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Old 07-25-10, 08:11 PM
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Default F-Sport Chassis brace

For those that have one, do you feel a huge difference before and after? Do you feel it is worth the cost? Does the skid plate accommodate it or does the skid plate have to be removed permanently? Any pics of it installed?

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Old 07-25-10, 08:13 PM
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OMG I just realized I'm considering a mod...

I think you guys are getting to me.
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I would recommend rear sway instead
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ x2
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you guys wanna see mine ? BEAUTY IS PAIN



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I had mine installed the same time I had my F Sport Sway Bars installed and IT was stiff!
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Get the F-Sport RSB first, there is something that you will definitely feel. The brace would probably make the car flex less in extreme conditions.. something you aren't likely to do unless you track your car regularly

oh btw welcome to CL

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i want to get one to use as a skid plate really nothing more lol
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Originally Posted by Mv350
i want to get one to use as a skid plate really nothing more lol
Do it. It saves your sideskirts
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+1 for the rear sway bar. Not sure you'd be able to notice any difference with the chassis brace.
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sway bar would help u when cornering but chassis brace helps u a lot when doing "zic zac" turns
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I'd be willing to bet money you'd see a 0.00 second difference with/without the chassis brace on a track on any sort of street legal tires.

Possibly, after you've done every single other possible suspension mod, including much-stickier-than-you'd-run-on-the-street tires, that you'd get a (very tiny) measurable improvement with the brace.

Outside of that it might "feel" a bit different with it, but it won't actually improve handling...and yeah I'd suggest the sway bar about 1000 times sooner than the brace.
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Chassis idea ditched, thank you all.

Sway bars...do you suggest both front and rear or just rear only? Keep in mind this car at this point only has the sport suspension that came from the factory.
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^ both if you have the 250
Just the rear if you have the 350
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fasteddy I see you have the brace. How is it for you?


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