Cusco Rear Strut Bar V-Brace
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It really depends on the level of your suspension... On a near stock car it won't make too much noticible difference. However I have some friends running 7k springs at all corners who rave about it.
All in all it depends on how much you are flexing the chassis at the rear.
I love mine. It makes people oohh and ahhh when you pop the trunk
Although it does take away a bit of usable space and requires two holes to be drilled... All in all minor drawbacks if you ask me.
-DE
All in all it depends on how much you are flexing the chassis at the rear.
I love mine. It makes people oohh and ahhh when you pop the trunk
Although it does take away a bit of usable space and requires two holes to be drilled... All in all minor drawbacks if you ask me.
-DE
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Originally posted by DoomE.Q.
It really depends on the level of your suspension... On a near stock car it won't make too much noticible difference. However I have some friends running 7k springs at all corners who rave about it.
All in all it depends on how much you are flexing the chassis at the rear.
I love mine. It makes people oohh and ahhh when you pop the trunk
Although it does take away a bit of usable space and requires two holes to be drilled... All in all minor drawbacks if you ask me.
-DE
It really depends on the level of your suspension... On a near stock car it won't make too much noticible difference. However I have some friends running 7k springs at all corners who rave about it.
All in all it depends on how much you are flexing the chassis at the rear.
I love mine. It makes people oohh and ahhh when you pop the trunk
Although it does take away a bit of usable space and requires two holes to be drilled... All in all minor drawbacks if you ask me.
-DE
What do you mean two holes need to be drilled... I was under the impression that it was a direct bolt on thing... I was actually going to order this today but now I will hold off until I get your reply...
Thanks :-)
-Nigel
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The strut tower bar is bolt in...
to mount the V-Brace you will need to drill 2 holes in the trunk floor to insert the bottom part of the bracket through so you can attach the brace and tighten the nuts onto it... It's really minor and although it's a tight space above the rear crossmember you need to get into... it only took me and a friend 45 minutes to do in the garage... Probably much less if you make the holes big enough the first time
Hope that helps
-DE
to mount the V-Brace you will need to drill 2 holes in the trunk floor to insert the bottom part of the bracket through so you can attach the brace and tighten the nuts onto it... It's really minor and although it's a tight space above the rear crossmember you need to get into... it only took me and a friend 45 minutes to do in the garage... Probably much less if you make the holes big enough the first time
Hope that helps
-DE
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Thanks for the reply, but I have a question... once you drill the holes what keeps water out of the trunk on a rainy day? Or if I decide to remove the triangle piece are the holes still there and if so what do you plug them with...
Does it come with a template so you know exactly where to drill?
Thanks :-)
-Nigel
Does it come with a template so you know exactly where to drill?
Thanks :-)
-Nigel
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1. The holes on the bottom of the trunk are above lots of stuff that gets in the way... also there is a plate that goes over them from the bottom (Imagine a little steel plate with 2 bolts welded to it that you drill holes for the bolts and then place the bolts face up through the holes to bolt in the trunk) So I really have had no issues with this... You would have to be in very very serious rain or be driving your car through a flood to get water in there
2. If you remove the brace (Why? ) you could probably use some caulk or plastic plugs to close the holes... they are very small and I'm sure a solution could be found if you really decided the V brace was no longer something you wanted...
3. It should come with a drilling template but if not it's really not hard to figure out:
You attach the 2 arms of the brace to the strut tower bar brackets... and align them to the middle with the bracket they attach to and drill appropriately... Should be REALLY easy.
and sorry for being incorrect earlier but you do not need to go under the car to drill (we had to widen the holes so we did it while we were down there...) You just drill from the top and go under to pop the plate through... sorry for the confusion...
The drilling is really easy, and is nowhere near the gas tank to adress the concerns some potential buyers have had...
It's all very straightforward and easy. Once you get the parts it's easy to see how they fit together...and where you need to drill to mount them.
-DE
1. The holes on the bottom of the trunk are above lots of stuff that gets in the way... also there is a plate that goes over them from the bottom (Imagine a little steel plate with 2 bolts welded to it that you drill holes for the bolts and then place the bolts face up through the holes to bolt in the trunk) So I really have had no issues with this... You would have to be in very very serious rain or be driving your car through a flood to get water in there
2. If you remove the brace (Why?
) you could probably use some caulk or plastic plugs to close the holes... they are very small and I'm sure a solution could be found if you really decided the V brace was no longer something you wanted...3. It should come with a drilling template but if not it's really not hard to figure out:
You attach the 2 arms of the brace to the strut tower bar brackets... and align them to the middle with the bracket they attach to and drill appropriately... Should be REALLY easy.
and sorry for being incorrect earlier but you do not need to go under the car to drill (we had to widen the holes so we did it while we were down there...) You just drill from the top and go under to pop the plate through... sorry for the confusion...
The drilling is really easy, and is nowhere near the gas tank to adress the concerns some potential buyers have had...
It's all very straightforward and easy. Once you get the parts it's easy to see how they fit together...and where you need to drill to mount them.
-DE
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Originally posted by DoomE.Q.
I love mine. It makes people oohh and ahhh when you pop the trunk
-DE
I love mine. It makes people oohh and ahhh when you pop the trunk
-DE
Too bad you can't have both.
Unless you're doing what Doom's friends did and plan to run over 5k pound shocks all around, I would hold off on the v-brace and just get a rear strut bar. See how you like that and if it's not enough, you can add the brace later.
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When I install V-Brace, I use silicone to seal the holes on both sides of the mounting plates.
V-Brace does stiffen up the car. Every little bar you add stiffens the car more and more.
V-Brace does stiffen up the car. Every little bar you add stiffens the car more and more.
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Originally posted by SlvSurfer
don't you need to remove the rear seats to install it?
don't you need to remove the rear seats to install it?
The rear strut tower bar will require removal of the rear seats but once thats in the V-brace attaches without any removal of those rear seats...
You only need to work in the trunk and a little bit under the car to install it....
-DE
