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Old May 2, 2004 | 03:59 PM
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Just installed diff brace



REVIEW

quality: welds are good, steel is certainly not stainless, it needs a protective coating of some sort, paint or powdercoating

construction: very stout, very strong construction

weight: it's way overweight, I do understand that it probably takes a very short amount of time to make one, but I'd rather make my own out of lighter materials with a more engineered approach

design: i think the idea of bracing something with the power plant frame bolts (14mm diameter studs) to some 12mm non structural bolts (the driveshaft/exhaust brace) is not my choice of design

because i do not like the construction or design of this piece, i'm goign to make my own, stay tuned for pics

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Old May 2, 2004 | 04:11 PM
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How is the vibration? Is there any?
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Old May 2, 2004 | 04:59 PM
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Originally posted by FormerPorscheGuy
How is the vibration? Is there any?
Yes. Not too bad, but there is a significant difference over stock.
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Old May 2, 2004 | 08:47 PM
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vibration is trivial, the exhaust is being pushed up by the brace, so there is contact/rubbing, so when i hit certain exhaust tones, i can feel the resonance through the body

what this brace HAS shown me, is that i need to invest in better bushings/linkage in the rear and lots of my driveablity grimlins will go away

so in the spirit of the other items on my car, i have aquired a rusty old rear subframe, and will be sandblasting/powdercoating it this week hopefully
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