Front Strut Brace for GT3, GT3RS or GT2 ?
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Burning Brakes
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Front Strut Brace for GT3, GT3RS or GT2 ?
Hi all,
Anyone using or have experience with (positive or negative) a front strut in their 997 based car? Seems like a reasonable thing to think about, weight is minimal and is added to the front of the car. Reducing flex in the front end to help achieve consistent front contact patches (i.e. help reduce understeer at the track) would be my key goal.
FVD has carbon fibre units for about $217.
Thanks in advance!
Cheers!
Doug N.
Anyone using or have experience with (positive or negative) a front strut in their 997 based car? Seems like a reasonable thing to think about, weight is minimal and is added to the front of the car. Reducing flex in the front end to help achieve consistent front contact patches (i.e. help reduce understeer at the track) would be my key goal.
FVD has carbon fibre units for about $217.
Thanks in advance!
Cheers!
Doug N.
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no need.
the towers are connected together already.
take off the carpet and see.
the towers are connected together already.
take off the carpet and see.
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I had one on my GT2 and think it made a slight difference in steering feel... it firmed things up ever so slightly. I took it off when I sold the car and you could feel it missing... though very stubble, is it worth doing? Probably not... it did make some creeks and groans every once in a while to let you know it was there..
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#8
Burning Brakes
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Hi All,
Thanks for the comments so far. I think perhaps the "not on the Cup" car comment might seal it, but interesting direct experience comment from "jpcourt". I think I will open up the covering (plastic on my car)and have a good look like "mooty" suggests.
Anyone else experience one on the car?
Cheers!
Doug N.
Thanks for the comments so far. I think perhaps the "not on the Cup" car comment might seal it, but interesting direct experience comment from "jpcourt". I think I will open up the covering (plastic on my car)and have a good look like "mooty" suggests.
Anyone else experience one on the car?
Cheers!
Doug N.
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Hey great photo "thusly".....it nicely shows the unibody cross member hidden between the strut towers, two addtional black diagonal braces, and the roll cage bars coming through from the cockpit. The latter adds additional bracing in the longitudinal direction.
Interesting....keep it coming!
Cheers!
Doug N.
Interesting....keep it coming!
Cheers!
Doug N.