strut tower brace
12-24-2007, 09:59 PM
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RE: strut tower brace
ORIGINAL: LynnBob Mustang
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It will help handling performance a bunch!!!
It won't do squate for a crash as it is not meant for that, it'll get wadded just as easy as anything else if taken a hard hit.
It is meant to stiffen the front or rear end strut towers to keep them from moving and flexing to a minimum during cornering thus giving you better control and handling performance of the car.
I had them on my '67 Mustang and it made a ton of difference performance wise as far as handling is concerned.
Lynn
ORIGINAL: silverstang1996
they don't do anything performancewise, they just keep the front end from flexing and protects it during wrecks and what not.
they don't do anything performancewise, they just keep the front end from flexing and protects it during wrecks and what not.
It will help handling performance a bunch!!!
It won't do squate for a crash as it is not meant for that, it'll get wadded just as easy as anything else if taken a hard hit.
It is meant to stiffen the front or rear end strut towers to keep them from moving and flexing to a minimum during cornering thus giving you better control and handling performance of the car.
I had them on my '67 Mustang and it made a ton of difference performance wise as far as handling is concerned.
Lynn
12-25-2007, 07:15 AM
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RE: strut tower brace
ORIGINAL: silverstang1996
not the new mustangs i just can't see them making any noticeable difference. And yes they help greatly in a front end accident, yeah the car will still get hurt but the STB will help greatly by holding the top end in place.
not the new mustangs i just can't see them making any noticeable difference. And yes they help greatly in a front end accident, yeah the car will still get hurt but the STB will help greatly by holding the top end in place.
My '67 was a bear after I got the braces installed, I could take corners at faster speeds then I ever even would have thought about doing so without them. The new ones are no different, the principle is the same.
The STB is not a roll cage nor designed to help in a crash either, so that point is moot, it is designed to keep the towers from flexing up to a 1/4" either side from what I have read and make the front end more stable during cornering. If the front end is hit it will bend like a plastic straw. If it was made of 1 1/2"- 2" tubing, then yeah, it may help, but at 3/4" to 1" no it won't do squat.
Lynn
12-25-2007, 09:36 AM
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RE: strut tower brace
ORIGINAL: LynnBob Mustang
Well, From your comments It dosn't sound like you have one or have had one on any car old or new to know what your talking about. So I'll just leave your comments to ignorance and inexperiance on this. Nothing personal, thats just the way it is.
My '67 was a bear after I got the braces installed, I could take corners at faster speeds then I ever even would have thought about doing so without them. The new ones are no different, the principle is the same.
The STB is not a roll cage nor designed to help in a crash either, so that point is moot, it is designed to keep the towers from flexing up to a 1/4" either side from what I have read and make the front end more stable during cornering. If the front end is hit it will bend like a plastic straw. If it was made of 1 1/2"- 2" tubing, then yeah, it may help, but at 3/4" to 1" no it won't do squat.
Lynn
ORIGINAL: silverstang1996
not the new mustangs i just can't see them making any noticeable difference. And yes they help greatly in a front end accident, yeah the car will still get hurt but the STB will help greatly by holding the top end in place.
not the new mustangs i just can't see them making any noticeable difference. And yes they help greatly in a front end accident, yeah the car will still get hurt but the STB will help greatly by holding the top end in place.
My '67 was a bear after I got the braces installed, I could take corners at faster speeds then I ever even would have thought about doing so without them. The new ones are no different, the principle is the same.
The STB is not a roll cage nor designed to help in a crash either, so that point is moot, it is designed to keep the towers from flexing up to a 1/4" either side from what I have read and make the front end more stable during cornering. If the front end is hit it will bend like a plastic straw. If it was made of 1 1/2"- 2" tubing, then yeah, it may help, but at 3/4" to 1" no it won't do squat.
Lynn
12-25-2007, 10:11 PM
#17
RE: strut tower brace
i took my brace off for today and i rode with it, its actually more comfortable without the brace. the brace is there specifically for the purpose to stabalize the front end. rides slightly more comfortable without it though.
12-26-2007, 11:27 AM
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RE: strut tower brace
ORIGINAL: silverstang1996
not the new mustangs i just can't see them making anynoticeable difference. And yes they help greatly in a front end accident, yeah the car will still get hurt but the STB will help greatly by holding the top end in place. I'll believe you when you say it helps performance when I see a car get better times on a track by just getting an aftermarket STB.
ORIGINAL: LynnBob Mustang
?????
It will help handling performance a bunch!!!
It won't do squate for a crash as it is not meant for that, it'll get wadded just as easy as anything else if taken a hard hit.
It is meant to stiffen the front or rear end strut towers to keep them from moving and flexing to a minimum during cornering thus giving you better control and handling performance of the car.
I had them on my '67 Mustang and it made a ton of difference performance wise as far as handling is concerned.
Lynn
ORIGINAL: silverstang1996
they don't do anything performancewise, they just keep the front end from flexing and protects it during wrecks and what not.
they don't do anything performancewise, they just keep the front end from flexing and protects it during wrecks and what not.
It will help handling performance a bunch!!!
It won't do squate for a crash as it is not meant for that, it'll get wadded just as easy as anything else if taken a hard hit.
It is meant to stiffen the front or rear end strut towers to keep them from moving and flexing to a minimum during cornering thus giving you better control and handling performance of the car.
I had them on my '67 Mustang and it made a ton of difference performance wise as far as handling is concerned.
Lynn
12-26-2007, 12:16 PM
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RE: strut tower brace
ORIGINAL: LynnBob Mustang
?????
It will help handling performance a bunch!!!
It won't do squate for a crash as it is not meant for that, it'll get wadded just as easy as anything else if taken a hard hit.
It is meant to stiffen the front or rear end strut towers to keep them from moving and flexing to a minimum during cornering thus giving you better control and handling performance of the car.
I had them on my '67 Mustang and it made a ton of difference performance wise as far as handling is concerned.
Lynn
ORIGINAL: silverstang1996
they don't do anything performancewise, they just keep the front end from flexing and protects it during wrecks and what not.
they don't do anything performancewise, they just keep the front end from flexing and protects it during wrecks and what not.
It will help handling performance a bunch!!!
It won't do squate for a crash as it is not meant for that, it'll get wadded just as easy as anything else if taken a hard hit.
It is meant to stiffen the front or rear end strut towers to keep them from moving and flexing to a minimum during cornering thus giving you better control and handling performance of the car.
I had them on my '67 Mustang and it made a ton of difference performance wise as far as handling is concerned.
Lynn
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