Strut Brace picture required

[Speedle]

Hi Peeps

anyone with a strut brace can they please post a picture, or if anyone has pictures of my old one can they post them please? my mate is making my front and rear ones and i need pictures for him to help explain what i need

thanks
Mat

 

[Arnold]

Arnold comes to your rescue AGAIN

You know im interested in a rear one mate and a straight one isnt suitable having that sub box there... Money waiting and all that. Get in touch

 

[Speedle]

should have plenty to get youa rear one cheif going to see my mate tonight about it

you got any pictures of diierent ones?

 

[Arnold]

Not at work mate

Ideally when you sort my suspension out, we can look into dimensons etc for the rear one, or i could try bodging a diagram and emailing it over? whats your preference

 

[Speedle]

the rear one is very simple chap im not worried about that (well for me anyway), for max strengh we need to weld it in place. but yes if you get me mesurements etc ill see what can be done for you

thank you please

 

[Arnold]

Ok mate, camera phone at the ready. I'l be back in a bit

 

[Speedle]

bless ya cottons!

 

[Arnold]

Right, i've got two images. No exact measurements as yet but this could be trickier than i first thought.

There is no room either side of the box, so the brace will have to come straight out and across, as shown in the image below

I know ideally a straight bar would be best, but, not all strut bars are straight. Would this one work effectivly or would the bend in the bar be too great to make any difference

 

[ohc_turbo]

would a bar welded to the side of the towers joing them up be any good?

 

[Speedle]

the bend shouldnt make much difference, perhaps a new boot install is required

 

[Arnold]

Hmm, would prefer not! im still tempted to get one and if it doesnt work, it doesnt work! Depends on cost you see

Not too keen on welding it on either! You know often my springs are coming off these days!

 

[Speedle]

fool the bar is supposed to be welded to the car not he suspension itself!! how would you get it it off? lol

 

[Arnold]

Lol, i'd assumed it connects to the metal bit that comes up but im now guessing its the circular area around it its welded to?

Tart

 

[ohc_turbo]

someone need to go into paint and draw another line lol where they think the bar should go, i have seen on other cars a simple bar joining the two together from the side but i can see it flexing much from there to be honest, needs really to be the same kinda design as youre front one to have max effect

 

[Speedle]

here how it will be fitted, very simple straight bar

obvisouly ill remove the plastic bits to fit it and weld it onto the car much rather do that than drill holes

 

[Arnold]

Yeah i thought it'd look like that

God knows how id get one of those in my boot tho! Might just abandon the idea

 

[Speedle]

i think we should fit a 1.2 antiroll bar to yours first off mate that will reduce the roll alot as it is

 

[Arnold]

There is no roll on my K10!! just rubbing of tyres grr

but yeah, we'l get an arb (remember what that means yeah? ) one day

 

[Speedle]

punk!

sooner you get round my gaff sooner i can make you my patnet pending super bumpstops

 

[Arnold]

Do i need to buy those figaro things then, and, what are we gonna do about that noisy suspension issue! Fancy a day out down bridges? im off friday... you around?

 

[Speedle]

handy i got friday off too mate i cant get to bridges due to cash though but i do have to go to the scrappies for a friend of a friend to help him get his car fixed if your up for it we can sort your suspension whilst we are there gimme a bell chap

although saying that my expenses get paid friday so maybe i can..... call me punk

 

[paul_k10_Lx]

if u to are both gonna be down this way im free to get some shots for features

 

[Arnold]

Sounds pretty good mate, hope you can photoshop that scratch on my door out!! lol

 

[paul_k10_Lx]

lol not hard atall