On a foxes,do strut tower braces really help to stiffen things up

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gercolla1
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Is a strut tower brace just a marginal addition to making a car more rigid? Are those strut towers really moving or shifting around,especially on a car that is not heavily modded? [burnout]

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Sf Bay Area

Posts: 2171 | From: Sampan San Francisco | Registered: Jul 2003 | :

season'd 88
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[ November 06, 2006, 02:04 AM: Message edited by: season'd 88 ]

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a50sn95
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Yes, I put one on my '86 a long time ago, and immediatly noticed an improvement

Posts: 226 | From: Galt | Registered: Nov 2001 | :

88DroptopGT
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Yes, they do help to stiffin up the front compared to stock.

Posts: 3978 | From: 707 | Registered: Mar 2003 | :

silver 5.0
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Yes I noticed a difference in comparison to drive my friends Gt, to my Lx which has MM strut tower,K-member braces,&sub frames

Posts: 32 | From: San Jose | Registered: Jun 2004 | :

white1990stang
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i have one im gonna sell if your interested. its the bbk one out of summit. its in just about perfect cond. trtying to get 70 for it.

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You must be fast, cause I was haullin ass when I passed you.

Posts: 1308 | From: martinez | Registered: Jan 2003 | :

1Sicgt
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Member # 714

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Big thing that helps is subframe connectors that also have torque box reinforcments. Those, like they said a good K-member brace, then a front shock tower brace that attaches to the firewall too, will help solidify the car alot.

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14 Focus TS ST3 full Stg3, ready for bigger Turbo
2003 Cobra Track Car

Posts: 8145 | From: Hitting the Apex | Registered: Jan 2002 | :

cobraracer46
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I put a Mier racing strut tower brace on my 87 GT years ago and I could not really notice a diffrence. The one thing that does stand out with a strut tower brace is how much of a pain in the ass it is to pull the intake and heads with fucking strut tower brace in the way. It's interesting to note that ford stopped putting strut tower braces on 98 and later Mustangs. Saleen has also left off the strut brace from thier cars in recent years. I don't plan on putting a strut tower brace on my 01 Cobra unless some one points a gun to my head.

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2001 SVT cobra convertible with a Viper T56, Fikse wheels, Griggs frame kit, roll bar, Vortech, 4:30 gears, brembo GT brakes and more.

Posts: 1172 | From: Woodside California | Registered: Apr 2002 | :

six 5.0
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