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does a rear strut brace do anything for handling , or is it pointless?

manofwood wrote:does a rear strut brace do anything for handling , or is it pointless?

I have one in mine (came with it) ... With a FWD car, I don't think it needs it .. I am use to it now, but one of my mates took it for a drive and reakons it would go better without it... But yeah, just his opinion ...

will let you know once I fit mine
From what I've read, everyone who has fitted one has noticed a difference in handling .. .yet to find a bad review for them ... (aside from your mate .. and I doubt he'd know unless he's driven an FTO with one, and then without)

From what I understand by stiffining up the rear suspension (ie by adding a strut brace) it reduces understeer and can increase oversteer.

Jeff had an interesting oversteering moment after fitting a rear strut brace to his car and stiffening his rear suspension.


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There used to be some phtos, very close to rolling Thankfully didn't.

Hrmm interesting...though my fto is already a little tail happy on occasion (depending on corner and attack method).

Feedback would be great mr-charisma

Jeff had put on a thicker swaybar not a strut brace. He also tweaked the rear toe setting into the negative, which will make the ass want to slide.

The strut brace is more for chassis rigidity. They make a huge difference on the turn in & stability of the front, but the rear only makes a minor difference (well thats what I felt when I put one on.)

Yeah thought it was a little weird to have oversteer from a strut brace. Minor difference...bleh i'll spend it on something else then, cheers Bennoz.

ahhh whoops