Trade you for a detail

 

Hmmm... We can probably work something out.

 

sounds good to me just let me know

 

Do you think you could manage to get me a set of these powdercoated red for that same price?

 

They are not made in red and I wont be able to offer it in red for the same price, sorry. It would probably be about $100 extra.

 

Damn! Break out a can of red sparay paint and hook it up for $4.99 then!

 

haha, DIY color change!

 

FWIW, i have a Tanabe front underbrace, and it's much different than these GT Spec ones. I can't see how the Tanabe brace actually stiffens anything - it's a single bar and the connection points on the ends are both on the same solid crossmember. I'll have to take a photo to show it better than I can explain it. It looks cool though!

 

can you feel any difference in the corners?

 

It's really hard to tell becasue I added it at the same time I got wider tires. I'm too lazy to take it off and compare although it is an easy 5 - 10 minute install. Given it's location, I cant see how it would add any additional stiffness.

 

hmmm, would be a nice comparison. Who wants to do a tanabe vs gt spec lower tie bar comparison?

 

Since they use completely different mounting points, I was considering adding both.

Here's a photo. Am I wrong, or is that crossmember not already a pretty rigid peice of metal? It should perhpas limit vertical flex a little bit, but I cant see how that would help overal front end rigidity by any useful degree.

 

I would agree, Im no suspension Guru but I cant see that brace adding an incredible amount of regidity. The GT Spec subframe tie bar connects the subframe to the rest of the car as seen in this picture. I believe this would be much more of a difference.

 

what bout running both?? lol...can it hurt???

 

See post 72. I think I'll try it. then if I can get a strut tower brace that I like (none so far) and a stabilizer bar, I'd be set as far as stiffening the front chassis.