'92' Liberty GX front strut brace, worth it or not?

[monkeyboy17]

Buying and installing a Strut Brace kit for my 92 Liberty, would it be worth it?
Just running stock suspension with no plans in lowering it as I travel a fair bit and like the smooth ride how it is.

Worth spending the $215.00, what do you guys think? I know for show they would look good but would they really aid in the handling or make it worse considering I'm just running standard shocks.


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[Dropz]

they make a huge difference to cornering.

I'd definitely recommend one, regardless of your suspension setup.

[cruisn]

Really Karl?

I believe its the absolute last thing to do in regards to suspension improvement. You have to pull something like 2G's in a corner before they come into effect.

I have one in both my cars purely for looks.

[Dropz]

I've driven stock cars with just a front brace and found they made a huge difference. It depends how hard you push the car really. A good swaybar/set of coilovers wouldn't go astray, but a strut brace can still give benefits.

[Nalnoc]

All a strut brace does is stiffen up the front of the chassis. It may help the car feel a bit more solid under really hard cornering, but should have a negligible effect on the actual handling.

[Nalnoc]

For very similar money you can buy a rear anti-roll (i.e. sway) bar which many consider to be the best bang for buck suspension mod you can do, although it lacks aesthetic qualities of a strut brace.

It will reduce understeer, improve turn in, all with a small compromise to ride comfort. It will not affect the height of the suspension.

[bigBADbenny]

Def worth it given the age of the car and plentiful inexpensive options
My car felt more in control on eg off camber sweepers...

[hamish_023]

I found next to no difference in my gen2 with a whiteline strut bar. Might be different if you have other suspension mods though