strut brace

[jono_saxo]

what is the best strut brace to buy. a well known brand or any strut brace.
where are the cheapest ones to buy?

[GoochyBoy]

is it that bar that goes underneath your bonnet??

[D--R--E--W]

i have an e-tech strut brace and i think they are around 65 brand new but you could prob pic one up from pistonheads.co.uk in the parts section

[D--R--E--W]

or maybe try ebay to see it there is much on there

[miamibluebaby]

wrong setion bud, but ig go for omp or sparco if ya can find one

[TU-Tuning]

Etechs are for show and do feck all. Look good though.

Only ones Id buy are the Sparco, Raceland or RaidHP if you can find one for the top, as theyre the only ones that are actually direct across the struts.

The lower one makes a much bigger difference, OMP and Raceland do these, as do Sparco but theyre rarer. You might have clearance issues depending on how low you are though

[dan-vts1]

I have omp top brace and after bottom also

[D--R--E--W]

i feel that my e-tech did make a diffrence mate

[VTS_16v_Boy]

Best thing you can do is get yourself over to www.rallydesign.co.uk and order yourself a upper and lower OMP strut braces, great value for money simple to fit and together will make a difference to handling.

If your just looking to buy one, go for the lower one as it will make the most difference but most people generally start with the top one

Here's the top one

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i277/turpin2000ad/SaxoVTS16v42EnginePic.jpg


and you can just make out the bottom one in the shadows

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i277/turpin2000ad/SaxoVTS16v45.jpg

[Raz]

i feel that my e-tech did make a diffrence mate
The quality of the etech compared to the OMP (for example) is clear that under extreme conditions, the etech will just bend and wont provide support for the struts. Saying that, you dont push a car that hard on the road, so the upper makes very little difference compared to a lower brace (IMO).

I prefer the look of the OMP to the Etech, but thats just my taste

[VTS_16v_Boy]

Other that JDM aftermarket brands In only trust OMP or Sparco for braces all the rest are just for show, how many race/rally applications do you see for Etech???

Hmmmmm just think about that for awhile and then tell me which you'd go for ;)

[JamesR]

Either: Sparco or OMP mate.

[Ashleyp]

anything other than e-tech

[Ashleyp]

and vts_16v_boy..

i need an omp brace, always wonderd what it'd look like with my red rocker cover in a silver car

now i know

thankyou much :)

[VTS_16v_Boy]

and vts_16v_boy..

i need an omp brace, always wonderd what it'd look like with my red rocker cover in a silver car

now i know

thankyou much :)

No Probs, price your stuff up on www.rallydesign.co.uk as I found they where ruffly the cheapest for OMP stuff, try not to use places like Demon Tweeks as they are slightly over priced unless you have to, also Strut-Bracer on eBay seems to have a good rep you could compare prices, just dont forget to include the p&p on both suppliers

[Ashleyp]

ive heard bad reviews from strut bracer, although cheap, id rather not use, there was a thread the other day about it

kam racing are getting some back in stock within the next week, so will order from there as i need a couple of other bits too!

[VTS_16v_Boy]

Wasnt aware Kam could get braces now, thats handy to know for future refferance.

[Ashleyp]

are the ones from rallye design the typical OMP ones? they dont have pics

[VTS_16v_Boy]

I order the one I posted here from them then all of this afterwards...

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i277/turpin2000ad/SaxoVTS16v33SuspensionParts.jpg

[LeeM]

money's better spent on a lower brace, i'd have one but i'd never be able to go over a speedbump again

[TU-Tuning]

The quality of the etech compared to the OMP (for example) is clear that under extreme conditions, the etech will just bend and wont provide support for the struts. Saying that, you dont push a car that hard on the road, so the upper makes very little difference compared to a lower brace (IMO).

I prefer the look of the OMP to the Etech, but thats just my taste

Speak for yourself on that one lol

[VTS_16v_Boy]

money's better spent on a lower brace, i'd have one but i'd never be able to go over a speedbump again

Well I found it protected the manifold, Id already damaged a 4-2-1 Janspeed item by catching a large bump then moved to a 4-1 Piper item by that time I had the lower brace.

Rather bang a solid steel bar than a hollow s/s pipe lol

[jono_saxo]

thanks for all the info i still have not decided yet but i will let you all know
and sorry if the post is in the wrong section