Stagea Rear Strut Brace

[Stooge007]

would rear strut brace or rear sway bar be a better first mod?

i have an RS Four S which i think has slightly a larger rear sway bar than others?

[KiwiRS4T]

would rear strut brace or rear sway bar be a better first mod?

i have an RS Four S which i think has slightly a larger rear sway bar than others?

If its not 24mm solid getting one will be good.

[M I K E]

sway bars will do mote than strut braces.

with all this interest i'll see if matt (the original group buy bloke) is keen on organising another

[Paul SM]

Strut braces and sway bars do entirely different things to one another.

A strut brace gives torsional rigidity to the front or rear of the car, ie., it reduces rotational flex in the body as it resists the suspension pressure. This in turn allows the suspension to work better because the shocks, springs and sway bar have a stiffer platform from which to do their work. Personally, I would certainly start with a strut brace before going to a heavier sway bar because it will allow the bar you have to work more effectively.

Fitting a heavier sway bar at the front tends to make the suspension at the back of the car lift an inside wheel and vice versa (just look at some of the 3 wheeling attitudes of touring cars in the past - Minis would cock a rear wheel like a dog peeing while Cortinas used to lift a front). Sway bars reduce body roll (how about that?) but there are practical limits to their effectiveness if they are just too stiff for the suspension setup as a whole.

would rear strut brace or rear sway bar be a better first mod?

i have an RS Four S which i think has slightly a larger rear sway bar than others?

[JiN_MaN]

Its HOLIDAY TIME!!!

Which means your all you lucky fellas with stageas its time to bring back some handling to your ride.

Ill update this tonight with all the details and send out PM's with my bank details.

Any questions ask in here and Ill get back to you as soon as I can, Please dont ask via PM's (unless its about your personal details, eg postal address) as it takes hours of waiting around to get back to you due to the Pm system.

Any questions ask away.

[JiN_MaN]

Greddy no longer make the strut braces, Which only leaves Cusco. If you are interested your welcome to contact me and if 5 people are keen then happy to do it.

Seems most people lost interest at some stage along the road.

[Paul SM]

I think a rear strut brace on a Stag would definitely be worthwhile and was planning on designing and fabricating one myself if yours weren't available. I'm definitely still interested (subject to the final price, of course). I can send you further contact details in a PM if you want.

Greddy no longer make the strut braces, Which only leaves Cusco. If you are interested your welcome to contact me and if 5 people are keen then happy to do it.

Seems most people lost interest at some stage along the road.

[FLYSLY]

price?

[Hanso]

Mate, I am still chasing a rear strut brace for my Series 2 RS Four S. Let me know a price etc.

Greddy no longer make the strut braces, Which only leaves Cusco. If you are interested your welcome to contact me and if 5 people are keen then happy to do it.

Seems most people lost interest at some stage along the road.

[-NismoR32-]

Keen to!

but need info on

CUSCO: rear brace for wgnc34

WGNC34 A/S

Or

WGNC34 O/S

which 1 and at what price sent to melbourne 3131??

Thanks

Edited December 1, 2010 by -NismoR32-

[M I K E]

go OS.

OS is the thick flat bar, AS is the thin tube one

[pipster11]

My mate has a tendency to fabricate things (has a machine shop)

I'm doing some work for him and he owes me a favour

i might have to measure things up and make some drawings and work out what price he could make them for and let you all know

[KV2]

My mate has a tendency to fabricate things (has a machine shop)

I'm doing some work for him and he owes me a favour

i might have to measure things up and make some drawings and work out what price he could make them for and let you all know

Hi mate, do you have any that suites M35 Stags?

CHers

[pipster11]

Hi mate, do you have any that suites M35 Stags?

CHers

i have nothing yet, i'll speak to him tmrw and see what he thinks it will cost

if its viable we will need a test car for m35's but its very early days yet

[darrinspencer]

My mate has a tendency to fabricate things (has a machine shop)

I'm doing some work for him and he owes me a favour

i might have to measure things up and make some drawings and work out what price he could make them for and let you all know

I have one you can copy. not fitted to the car yet

[lilcrash]

Darrin - If pipster falls through can I come and measure yours up so can make one myself ?

[pipster11]

I have one you can copy. not fitted to the car yet

My mare doesn't have much on next week so we are going to see shay kind of materials are available and make something up

The mounting bracket (that goes under the strut bolts) may be a bit rustic cos he doesn't have a flow jet out cnc cutter, just manual tools. Should still come up well tho. Will post up pics when we're done and if everyone is happy with the product we'll take some deposits and make some up

We're going to make it easy to remove yet as stiff a possible

[Paul SM]

I for one will be keen to see what you can come up with and what it might cost to make. I gather the proprietary brand version (Cusco?) hasn't eventuated...

My mare doesn't have much on next week so we are going to see shay kind of materials are available and make something up

The mounting bracket (that goes under the strut bolts) may be a bit rustic cos he doesn't have a flow jet out cnc cutter, just manual tools. Should still come up well tho. Will post up pics when we're done and if everyone is happy with the product we'll take some deposits and make some up

We're going to make it easy to remove yet as stiff a possible

[lilcrash]

i can get the top plates cnc cut if we can get enough interest and someone to weld them.

[Hanso]

Please keep me posted, if the rear strut braces are going to be ready before the end of the year. I'll grab one once they are ready.

I am happy to test out an prototype if required