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Old May 14, 2010 | 10:48 AM
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Do you have the pics of ALL the chassis braces installed?

Anybody with the pictures of all the braces installed on the car? I don't mean the separate pics from their website but the actual instalation on your car.
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Old May 14, 2010 | 11:04 AM
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I currently have on the car the rear 6 point, front sub frame tie braces, front strut brace, rear lower tie brace. I have on order the 4 point ladder brace and the 2 point sub frame reinforcement brace, so I should have them installed soon. The only ones I won't have are the M brace and the fender braces.

Are you wanting a single photo showing all of them installed?
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Old May 14, 2010 | 11:42 AM
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^ did you reorder the front underbrace after i bought it from you? lol
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Old May 14, 2010 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by finagle69
^ did you reorder the front underbrace after i bought it from you? lol
I ordered the GT Spec one after I sold you my Tanabe. It was making noise because it was rubbing against my HFC bracket. I found out how to fix it now where it doesn't rub.
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Old May 14, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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ah i see. i love that little brace. it sits fine with the ARK exhaust.
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Old May 15, 2010 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Betty
I currently have on the car the rear 6 point, front sub frame tie braces, front strut brace, rear lower tie brace. I have on order the 4 point ladder brace and the 2 point sub frame reinforcement brace, so I should have them installed soon. The only ones I won't have are the M brace and the fender braces.

Are you wanting a single photo showing all of them installed?
yes, yes, yes please! I'm not installing the fender braces cause I'm not sure how they would react in case of any frontal collision.
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Old May 16, 2010 | 12:53 AM
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Still waiting on 2 of them to arrive Greg. However, I could only get a single pic of all of them installed if the car is on a lift and I don't have access to one and have no work requiring on on the calendar anytime soon. You'll have to settle for a photo of the 3 front ones in one pic and he 2 rears in another unless something happens.
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Old May 16, 2010 | 03:33 AM
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Ivoid has pictures with all of them installed
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Old May 19, 2010 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by hispeed-lowdrag
Ivoid has pictures with all of them installed
Thank you, indeed he has. Lookup ivoidwarranties pictures. Thank you guys.
I was interested if the original factory brace works together with the aftermarket, problem solved.
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Old May 19, 2010 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Betty
Still waiting on 2 of them to arrive Greg. However, I could only get a single pic of all of them installed if the car is on a lift and I don't have access to one and have no work requiring on on the calendar anytime soon. You'll have to settle for a photo of the 3 front ones in one pic and he 2 rears in another unless something happens.
thanx a lot, Ivoidwarranties has pics of them. I was qurious about the existing factory brace if it works together with the aftermarket ones. I think when you do the triangles you have to take the factory brace off.
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Old May 19, 2010 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Greg Lecewicz
thanx a lot, Ivoidwarranties has pics of them. I was qurious about the existing factory brace if it works together with the aftermarket ones. I think when you do the triangles you have to take the factory brace off.
The only factory part that gets removed to install any of them is the small flimsy stamped brace underneath the rear part of the exhaust mid pipe. It is replaced with a sturdier one that anchors the 6 point rear brace. No other factory parts are removed for any of them, they just bold in to existing holes.
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Old May 19, 2010 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Betty
The only factory part that gets removed to install any of them is the small flimsy stamped brace underneath the rear part of the exhaust mid pipe. It is replaced with a sturdier one that anchors the 6 point rear brace. No other factory parts are removed for any of them, they just bold in to existing holes.
Thank you this is what I needed. You know when they put my car on the lift[ some more exhaust experiments] I've noticed some flex in the back of the car. The back bumper had moved slightly like 1/8 of an inch on the joint by the taillight. None of the braces address this problem or the 6 point does?
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Old May 19, 2010 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Greg Lecewicz
Thank you this is what I needed. You know when they put my car on the lift[ some more exhaust experiments] I've noticed some flex in the back of the car. The back bumper had moved slightly like 1/8 of an inch on the joint by the taillight. None of the braces address this problem or the 6 point does?
I can't answer this for certain because I never noticed this issue to be honest. The rear braces reduce the suspension sloppiness but I don't know if they'll help with outer body panel issues. They can't hurt. I know I like the handling a LOT more with them on, particularly the rear ones.
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