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    Just made a Rear Strut Brace!!

    well this morning, i had an idea.... to make my own rear strut brace.
    basically i got myself a thick piece of metal, 6mm thick, 85mm wide and 1060mm long.

    Basically i just linked it to the top of the suspension mounts in the boot.

    Honoustly, it made a difference, car feels alot more rigid around corners and over bumbs, and have noticed that the wheel lifts off the floor more when going up uneven surfaces (Driveways).

    very happy with the mod as it only cost me $10.20

    will get pics up 2moz
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    nice work mate!

    would be good to see the pics..
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    hummm sounds intresting
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    sounds too good to be true, but i guess thats all a strut brace is?

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    yeh exactly, i was reading other forums, and i found pics of people who have made ther own and addapted it to my corsa. did the job. Click here to enlarge
    should go take pics later or 2moz
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    waiting patiently for the pics
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    sorry to disapoint, but there no pics atm, just went for a long drive to prove to myself and a mate that it wasnt all in my head.
    and its true, its deffinatly not all in my head,
    i tested this out by not telling him what i did, after a few corners he says "your back end is alot more stable what have you done"?
    there was my answer.
    works v,well
    best $10.20 i have ever spent! hehehe
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    Ok I am going to need a tutorial now
    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by sssdriver Click here to enlarge
    God bless hoons, without them tying up police resources my methlab would have been raided aeons ago!:uhh:

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    sounds good.

    and yeah all they are is a piece of metal mounted from one side to the other!
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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by mr_sikma
    and yeah all they are is a piece of metal mounted from one side to the other!
    Like this; (take note people - LEATHER.....did we get it here? NoOOoo!)
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