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Here is the Fabspeed bar. I took the stickers off and de-polished it as I thought the mirror finish was a little too much. Fabspeed had them on sale a few months ago.
Funny, because if my car were hit hard enough to damage the unibody, I’d rather have a strut brace inflict that additional damage so that the insurance company will total the car out and cut me a check for it’s full amount, rather than fix it and leave me with a damaged fixed car worth far less
Here is the Fabspeed bar. I took the stickers off and de-polished it as I thought the mirror finish was a little too much. Fabspeed had them on sale a few months ago.
It seems to look so simple, could one just purchase some thin wall steel conduit pipe and bend and flatten the ends to achieve similar results DIY for just a few dollars?
It seems to look so simple, could one just purchase some thin wall steel conduit pipe and bend and flatten the ends to achieve similar results DIY for just a few dollars?
If one can afford a 993, one can afford a relatively cheap and professionally well made strut brace. Don't hillbilly fix your Porsche
It seems to look so simple, could one just purchase some thin wall steel conduit pipe and bend and flatten the ends to achieve similar results DIY for just a few dollars?
Originally Posted by goofballdeluxe
If one can afford a 993, one can afford a relatively cheap and professionally well made strut brace. Don't hillbilly fix your Porsche
It seems to look so simple, could one just purchase some thin wall steel conduit pipe and bend and flatten the ends to achieve similar results DIY for just a few dollars?
Is there adjustment on the fabspeed? Are the mount holes oval and it relies on clamping force or are the tolerances so precise that it just bolts on? Does it fit under the carpet?
One thing that impressed me about the RUF is that it has opposite threads like a steering link so you can tighten or loosen it and then it has jam nuts to lock it in place.
Good luck fabbing a fabspeed copy out of aluminium. If you can, you are a better fabricator than me (not saying much, to be fair). But generally, there is no reason why you could not fab one out of pipe or rod.
The Fabspeed brace is a copy of the GT2 EVO brace seen here. I assume it was designed properly by Porsche. I have never seen a real GT2 brace in person so I don’t know how close the copy is to a real one. The bolt holes on mine lined up exactly with the strut bolts (while the car was off of the front wheels) and it is not adjustable. If I remember correctly the bolt holes are round(not elongated) but I will check when I get a chance. I haven’t fitted the carpet over it yet, but it is very low profile and I think the carpet will go right over it.
I had a Porsche strut brace on the prior race car and thought it was fine. I did buy a Perfect Power RUF clone for the current car and like the design better since it solidly braces the strut towers with no point of movement/rotation as with other designs.
It seems to look so simple, could one just purchase some thin wall steel conduit pipe and bend and flatten the ends to achieve similar results DIY for just a few dollars?
Yes, I'm sure smashing thin wall steel conduit to make a strut bar will look remarkable.
It seems to look so simple, could one just purchase some thin wall steel conduit pipe and bend and flatten the ends to achieve similar results DIY for just a few dollars?
Please do this. Also, make sure to use a section of conduit that displays the SKU number for added cred.
It seems to look so simple, could one just purchase some thin wall steel conduit pipe and bend and flatten the ends to achieve similar results DIY for just a few dollars?
This is that whole “could vs should”. Could you fab your own strut tower bar.... absolutely. Can you do it so that it is as light weight with the same strength, maybe. Could it be that and as good looking, possibly. Could it be all those things and match the price point, only if you already have the metal fab experience, tools and materials on hand. At which point you would already have done this.
When I look at what I spend on oil, filters, etc for a single oil change with free labor, it’s hard to justify cheaping out on a suspension part that is of questionable necessity.
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