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Strut braces and strut to strut brace. 200 1993

posted by  chup on  Thu Jan 4 17:51 CST 2018
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Inspired by a post I read on this forum I fabricated and installed a couple of strut braces and I am very pleased with the results.
I've seen pics of the strut to strut braces (which apparently, IPD does not carry) on this forum as well and am confident about fabricating one. What I'm not sure about is the additional improvements would be in handling and/or steering.
Any info is greatly appreciated.







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    Strut braces and strut to strut brace. 200 1993

    posted by  Michael Yount on  Thu Jan 4 18:00 CST 2018
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    Ben Kaplan at Kaplhenke Racing in MD makes one of the best ones around. Pretty good picture of it below. It solidly ties together the tops of the strut towers and the firewall. I notice 2 things - just an overall impression of greater solidarity and everything seems more "tied down" whenever I turn the steering wheel - especially at speed.







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      Strut braces and strut to strut brace. 200 1993

      posted by  joekidd on  Sun Jan 7 07:32 CST 2018
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      I would think strut braces should be paired with IPD sway bars on a 240 anyways to really feel the difference in handling and cornering.








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        Strut braces and strut to strut brace. 200 1993

        posted by  Michael Yount on  Sun Jan 7 13:34 CST 2018
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        Or in my case, paired with Koni Sports, Eibach springs, caster/camber plates, Luxe-steer strut bearings, IPD bars (28/22), poly bushings, lower chassis braces. You can feel the difference. (grin)








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        Strut braces and strut to strut brace. 200 1993

        posted by  Michael Yount on  Sun Jan 7 13:34 CST 2018
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        Or in my case, paired with Koni Sports, Eibach springs, caster/camber plates, Luxe-steer strut bearings, IPD bars (28/22), poly bushings, lower chassis braces. You can feel the difference. (grin)








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          Strut braces and strut to strut brace. 200 1993

          posted by  anderssj on  Mon Jan 8 18:32 CST 2018
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          WOW! Very nice, Michael!

          Are the camber/caster plates also a Kaplehenke product? Are they the 240 Offset Spherical Strut Mounts, or did you go with the more complex version?

          Thanks in advance!

          Steve A-







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