Strut Bracing

[tone]

Hi. Just a quick question or two. Are their any negatives with installing a front strut bar such as the :

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without doing the rear? will it throw out any balance the car has or are rear strut braces not that needed in a FWD car. Its for a MPS3.

The mps3 already has one i believe, so my second question is would an aftermarket one do anything, apart from giving the engine bay a different look.

[tricache]

IMO and from what I have seen in front strut braces in Non-MPS 3's the front strut brace isn't really needed.

The Strut towers are so close to the firewall that the front of the body doesn't swap enough or flex enough to cause any dramas.

I would spend the money on a rear lower sway bar which you will benifit from alot more, you will corner alot better and keep the car flatter in the bends.

Also you will have to see if they do a MPS version as the TMIC will get in the way if you try and fit a Non-MPS one.

[Doc]

These cars are braced to hell underneath... IMO you dont need any more bracing

[shakespeare]

Doc and tricache are probably right, though when I installed coilovers, my 6 didn't quite feel right, so I got a Corksport brace (fairly low cost!) and found it to be a little tighter, particularly with turning in, so for me it made some improvement.

[rd415]

I fitted a Strut Brace to the my MPS 6 - although the towers are close to the firewall and have a light metal brace anyway - a strut brace will certainly do no harm. Although almost un-noticeable I do believe it is a fraction tighter on corner exit.

Beside all the technical stuff - it looks pretty with the bonnet open.

[Jmac]

Hi. Just a quick question or two. Are their any negatives with installing a front strut bar such as the :

Whiteline Automotive - performance handling and suspension products. car spring coil shock damper swaybar sway bar anti-sway bush bushes australia australian whiteline automotive performance road holding turn-in camber caster toe in vehicle hot 4 v8

without doing the rear? will it throw out any balance the car has or are rear strut braces not that needed in a FWD car. Its for a MPS3.

The mps3 already has one i believe, so my second question is would an aftermarket one do anything, apart from giving the engine bay a different look.

I am still looking to do the rear.. If I ever get any suspension or handling work done, it will be through East Coast Suspensions..

[tricache]

The rear will definitely benefit more and yes Chris is right when he put better suspension in the MPS6, the more aggressive nature of these will push more on the stock strut towers so anything holding them in will help but as for the stock suspension you wont notice too much.

[Ranton]

you realise your mps will have tower to fire wall bracing from factory.. thats what those ugly yellow bits of metal are..

imo any more bracing is a complete waste of time..

to a rear brace if you want the arse end to be even more torsionally stiffer.. but other than that dont bother... its a look thing

[tone]

Yeah we didn't end up going with the strut bracing. Just stuck to the sway bars.

[Doc]

good choice