Strut Brace

[AE82 FXGT]

Hey all, just wondering, how good is the factory strut brace in ae101s?
The one that goes from strut to firewall back to strut.

It's just that I see a lot of aftermarket braces on ae101s and wondered if it made a difference.

[Adamal]

I think having an additional strut to strut brace would be good, as well as the stock brace.
You find some of the heavy duty ones are a triangle, doing strut to strut and strut to firewall.

In my experience, albeit in an MR2 and not an AE101, a strut brace made a big difference. A lot less flex in the strut towers, helping keep them in line with each other, so they stay an even camber through a corner.

Although the AE101's (I'm not sure if they all do) have super slut.... err strut, which helps reduce camber through turning, so when you add a strut brace, you get less strut flex, meaning an even flatter camber.

Don't get me wrong, the standard one would still feel better than without it, but a direct one would do the job better.

Have a look on Trademe and see what you can find. I managed to get a Cusco one for like $100 bucks, so you can get a real bargin.
Hmm... I wonder what ever happened to that Dave?

[AE82 FXGT]

Yeah, maybe one that fits under the factory one?
Not sure if the threads of the strut will clear it though, will have to take a look...

I've seen some triangular braces, but can never find any for sale.