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FWIW, i have a Tanabe front underbrace, and it's much different than these GT Spec ones. I can't see how the Tanabe brace actually stiffens anything - it's a single bar and the connection points on the ends are both on the same solid crossmember. I'll have to take a photo to show it better than I can explain it. It looks cool though!
It's really hard to tell becasue I added it at the same time I got wider tires. I'm too lazy to take it off and compare although it is an easy 5 - 10 minute install. Given it's location, I cant see how it would add any additional stiffness.
hmmm, would be a nice comparison. Who wants to do a tanabe vs gt spec lower tie bar comparison?
Since they use completely different mounting points, I was considering adding both.
Here's a photo. Am I wrong, or is that crossmember not already a pretty rigid peice of metal? It should perhpas limit vertical flex a little bit, but I cant see how that would help overal front end rigidity by any useful degree.
Last edited by Black Betty; 11-18-2008 at 11:34 AM.
I would agree, Im no suspension Guru but I cant see that brace adding an incredible amount of regidity. The GT Spec subframe tie bar connects the subframe to the rest of the car as seen in this picture. I believe this would be much more of a difference.
See post 72. I think I'll try it. then if I can get a strut tower brace that I like (none so far) and a stabilizer bar, I'd be set as far as stiffening the front chassis.
11-17-2008, 11:49 AM
