Lower arm bars on Trademe. Any good?

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Lower arm bars on Trademe. Any good?

Postby Crampy » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:52 pm

Just wondering if these are any good? Anyone here got one installed?
Also, does it give any troubles with getting WOFs or any other legal issues with fitting them?
Thoughts?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =158567298
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http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =157985872
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Postby Lloyd » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:04 pm

No issues with fitting, just like having top strut braces fitted aftermarket.

Be aware of ground clearance issues however. Have had to take a few off for compliance reasons
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Postby fx gt » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:09 pm

also been looking at these for some time
any great differnce in the type of designs?
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Postby soopachargen » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:52 pm

mr hare has these in the for sale section of the forum
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Postby rusty85 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:34 pm

they are awesome.. i imported a few 4 point ones like that for nissan s13's and they are like a strut brace x10 made the turn in real quick and precise, the only issue i found was someone had an aftermarket sway bar and it would hit..

would make more of a difference on an ae86 or something thrashed with a weak chassis
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Postby LEV_101 » Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:49 pm

very good idea to have them.

but its true, beware of height issues :P
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Postby teewilly » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:39 am

yeah i got the carbing one from mr hare there pretty good match with some engine struts brace.. but yeah only problem with mine is that the exhaust or something hits it when im going slow and the engine makes a juttering kinda movement and makes this ugly noise
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Postby Mr Revhead » Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:56 pm

you do have to watch some underbody braces.....
if they brace areas deemed to be part of the crumple zones you can be failed on a wof
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Postby slammed_integral » Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:55 pm

and they often give ratchit clearance for exhaust
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Postby Distrb » Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:43 pm

On some cars they actually replace the flimsier factory bracing, like my altezza which i replaced both front and rear ones with cusco items and they made quite a large difference.
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