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Jason Cheah
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Friday, June 03, 2011 - 10:38 am, by:  Jason Cheah (Freaky) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)



It's for a soarer and I reckon its bolted at the back of the front seats but not sure as I am away from my car. Anyone can confirm?

Jas
Steven Anderson
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Friday, June 03, 2011 - 01:06 pm, by:  Steven Anderson (Cusscuss) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

correct, there is much debate as to how much these things actually do. Im on the side of very little.
Jason Cheah
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Friday, June 03, 2011 - 01:19 pm, by:  Jason Cheah (Freaky) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I actually quite agree with you in terms of how much it will help in the rigidity.

But I was actually quite amazed at what a front strut brace did for my handling and the sway bar were of course... even more obvious. So I was curious about this weird looking brace.

There is also a very weird bracket undercarriage... that is below the drive shaft, above the cat-back exhaust and in front of the diff.
Apparently that's a straight 4 bolt factory brace that a lot of shops leave off when installing new exhausts that apparently makes a difference to overall rigidity when its not there.
Matt Newman
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Friday, June 03, 2011 - 07:03 pm, by:  Matt Newman (Soarersrock) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

sorry bud but the only thing near where your describing is a hat section bracket and the only thing its there for is to protect the rubber drive shaft coupling for the heat. and much more to point exhaust shops shouldn't touch it.

cheers matt
Ben Lipman
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Friday, June 03, 2011 - 07:58 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

floor brace.

Doesn't look high enough to go over the trans tunnel. I reckon it goes under the car and over the tail shaft.

My own testing has shown me how bad the flex is in the front end of a Soarer. My rigid front strut brace did heaps to eliminate this flex.

If you are keen- take some measurements between the rear strut towers when you jack up one corner of the car compared to flat on the ground. The n do the same measurement with the brace fitted. If there is no difference, then sell the brace to a ricer and spend the cash on tyres. Or CD's. Or something useful.
Jason Cheah
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Friday, June 03, 2011 - 07:59 pm, by:  Jason Cheah (Freaky) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I know the brackets you are talking about. It's not what I mean though.

I had made the mistake of saying that exhaust shops remove it... I was wrong. Its mechanical workshops... and they remove it when they are taking out the drive shaft.

So that may have misled you to point to the heat shield brackets.

A picture is worth a thousand words.
Jason Cheah
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Friday, June 03, 2011 - 08:00 pm, by:  Jason Cheah (Freaky) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

That bracket is aftermarket by the way. The stock one is thinner.
Jason Cheah
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Friday, June 03, 2011 - 08:07 pm, by:  Jason Cheah (Freaky) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Found out they are do-luck floor brace; as Ben mentioned.

They do mount on the inside where the seat belt bolts to the chassis.

Also found a picture of it mounted in a Supra.

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