you can notice a difference.

 

[Emma.]

I like to think its doing something but I doubt it is.

Just looks shiny and pretty in the engine bay, and the rear one creaks like mad.

 

[Fred@BTM]

the pure motorsport one works, you can feel the difference - and i don't have any benefit in recommending their products

Nick the gaffer at Pure is ex an prodrive engineering genious, he's not going to sell something because "it looks wicked innit"

 

[TomEdwards]

Got a link for this Pure one?

 

[Gally]

Is there a lower brace for the 1*2's?

Fantastic mod on the Puma and Fiesta ZS.

 

[poriordan]

made a diy brace and omg its well diffrent back felt solid so i think its for more than just looks

 

[Sam@NP]

No there isn't Gally.

 

[Gally]

No there isn't Gally.

I'll ignore the comment above yours for now.

The lower strut brace on the Puma is superb mod. Instant difference.

 

[Sam@NP]

Same with saxo's.

 

[Owen]

Got a link for this Pure one?

Out of stock at the mo, this is the top mounts&brace combo:

http://www.pure-motorsport.co.uk/details.php?itemid=152

 

[Hodgins]

Any excuse for a pic

glad i went with the brace as part of the package, as renault had bodged my top mount holes so it makes fitting the top monts a lot easier. ive noticed a difference but as i put it on with the mounts i cant comment if its the brace, plus i got crappy coilies and it makes them better lol

(it looks hard too lol)

 

[Chris205]

It will be the brace that's made the difference if its a pure one you've got (Cant see the pic)

 

[bozothenutter]

How does it compare to the AST one?

 

[mgoode180566]

i do laugh when i see the front braces fitted with self tapping screws and the rubber mounted rear braces only good for hanging shopping on !

 

[poriordan]

ahahahahah ^^^^^^^^

 

[Chip-mk1]

Is there a lower brace for the 1*2's?

Fantastic mod on the Puma and Fiesta ZS.

The subframe is relatively substantial and goes left to right at the back and at the front, it seems unlikely you would gain much other than weight from bolting another brace to it TBH.

 

[Danith]

So these Pure ones are definitely noticeable?

 

[scoop172]

Just spent 10 mins on the Pure website. Some serious gear on there.

 

[Chip-mk1]

So these Pure ones are definitely noticeable?

If you mean on normal road tyres and on the road then IMHO you're not going to notice anything as the shell just isnt under enough load to move the strut tops around in the first place.
Trackday grippy tarmac and a set of 888s though and of course that load increases massively.

 

[Fred@BTM]

yes, in the words of Guy Martin they're f**king mustard

 

[scoop172]

So there is no benefit from welding tube between the shock towers front and back. Braces must be fitted to the top of the shocks?

 

[Jamie86]

I just can't understand how with solid topmounts the normal type brace wouldn't have the same affect as the pure type?