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Strut Tower Brace
Looking to get one to help with body roll. Anyone know of what kind of Strut tower braces i should consider? I would love to hear what you guys think
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get a hollow one theres no need for all the weight of a solid one other than that there all pretty much the same
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Yeah I was wondering about STBs too. From anyone's experience, how much improvement is made?
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it will tie the front end together paired with subframe connectors you could take corners at crazy speeds
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I did just my BMR strut tower brace for like $70 before I did shock and springs and that improved my handling big time.
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First thing to do for body roll is bigger hollow sways -- looks like you have a V6 -- so get some SS sways (Front is hollow, rear is not) cheap with some poly bushings for them both. You will notice a big difference over stock.
Next get an STB, you will notice it too, cornering, U-Turns, etc. But better sways give a bigger bang for the buck in reducing body roll IMHO. Of course the STB is easier and quicker to install... Welded SFRs are definitely worthwhile as well -- better power transfer and cornering. Then, if you really get serious, get some better shocks like SLP Bilsteins or Koni SAs, and a Fays2 Watts Link to replace the PHB. |
Liberty I got a question for you. A lot of STBs I have looked at are for V8 will they work for V6 as well?
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the thing to watch out for with stb's is V6 or v8...summit and ebay have a good selection. I'm not sure on 1998-2002 but I think the v6 and v8 are different.
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They are different as the v8 sits lower then the v6. I was wondering that aswell but after a little research I found out why.
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Generally you need a V6 specific STB. BMR and Hotchkis have V6 versions, 6litereaterdesigns.com does custom ones. There are steel, chrome molly, and aluminum available -- left to right is heaviest to lightest.
Also, 4th Gens have no struts, just coil-over shocks... |
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