strut brace advice please
#16
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I've tried with and without and noticed no difference.
Doesn't it just restrict more negative camber? So even if the towers move 1/8th on extreme weight transfer I doubt and extra 1/8th negative camber will affect anything. That's my theory anyway
It's not like other suspension flex like at the a-arms that will affect camber, castor and toe when they flex. imo spend the money on other suspension mods like solid a-arm bushes and top mount.
Doesn't it just restrict more negative camber? So even if the towers move 1/8th on extreme weight transfer I doubt and extra 1/8th negative camber will affect anything. That's my theory anyway
It's not like other suspension flex like at the a-arms that will affect camber, castor and toe when they flex. imo spend the money on other suspension mods like solid a-arm bushes and top mount.
#17
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i dont have experience with them on 944s, but i know it genuinely transformed the handling and feel of my infiniti, which is a much newer design (and likely a significantly stiffer body, designed ~15 years later)
#18
The strut brace alone isn't really enough to improve handling IMHO. Remember, the strut brace is designed to prevent diagonal corner flexing, not front strut weight transfer.
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I've got a very stiff custom built strut brace on my car, and it definitely made a dramatic difference as far as the car holding flat under heavy cornering load. A very worthwhile upgrade.
#20
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944 has one of the stiffest bodies of stock cars, I doubt any toyota has stiffer body regardless of design date. Tall tunnel and high door sills make it stiffer than other cars.