Rear strut brace with rarb

[stevem42]

Is it worth fitting a rear strut brace if you have a rarb fitted

thanks

 

[1812lsd]

No

 

[Chi]

Rear strut brace is useful for hanging your shopping, that's about it

 

[stevem42]

Thanks I'll just use the rarb then

 

[chaski]

Rear strut brace is useless because the brace would only actually be bracing the top of the shocks/dampers.

 

[bristolnate]

What bout if you run a rear coil over set up? I have just ordered a strut brace and I run the GAZ with rear coil over setup, figured it must help by tying the tops together?

 

[R3k1355]

Depends on the strut brace as well, but most of the time they don't really do alot at all.

 

[bristolnate]

I will report back then. I run a whiteline too. Anything to help keep it flat and stiff

 

[DaveDreads]

With no back seats my OMP strut brace was very good at stopping the shopping sliding into the dog under braking, useless for anything else though.

 

[bristolnate]

Even with a rear coilover unit? I understand on standard suspension, no/little load through the top of the shocks.

 

[bloke]

pointless apart from holding shopping still.

 

[R3k1355]

Even with a rear coilover unit? I understand on standard suspension, no/little load through the top of the shocks.

They really don't flap about as much as people imagine, especially on more modern designed cars with a stronger structure.
IIRC they're more suited to sloppy old American muscle cars, things with a proper separate chassis and body.

Thats before you even consider how poorly designed some of them actually are.

 

[bristolnate]

Mine will be here today so il bolt it on and when next out on track see if I can feel anything other than placebo!! Worse case it stops my helmet hammock flapping around in the back when pushing!!

 

[105e]

I would fit one when putting a load somewhere it wasn't designed to go.