lower rear/front braces

[castek]

G'day guys,

I've noticed the STI lower braces are fetching some decent money, for what is probably around $40 of aluminium.

Has anyone got some pics of their brace mounted on the car? I'm basically going to try and fabricate one myself, and see if there is a difference between mine and an STI one.
Working in the steel industry i can get cheap materials, and my dad being a boilermaker for 30something years means free labour :p

Not being a cheap bastard, I just like knowing that I have made something for my car, more sense of accomplishment.

thanks

[Kekotic]

Not being a cheap bastard, I just like knowing that I have made something for my car, more sense of accomplishment.

thanks

But you said your dad is making it.

Ya cheap bastard!

[castek]

he'll get some beer out of it

[senator]

the rear brace is not a single piece like the front brace.

the rear brace is amde up of 4 different linkages, so there is a lot more fabrication involved.

also don't forget braces are usually internaly reinforced to reduce any flexing.

[castek]

The ones I've seen look like a straight bit of steel mounted underneath. I'll get pics of which I want to copy

Reinforced? Solid bar is quite rigid

[castek]

One of these bad boys

[senator]

thats are front lower brace.........

if want something better designed look up the Cusco front lower brace, its has 4 mounting points

[castek]

Well thats too easy then

I'll look up the cusco item and see whats involved. I may even see how i go with a strut brace to accompany the lower arm.

[OzSTi]

I've got the Cusco front and rear lower arm bars,

Front,


Rear, you see part of it.



All the bits including the sway bars,



Made a big difference!

[hamish_023]

So much colour under that body....

While your at it Castek Make up a replica Master Brake Cylinder and then sell them to us

[castek]

thanks for those pics, they are going to come in really handy!

I'm going to try the front one, doesnt look too hard to do.

Haha yeh no worries.. might even make a replica body shell :p