Strut Tower Brace?

rx4ur7 · 06-17-2009, 12:18 PM

Unless you race the car or plan on really hard driving you probably will not notice any difference. Looks cool but for most street vehicles not really needed. Does not hurt anything except add weight to the front of the car. Weight is the enemy. Good springs, Tokicos and good tyres will be money better spent for a stock or lightly modified platform. I have found that the stock factory SA/FB 12A platform will handle up to 200hp with out issues (SE 235HP). Beyond that I recommend some beefing up.

The strut brace allowed by SCCA solo does help, triangulated for road racing a must.

I should add that if you are going to do really serious street driving that entails hard cornering it isn't going to hurt, especially if you are running gumball tires.

Either one helps with getting you a better tire temperature pattern. Solo really important.

06-17-2009, 12:18 PM	#1
rx4ur7 Rotary since 1972 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tucson Posts: 231 Rep Power: 17	Unless you race the car or plan on really hard driving you probably will not notice any difference. Looks cool but for most street vehicles not really needed. Does not hurt anything except add weight to the front of the car. Weight is the enemy. Good springs, Tokicos and good tyres will be money better spent for a stock or lightly modified platform. I have found that the stock factory SA/FB 12A platform will handle up to 200hp with out issues (SE 235HP). Beyond that I recommend some beefing up. The strut brace allowed by SCCA solo does help, triangulated for road racing a must. I should add that if you are going to do really serious street driving that entails hard cornering it isn't going to hurt, especially if you are running gumball tires. Either one helps with getting you a better tire temperature pattern. Solo really important. Last edited by rx4ur7; 06-26-2009 at 04:07 PM.