rear strut brace

[chimp007_uk]

has anyone ever tried making their own rear strut brace? one of the welders i work with is s**t hot and says he can weld me up one using box steel. i have a rough idea of what dimensions and how i want it to be made, just wondered if anyone had tried? pics would be great :)

[garyc]

weld in inch tube across the damer housing, job done.

[chimp007_uk]

i was going to used inch box section steel 975mm long with a 55mm long plat on each end to drill a hole through to mount to the damper mount bolt.

[Rich M]

If your gonna make one, make it so it attatches to the actual body of the car and not the top of the shocks.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/ricmetcalf/DSC00420.jpg

Rich

[chimp007_uk]

poo... i had one made that bolts to the top of the struts... i'll post a pic. apologies for the state of my boot in the pic, tcut makes a mess when the lid come off...

[chimp007_uk]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e229/chimp007_uk/SP_A0074.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e229/chimp007_uk/SP_A0075.jpg

[Rich M]

Sure it'll be ok, it'll be better than not having one !!
lol @ the state of your boot !!

Rich

[chimp007_uk]

i'm kind of messy, i love my car but it does get abused... i'm going to have to cut the bott carpet away from the rear seats to clean it tho.

[Matt2107]

Are you sure thats t-cut??? :d

[craig green]

Why cant you unclip the carpet from the seat backs & avoid cutting it?

Nice brace btw!

[Ste L]

shame its pointless, holding the rear damper bolts, wont do **** all, due to them being on rubbers

[chimp007_uk]

i drilled the holes 2mm further out on each one to reduce all movement... i cant get a single bit of movement from it, not a squeek. i know what you saying with regrads drilling one to the body, but the tickness of the housing is thinner and will flex more than it will on the struts.

[Benn]

yep welded mine in,
works great,could feel it even on flat roads,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/paintthingthenova7-1.jpg

[Adam]

Foook, how shiney is your boot floor :eek::eek: lol

[Benn]

that aint shiney.

[draper]

ive got 1 that bolts to the strut tops but im going to get one that welds in after speaking to a few people and hearing thoughts on the subject

[Adam]

I used to have a strut top one, i removed it tho as it made a banging noise when going over bumps etc.

[Mike.]

i didn't make this one ,but it was cheap from supernovas and it fixes to the rear turretts.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v631/6666666/rollcageisinnpainted025.jpg

[Benn]

ive got 1 that bolts to the strut tops but im going to get one that welds in after speaking to a few people and hearing thoughts on the subject
deffo do it dude,you'll notice it right away,i'd told lots of people to do it and they've all noticed it right away