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post Apr 8, 2006 - 4:48 PM
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Hey guys-

I gound this under body brace on bulletproof...and was wondering if this was something new?

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...are these better than strut bars?

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post Apr 8, 2006 - 11:11 PM
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No disrespect guys, but you really do need to do some research to find the differences between sway bars and braces. They are totally different and 'do' totally different jobs.
The idea of a brace (whether it be on top or underneath) is to strengthen the chassis points etc and prevent any movement which has the potential to alter suspension geometry.
Sway bars reduce body roll. They also have a huge affect on under and oversteer. Too small can cause understeer as can too big. Larger on the rear 'usually' increases oversteer but different cars are affected in different ways.

My GT-Four does feel as if it turns in better with the Cusco brace. I have also fitted a C-One tower brace too which should help.
Front and rear sway bar sizes have also been increased to help improve the handling. Whiteline at the rear and custom made up front.

So to sum up, the under-brace is not a subsitute for larger swaybars and vice versa. And sway bars will make the biggest difference but beware, fit the wrong size and it'll have a negative effect.
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Posts in this topic
- snapshotgt   Under Body Brace   Apr 8, 2006 - 4:48 PM
- - Fastbird   I don't know if that's new, but if it does...   Apr 8, 2006 - 5:47 PM
- - LewFX   i believe gary has it on his gt4   Apr 8, 2006 - 5:55 PM
- - LewFX   RE: Under Body Brace   Apr 8, 2006 - 6:06 PM
- - snapshotgt   We need some hard-core info on this, WHERE IS GARY...   Apr 8, 2006 - 6:42 PM
- - Batman722   here is the info you guys are looking for... http...   Apr 8, 2006 - 8:48 PM
- - LewFX   id rather go with new sways   Apr 8, 2006 - 9:00 PM
- - CelicaZR   That looks sweet. I wonder if I can have that and ...   Apr 8, 2006 - 9:10 PM
- - snapshotgt   We should get a comparison of under boady brace to...   Apr 8, 2006 - 9:34 PM
- - LewFX   sways arent 500+   Apr 8, 2006 - 10:48 PM
- - Cutrara   They're like ~$230, right?   Apr 8, 2006 - 11:05 PM
- - bigal004321   QUOTE(snapshotgt @ Apr 8, 2006 - 5:4...   Apr 8, 2006 - 11:06 PM
- - LewFX   depends where you go, total is around 300   Apr 8, 2006 - 11:09 PM
- - GT4WRC   No disrespect guys, but you really do need to do s...   Apr 8, 2006 - 11:11 PM
- - LewFX   well isnt there only 2 makers of sways? tanabe and...   Apr 8, 2006 - 11:13 PM
|- - GT4WRC   QUOTE(LewFX @ Apr 8, 2006 - 11:13 PM...   Apr 8, 2006 - 11:21 PM
- - snapshotgt   Sorry, i was thinking these were sway bars for our...   Apr 8, 2006 - 11:19 PM
- - Insanity-74   Have Whiteline sway bars on mine...big difference....   Apr 9, 2006 - 12:18 AM
|- - GT4WRC   QUOTE(Insanity-74 @ Apr 9, 2006 - 1...   Apr 9, 2006 - 12:37 AM
|- - Insanity-74   QUOTE(GT4WRC @ Apr 9, 2006 - 6:37 AM...   Apr 9, 2006 - 5:55 AM
- - 95CelicaST   QUOTESorry, i was thinking these were sway bars fo...   Apr 16, 2006 - 2:23 AM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE(95CelicaST @ Apr 16, 2006 - 2...   Apr 16, 2006 - 10:46 AM
- - Cutrara   QUOTE(Insanity-74 @ Apr 9, 2006 - 6...   Apr 16, 2006 - 9:18 AM
- - 95CelicaST   http://www.nopionline.com/nopistore/dsp_pa...20Cel...   Apr 16, 2006 - 12:40 PM
- - iburnslabs   oooooooooooo i have superstrut ill be orering thi...   Apr 16, 2006 - 12:53 PM


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