steering rack brace
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Seems like one could be made DIY from a $2 bar stock and some spacers from Home Depot.
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You can definitely make these if you want. If you do make your own the dimensions from hole to hole are 10.04" or 255mm. You will need to relieve the brace to clear the brake booster and the brake lines.
I also sell a billet aluminum rack brace for $57 which is a little beefier than the OEM ones.
PM me if you want a mount or some help fabbing up your own.
I also sell a billet aluminum rack brace for $57 which is a little beefier than the OEM ones.
PM me if you want a mount or some help fabbing up your own.
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The bolts have thread locker on them that would not be necessary if they were torqued into a clamp load within their elastic range. I suspect if they were torqued into their range they would strip out the threaded frame member they screw into.
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I too have pondered the what the true intent of the rack brace is. The bottom line is Porsche in their use of hindsight engineering made the decision that the rack brace is necessary.
My intuition is that the two rack brace cradles are essentially cantilevers. Adding the brace ties the two cantilevers together boxing the system in and helps distribute forces.
I have never heard of a broken rack mount, with or without the brace but Porsche must have had a legitimate reason, Mfg's don't publish TSB's without putting some thought into it.
My intuition is that the two rack brace cradles are essentially cantilevers. Adding the brace ties the two cantilevers together boxing the system in and helps distribute forces.
I have never heard of a broken rack mount, with or without the brace but Porsche must have had a legitimate reason, Mfg's don't publish TSB's without putting some thought into it.
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With the brace in place, there might be less chance of "flexing" at the fastener mounting points during side loads.
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Would the brace have prevented that? Just asking. What's the real purpose of the brace anyway?
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