does a strut brace make a difference?

[m1c]

for a standard capri/escort etc. is there anythin noticable for handling?

[dawesy1700]

depends how you drive, for normal day to day drivin, not fast round the corners, then probs not, but if you like to go round corners faster than other drivers then yes, i fitted an oval one years ago and i wouldnt have it any other way now.

[jamesg]

i'd like to think it makes a difference, still looks good if it does'nt

[bortaf]

I think a lot depends on how tierd the shell is

[vibrating_Cake]

depends how hard you drive it, trackdays etc i do notice the difference, general road driving meh, you can and you cant.

 

one thing to do, jack up the car on the floor strengthener part of the chassis as high as you can, look at shutlines on bonnet/doors

compare them to standard with the car on the floor

 

do the same with a strut brace fitted, big difference!

 

i have to jack my car up to fit the strut brace between the struts because its a little bit too short, so jacking it up "flexes" the wings towards themselves meaning the brace fits =)

[Retromotorsport]

further to cake... and the more important one...

 

measure your strut pins with the car on the floor... and then jack it up under the x-member, and re measure .. the difference is what the strut brace stops.

 

as for noticing the difference .. Aryton Senna may do.. in a rod ended everywhere and rigid chassis.. but an escort without a weld in turetted and strut connected cage .. doubt it.. And even a stop watch would be hard pressed to get a difference..

 

The Real Gain.................. you shells not flexing its joints ..flex joint, break weld and paint.. ohhh thats why that bulkhead to inner wing join rots

[GT_lenny]

youll probably not notice if you fit one, its when youve got used to it and you remove it that you can tell the difference they make

[Copey]

i felt a difference when i fitted mine

 

and as said above, i have driven it without since i fitted it, and by gum you notice its gone!!

[RossMK2]

i still need to decide whether to get one for mine

[mk1mexico]

Another point to consider, it made the difference ONE bent inner wing and TWO bent inner wings in an accident i had

[Grizzley Dell]

i noticed the difference on my nimbus. its not dramatic but it feels better.

[caprinerd]

i noticed the difference in mine but didnt realise how much till i drove with out it big difference

when fitting it i was told to jake from the centre of the cross member and fit it then lower it down

[banarama]

really only hard driving ,fast cornering etc. normal road use no.

[RossMK2]

if i had on it would have to be chrome

[flyingbanana]

i felt a difference when i fitted mine

 

and as said above, i have driven it without since i fitted it, and by gum you notice its gone!!

 

2nd that

[tina2]

got one on my anglia cant say for sure if I noticed a handling difference but straight away if I hit a bump on the road the drivers side door latch gives a crack not sure thats good car is solid by the way mabye its flexing differently?