strut brace

[Gary406]

the 1st one is ade1122 from the coupe club ...

and the 2nd one is what i have
but im gonna cut bent bar off and weld a straight one on

[lozz]

the 1st one is ade1122 from the coupe club ...

and the 2nd one is what i have
but im gonna cut bent bar off and weld a straight one on

cool,

imight buy one and see what difernce they make,

shame they dont make strut-braces for the "rear-ends" of the 406s that seems its most Drifty-out place,

Maybe some Stabilisers liberated from one of my sons bikes welded on to the sides shouid Rec-tify that

[plod]

the 1st one is ade1122 from the coupe club ...

and the 2nd one is what i have
but im gonna cut bent bar off and weld a straight one on

Both look the same to me ie OEM part

Gary, just hit it with the hammer and save your money mate

[Gary406]

will it not weaken the strut if you bend it ? thats my main worry ..

[plod]

The brace is very strong, so you need to give it a good whack to bend it anyway
IIRC mine needed a couple of whacks on the offside near the strut and all was cool
Can't see any detrimental effect to it

[Gary406]

i might do what nollingtonhards did and bend the frame on the bonnet,,,

[DRTDVL]

shame they dont make strut-braces for the "rear-ends" of the 406s that seems its most Drifty-out place,

Increasing the rear stiffness will increase the drifty-outness of the rear end. To get less overstear you either make the rear softer or make the front stiffer.

[lozz]

shame they dont make strut-braces for the "rear-ends" of the 406s that seems its most Drifty-out place,

Increasing the rear stiffness will increase the drifty-outness of the rear end. To get less overstear you either make the rear softer or make the front stiffer.

ah rite
cheers mate,

the rear end on my puggy is too stiff then .
new shocks shouid sort it me hopes,

[plod]

i might do what nollingtonhards did and bend the frame on the bonnet,,,

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Just bend the brace slightly with the persuasion tool dood

[Gary406]

ok dave will do that... cheers mate

[Gary406]

can some one tell me the torx bolt size for the bolts that hold the strutbrace on .

so i can order one now on ebay ..

is it T50 or T55 ?

maximum in my toolbox is T40

[highlander]

My torx bit set is at home

I seem to recall it being T55, but don't quote me on that.

[Gary406]

ok mate. need concrete so i can order one off ebay..

[FarmerPug]

i didnt have the torx bit for the job, so got the lend of a set off a neighbour, took 5 mins to put on and you feel the difference. After a while you dont notice it anymore, just expecting the car to always drive like that, then drive a 406 with no strut brace and it feels a bit funny.

[Gary406]

which size tho lol