strut braces, make any difference?

[JD]

1.2 16v, about to be lowered on fk coilies, was wondering whether strut braces would make the slightest difference or are they just for looks?

jamie

 

[Paddy_g46]

i think not tbh

 

[JD]

cheers mate, saved me some student loan

jamie

 

[makavelli]

they are mainly for looks jamie, if you bolt them or weld them then they will be more purposeful but my fear is that if the strut is stopping the chassis from flexing at those points then where else is the flex going to 'stress'
my bro in law has worked on a few cars before which have had strut braces bolted on and the roofs have ended up kinked from the flexing

 

[S22 JGS]

pretty much noithing... but mine did feel a little more flimsey when i took the rear brace out. Coulda been psyc though

 

[Big Iain]

think u should sell the chromey now

 

[makavelli]

pretty much noithing... but mine did feel a little more flimsey when i took the rear brace out. Coulda been psyc though

i always wonder to myself if mine is actually doing anything or whether its just psychological lol

 

[Martin_172]

i genuinely did think i felt a difference with my rear one.

my front ones hopefully getting welded in next weekend

 

[makavelli]

i genuinely did think i felt a difference with my rear one.

my front ones hopefully getting welded in next weekend

the rear one holds the top of the suspension doesnt it? ie. doesnt do anything at all?

the front is more effective but as i said earlier i would never risk a kinked roof lol

 

[al]

On a Clio with a sunroof it's been proven that prolonged use of a strutbrase will cause flex in other parts of the chassis and cause other things to bend!! :S

 

[makavelli]

cause other things to bend!! :S

oo er missis

 

[kully]

they're dont unfortunately unless you install it correctly and then really wont make that much of a difference , but i do like the look of mine in the engine bay