How do you fit a front strut brace ?

[T. 12 E E D.]

As above got my self a k tec polished front strut brace one of the adjustable one's just wondered when tightening the adjustable part in the middle how tight should it be ???

Tony.

 

[MAXIBOY]

as tight as its goes without swinging on it..

 

[StephenJ]

yeah thats all i done when i fitted mine on sunday. Applied plenty of pressure but not enough to damage anything. Feels alot tighter now i must say!

 

[T. 12 E E D.]

Sound cheer's dude's !!!

 

[Tigger]

What drill bits do you need to get the screws in?

And do the struts & top -mounts need to come out first?

 

[Cro]

If you want it to do anything it needs bolted down or welded in. If its for looks a small hole the size of the screws will do. Topmounts and struts can stay in just dont be drilling so deep that it goes into them

 

[T. 12 E E D.]

What drill bits do you need to get the screws in?

And do the struts & top -mounts need to come out first?

It's one of these one's:

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2035

So the strut's and top mount's don't need to come off and i'm not to sure about drill bit's yet k tec are sending me the screw's out soon as i get them will let you know what drill size i use.

 

[Tigger]

Cheers mate, that would be a good help

 

[Tigger]

It's one of these one's:

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2035

So the strut's and top mount's don't need to come off and i'm not to sure about drill bit's yet k tec are sending me the screw's out soon as i get them will let you know what drill size i use.

Get it on yet mate?

 

[Tigger]

If you want it to do anything it needs bolted down or welded in. If its for looks a small hole the size of the screws will do. Topmounts and struts can stay in just dont be drilling so deep that it goes into them

What size of bolts would you need, guessing that's a strut & topmount out job then?

 

[Cro]

Just bolts that fit and are long enough. I used like 11mm x 60mm. Strut and top mount can stay in but makes it easier if you take the wheel and strut out purely for more room,though I have had mine in and out loads of times without the struts being out

 

[Tigger]

Cool, may go down that route as I have misplaced the bloody screws for the brace :banghead:

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

What drill bits do you need to get the screws in?

May I recommend ..:

 

[Tigger]

^ Jeus I never thought of those, what are they?

Anyone know why the dam brace rests on top of the ECU cover? :S

 

[Tigger]

Tried it again today, when I got the brackets to sit so that the brace clears the ECU, the screw for the ECU cover gets in the way of the bolt for the brace