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image12 · 11-04-2007, 11:12 PM

Did some searching and many people seem to say the nismo power brace helps a bit, chassis rigidity. I found it on ebay and it looks like stock tension brackets with a bar welded between and a plate to brace behind it. Similar can be said about inner fender braces. With a welder it doesnt look too hard to make it yourself. I'm not too familar with all the bracing bars and the ones that make really make difference. But I do have a mig and tig welder plus lift to use.
this guy has alot of difference bars but I cant tell what is what in those pictures. Do ladder bars help much?
http://www.240sx.org/atlanta/russ2.htm

Jung918 · 11-04-2007, 11:21 PM

I added a power brace to my friend's car. I got 4"x4" 3/16 plates. I cut them so that I can box in the tension rod brackets. Then I used 3/4 sch 40 pipe to connect it all together. Then I added a rod to triangulate the pipe and the tension rod brackets. I pretty much copied the nismo. All in all I probably spend like $20 in materials that is including the gas and electrode. My buddy said he did notice a big difference. This was all done by mig.

5t341tH · 11-05-2007, 12:17 AM

wow the guy in that link has all the bars i can think of!

image12 · 11-05-2007, 11:46 PM

anyone have a good picture view of any brace bars under the car. So I can copy I mean get ideas to weld.

racepar1 · 11-06-2007, 12:02 AM

AMS performance/Turbo240 sells a weld-in kit for $75. Check it out.

image12 · 11-06-2007, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by racepar1

AMS performance/Turbo240 sells a weld-in kit for $75. Check it out.

Some plates and a bar can be bought at home depot for much less. Be nice to see some pictures of other braces like subframe brace and ladder bars to see how they mount.

Jung918 · 11-06-2007, 12:40 AM

Why spend $75 when you can spend less then $20 and a self of accomplishments.

image12 · 11-06-2007, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jung918

Why spend $75 when you can spend less then $20 and a self of accomplishments.

Same thing I was thinking.

plus* it's not even jdm!

IIIXziuR · 11-06-2007, 05:14 AM

Yeah i was thinking the same thing, plus some of those items arent even difficult to create

11-04-2007, 11:12 PM	#1
image12 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 40 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	welding own bracing bars? Did some searching and many people seem to say the nismo power brace helps a bit, chassis rigidity. I found it on ebay and it looks like stock tension brackets with a bar welded between and a plate to brace behind it. Similar can be said about inner fender braces. With a welder it doesnt look too hard to make it yourself. I'm not too familar with all the bracing bars and the ones that make really make difference. But I do have a mig and tig welder plus lift to use. this guy has alot of difference bars but I cant tell what is what in those pictures. Do ladder bars help much? http://www.240sx.org/atlanta/russ2.htm

11-04-2007, 11:21 PM	#2
Jung918 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CA Posts: 3,203 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	I added a power brace to my friend's car. I got 4"x4" 3/16 plates. I cut them so that I can box in the tension rod brackets. Then I used 3/4 sch 40 pipe to connect it all together. Then I added a rod to triangulate the pipe and the tension rod brackets. I pretty much copied the nismo. All in all I probably spend like $20 in materials that is including the gas and electrode. My buddy said he did notice a big difference. This was all done by mig. __________________ Sale: Hello Kitty Horn Button S14 Rear Valences K.Y. Gordon the Thief (Tony Chen)

11-05-2007, 12:17 AM	#3
5t341tH Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: socal (Huntington Beach) Age: 36 Posts: 2,787 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	wow the guy in that link has all the bars i can think of! __________________ lexus baby

11-06-2007, 12:40 AM	#7
Jung918 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CA Posts: 3,203 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Why spend $75 when you can spend less then $20 and a self of accomplishments. __________________ Sale: Hello Kitty Horn Button S14 Rear Valences K.Y. Gordon the Thief (Tony Chen)

11-05-2007, 11:46 PM	#4
image12 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 40 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	anyone have a good picture view of any brace bars under the car. So I can copy I mean get ideas to weld.

11-06-2007, 12:02 AM	#5
racepar1 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Simi Valley, CA Age: 42 Posts: 9,006 Trader Rating: (106) Rides Gallery: racepar1 Feedback Score: 106 reviews	AMS performance/Turbo240 sells a weld-in kit for $75. Check it out.

11-06-2007, 05:14 AM	#9
IIIXziuR Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Left Hand Path Posts: 2,655 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	Yeah i was thinking the same thing, plus some of those items arent even difficult to create