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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 12:34 PM
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Racing beat strut tower brace

Does anyone have it? If you do, does it do anything when you are cornering (i.e. Auto-x)
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 12:44 PM
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A noticable improvement in stiffness.
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 12:55 PM
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its quite noticeable works good and i know alot of people running them
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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i've never driven my FB without it, but from the vast amout of noise that it transmits to my cabin (no interior/sound deadening, 50 series tires with RB springs), i'm going to assume that it stiffens the chassis up quite significantly.
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 03:36 PM
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love mine
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 04:30 PM
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Of course it will help you out. The black mazdatrix one will too. If you get it you might as well get the RB front swaybar, noticeable improvement my buddy says. We put his on like a few weeks ago.
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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i wish my axle wasnt bent, so i could put mine on, and drive the car. but alas, its freezing here.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 11:40 AM
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i dont have thsi strut brace but i have had others and in every car i have ever owned a front strut tower brace is the most badass front suspension upgrade i have ever used. major difference in handling everytime. well worth the investment.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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Thanks for the reply, i just got a RB strut brace and a RB SP exhaust system(9 months old) for $450 together
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 01:22 PM
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Would it fit around a Sidedraft web?
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 04:47 PM
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Would it fit around a Sidedraft web?
Let me know if you want pics of it... I have some for you so you can see if it fits.
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by tigermack
Let me know if you want pics of it... I have some for you so you can see if it fits.
Yeah man, if you dont mind! I am wondering how i can measure it to see if it would fit or not.
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 05:59 PM
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i would amlost guarentee that it would fit.
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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Just got the brace installed. The strut tower brace made the car a lot stiffer in the front, and since it stiffen up the front so much, i had to stiffen up the rear shocks a little bit.
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Old Mar 11, 2007 | 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeezus
Would it fit around a Sidedraft web?
Why not call racing beat and find out. Last time I checked,they sold the brace in question and have sold Dellorto side drafts in the past. Seems like the manufacturer would know best.
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Old Mar 11, 2007 | 12:31 AM
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If will clear a sidedraft. Search for 1984SE. he has a dellorto and RB triangular strut tower brace.
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Old Mar 11, 2007 | 01:22 AM
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Actually, Justin, Just a thought, this brace is not legal in CSP because it bolts to the firewall... I'm not sure if that's the class you are running, but just food for thought
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