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Old 01-07-2008   #1
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anyone got one fitted? i think thewitt has one.

wondering if it will make much difference?

if people have one which one do you have...
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Re: strut Brace

i have a momo chrome strut brace, i always thought they wouldn't make much difference, but i was quite suprised as it made a noticeable difference to the handling,
i think they are better on cars with uprated suspension
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i have a momo chrome strut brace, i always thought they wouldn't make much difference, but i was quite suprised as it made a noticeable difference to the handling,
i think they are better on cars with uprated suspension
i may invest in one providing they arent too expensive.

anyone got any links or reccomendations
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like the look of it and the price

is it just a case of a few bolts and its fitted?
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like the look of it and the price

is it just a case of a few bolts and its fitted?
yeah basically, it will come with instructions... they basically attach to the top of the suspension if you dont't know already
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yeah basically, it will come with instructions... they basically attach to the top of the suspension if you dont't know already
like this...

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is the strut brace in the pic and the 1 u linked the same 1?

if so thewitt could tell me about fitting
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Re: strut Brace

the one in the pic is an end adjuster i think,

i'll try and find you a link hold on

oh and btw, it looks as if he's had to move one of the resovoirs to get that to fit... notice the cable ties! (is that the brake fluid resovoir?)

this is an e-tech end adjuster (cant find the OMP ones)
http://www.larkspeed.com/index.pl?a=...2xEnd_Adjuster
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the one in the pic is an end adjuster i think,

i'll try and find you a link hold on
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i have a momo chrome strut brace, i always thought they wouldn't make much difference, but i was quite suprised as it made a noticeable difference to the handling,
i think they are better on cars with uprated suspension
Was it a straight fit onto the JTD or did you have to relocate anything?
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I really wouldn't cable tie the reservoir to the brace. I'd be worried about the ties breaking in a crash and the reservoir ending up on the exhaust manifold or spilling fluid onto it. Plastic reservoir + hot manifold + brake fluid = very very bad things.
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There is one for sale on puntomk2
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There is one for sale on puntomk2
just seen it

i might wait a while as other bits need doing first
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