strut braces worth it?

[danh90]

Currently got sportlines on my 182 and getting whiteline arb soon hopefully just wondering if its worth getting front and rear struts or don't they make a great deal of difference comment please

 

[Weo]

Havent got them personally, but was looking this up to see if it was worth it, from what I read, people who had them could tell a difference especially on the rear.

Will

 

[Nickson]

I was under the impression that they would make no difference at all!

 

[imprezaworks]

I thought the rear one would be a waste of money?. Front one minimul difference, look good though lol. If there cheap enough get one.

Dan

 

[Kam.]

Its rare that you get a major difference. We did some back to back tests with a few Peugeot's with top strut braces and found you got better traction when the cars suspension had to cope with changes in camber such as roundabout exits. I had offered that if none worked I would take them back. No-one took them off I think the rear clio one would just look nice as the clio is a trailing arm setup and there is unlikely to be heavy sideways loads through the top of the rear dampers. Its not attached to the chassis so I doubt it can act as a strenghening of that either. I've not tried it yet to see if I can tell its there...one day i'll bolt one on..

Kev

 

[skydiver]

I think the rear clio one would just look nice as the clio is a trailing arm setup and there is unlikely to be heavy sideways loads through the top of the rear dampers. Its not attached to the chassis so I doubt it can act as a strenghening of that either.

You are right!!!

 

[.Kev.]

They use them in the Cup series, thats good enough for me.

 

[jack_kemp]

I've put a pair on mine and I was quite suprised at how much difference they made, the front one more so. A good mod for the money IMO.... they're only cheap.
Plus, as previously said, they look good

 

[DaveDreads]

Alot of people on here will say they're a waste of money and don't work but,
I have a rear strut brace and I noticed a difference straight away,
when I first ditched the back seats and spare wheel the back became alot lighter, I got use to how it felt but when I fitted the rear brace,
I took the car through a series of bends I drove every day and the back felt more stable and less spongy,
this could just be because the rubber top mounts on the rear dampers were softer than others
and the brace stops them from moving around too much.

I also met a member at a meet that had a front strut brace fitted and asked him if it made a real
difference, he said it did and he went on regular track days so he drove his car hard quite often.

But hey, everyone feels different things in different cars.

 

[Fred@BTM]

They use them in the Cup series, thats good enough for me.

in a COMPLETLEY different install, off the shelf after market stuff is no where near the same!

 

[Silent_Scone]

as above, the OMP one does fck all IMO. Didn't notice anything..just looks alright

 

[Turkish]

Upper rear ones are pointless. All they do is connect the two rear struts together so they can both shove each other about while slopping about in the rubber top mount. They brace neither the shell nor do anything to isolate the strut movement in the body of the car.

 

[.Kev.]

in a COMPLETLEY different install, off the shelf after market stuff is no where near the same!

Are they not between the suspension struts at the front?

 

[Scrooge]

I didn't notice anything in mine on the rear until I pulled the rubber mounts off then fixed it straight to the strut tops

 

[Fred@BTM]

nope they attach to the actual suspension struts, not the body

 

[Scrooge]

nope they attach to the actual suspension struts, not the body

i know they do because the rubber bits on top of the struts are too big. If you take them off it allows the strut brace to go over the strut mounts and can be bolted down tightly thus attached to the strut mounts and the struts themselves.

 

[Fred@BTM]

i'm on about the cup racer, not a road car Scrooge

 

[Scrooge]

Fair enough lol

 

[GodSpeed]

nope they attach to the actual suspension struts, not the body

Id say this is as close to the Cup setup you'll get of the shelf:

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

 

[Jimbo_M]

I've put a pair on mine and I was quite suprised at how much difference they made, the front one more so. A good mod for the money IMO.... they're only cheap.
Plus, as previously said, they look good

What make of brace have you got on yours dude?

 

[LIL B]

Make your own, weld it in, and create a plate for the third or more point to the bulkhead.

 

[Cookson]

Make your own, weld it in, and create a plate for the third or more point to the bulkhead.

This