2nd Gen JCW Most liked posts in thread: Welp.... I finished making my custom upper strut brace...

MM, do you really notice that much body movement to feel the need for this? I'm not sure I have seen this offered by a vendor and I figured they would if it was a problem. Just asking for my own information.

Jim

 

I like it!

 

:cornut:Me Too.

Jason

 

:cornut: (for me) I'm more interested in some thing that functionally works than I am in eye candy.

Jason

 

Hey Chuck when I'm old enough to need one could you make me a walker? A cool one like your brace with a cup holder & a place for donuts.

 

That sounds hella wicked. I need a badge holder too. :lol:

 

:cornut: Is that a vibrator under the crotch? Just curious.

Jason

 

While this is a very nice looking bit of work (as usual!) I don't think this is actually going to do anything for you as it is only attached to the seat back frame and not to a part of the body that is under any kind of stress. Same situation as some of the first gen rear strut bars and those were shown not to add any benefit.

 

That is scary... :eek6:

 

So MM, will you come out and help me make a better engine mount for the GP *blink* *blink* *blink* :wink: I think mine is toast, NOT THAT I HAVE BEEN THRASHING THE CAR (3 track days and several autoXs since -um November). I like your bar, it may not seem much, but it'll help with the body twist under turns (and it looks cool!).

 

:cornut:I have this brace(after market)also and when I had installed both front and rear braces, only then did I notice an improvement in hard cornering. But I did notice an improvement. So last night I started searching various computer sites to gather info on this rear brace. The vendors and owners ,of course, say that it's wonderful. The under frame cross brace people say that it's 'eye candy' trash. I never found info other than the condescending:"well I'm an engineer(really,'Union Pacific' or 'Santa Fe'?) and it's not connected to either the strut tower or the frame so it is trash."But, if they never did a side by side, computer data,on the track, with and without test then they wouldn't truly know. So as long as they(front and rear together) 'tighten up' MINI Margi in the turns, they stay on the car. I must admit that one Miniac gathered computer data 'at the track' both with and with out his under frame cross brace installed and the data revealed higher speed corner/turn exits with the cross brace installed. It appears that this kind of testing has never(that I can find)been done with the 'strut tower braces.' Oh well, my braces stay on the car and life goes on. Please chime in if you know something.

Jason

 

:cornut:Thanks. You know though, I truly feel a difference. Maybe some one has done that 'side by side' and this discussion will draw them out. Now hopefully, we can get others to open their fund of knowledge.

Jason