ratso000

Does anyone have experience with sub frame braces. I am thinking of adding some to my car. I have Hotchkis sways and stock springs.The car handles well as is, I am wondering if the sub frame braces will add anything to my handling?

TJHG37S

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Don't have them (yet) but rear lower tie and the 6pt are the best to add I believe

rear lower is pretty cheap, 6pt may be overkill for u

HamstersG

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Have a bunch of them. Details in My Garage. No impact to normal driving, but definitly feel difference on the corners.

I would not add them until you decide if you are going to go lower than stock.

w0ady

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why would lowering have an impact on sub-frame braces?

g37mobbber

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good question....

Kidcane

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Someone did a great write up on the GT Spec frame braces that explaines what each brace does but I am too lazy or dont care enough to look for it.

StopTheExcuses

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I would like to know as well. I'm contemplating canceling my order for the Tanabe Sustecs and just leaving my 6mt Sedan at stock height. It's not thaaaat bad, and I don't want the ride to get any harsher and have to buy a front and rear camber kit just to get it to align correctly. I might add all the braces instead.

w0ady

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sway bars are hands down the best handling mod you can do for your g. lowering and braces help as well but not as much.

NJlakeshoreG

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if you get the 6pt brace, it will sit lower, so if you lower your car it will have more of a chance to scrape...thats teh only disadvantage, but i have stillen sways, tanabe coilovers, gt spec fstb, front tie bars and rear lower tie brace and my car is like a love mobile...well it is great around turns thats for sure...the gtspec braces made a nice improvement in handling...

Lastchance

I have stock suspension and have the six point, four point and the two braces up front....I can definately feel a difference in cornering. Well worth it in my opinion.

g37mobbber

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DAM!! thats a lot of suspension mod's lol

ratso000

How many of these braces do I need? I looked at all of them that HamstersG has and its 1,000.00 plus shipping to purchase all but the fender braces.

HamstersG

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Mark from GTSpec made this post to describe the ranked order of the braces.

https://www.myg37.com/forums/2490200-post45.html

I don't have the rear M-shape brace. It will not work on some aftermarket exhausts so did not want to put it on just in case. Also, it was not available anywhere when I got my other braces.....

HamstersG

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Let me try and explain my point a little better.....lowering on progressive springs and/or sways have the largest impact from my experience on the G and several other cars before it for the $. My point about not adding all the braces before deciding if the OP was going to lower was more of cost vs. benefit statement.

If the OP just wants a real comfortable ride and is happy with the stock height/suspension with the sways, I am not sure he is going to be happy spending a $1K on braces for the marginal difference on the corners.

Not knocking the braces....

ratso000

Thanks for the info, I will think about it a little longer.