Cool-spec braces

[boost]

i don't know about function or cool but it's more odd bracing you don't see often.

nismo and kts rear member braces



and

kts rear member support bars for toe and subframe

[icedsole]

not a lot of people run the nagisa shakitto plates

here they are on my car, can feel and improvement and helps under hard braking too



i also had nagisa fender braces but i lost them somewhere before i got to install, so i think i am going to go with gt spec.

[Matej]

What strut bar is this?

[Z_Spool]

Originally Posted by Matej

What strut bar is this?

Really dig this brace... a lot.

Kinda want to powdercoat mine... not sure that I like it matching the VC/Exterior paint. Maybe a little contrast would be good.

[Herro]

Originally Posted by Matej

What strut bar is this?

Skimmed thru the thread and I'm not sure if this has been answered yet...but its a guy on Nicoclub who made it:

S13 Front Strut / Firewall Brace : Fabricators' Market - Page 14

[landins13]

you dont need to bump this thread.

[joshchewuhh]

old school cusco strut bar.

[EDacIouSX]

so the rear subframe bars make a difference? really? hmmmmmmmmmm.

[lflkajfj12123]

Originally Posted by EDacIouSX

so the rear subframe bars make a difference? really? hmmmmmmmmmm.

honestly most braces i've encountered work really well

when the chassis flexes less it allows for the suspension to do all the work

cusco has a video of it on their site... i think of a strut tower bar and compared to the movement of the shock

[MadScientist]

rename this threat "Every which way but Flex"

[bladetech8]

Originally Posted by EDacIouSX

so the rear subframe bars make a difference? really? hmmmmmmmmmm.

There is a bad reputation going around on those rear lower subframe braces for our cars, but believe it or not, it does make a difference.. A lot of people dismiss it as useless without even doing much research into it. I will tell you though, the ebay style ones with the floppy ends are pure junk.. Only GT-SPEC makes a legit solid piece design from what know for that subframe brace.

What they do is assist in stiffening the weakest part of the subframe (rear) to lessen the distortion of the lower suspension arms, especially during corner exits while putting the power down.. If they were truly useless, then why did NISSAN decide to spend money by installing them on S15 Spec-R's? yeah that's right, S15 Spec-R's have rear lower tie bar/subframe brace (middle pic) from the factory as well as a trunk brace and a front ladder bar. Nissan deemed those parts of the chassis could use some extra strengthening/bracing, so that's more than a good enough reason for me to put them on my S13.

[MidwestMyriad]

[corry29]

usdm180sx, I love what you did with the privacy cover with the Miracle!
You gave me a lot to think about now! Haha

Here's mine.

[turbo2nr]

i want them all .. must make s14 super ridged!

[burns_rubber]

i talked to gt spec personally and they told me if i can get 15 or more people who want the s13 fender brace they will do the r&d to make them and sell them .. so people start putting a pool up on facebook or some where , where they can see it so gt spec can start making them for us.... 15 people not that many compared to how many people there r on the forum

[e5s4y]

Originally Posted by burns_rubber

i talked to gt spec personally and they told me if i can get 15 or more people who want the s13 fender brace they will do the r&d to make them and sell them .. so people start putting a pool up on facebook or some where , where they can see it so gt spec can start making them for us.... 15 people not that many compared to how many people there r on the forum

since it might take a while to get everyone together for this, id love to be down for this (gives me time to get some cash together)

price for group buy?

[Matej]

Originally Posted by burns_rubber

i talked to gt spec personally and they told me if i can get 15 or more people who want the s13 fender brace they will do the r&d to make them and sell them .. so people start putting a pool up on facebook or some where , where they can see it so gt spec can start making them for us.... 15 people not that many compared to how many people there r on the forum

Would they use the existing hole, instead of requiring new holes to be drilled? If so, sign me up.


Someone should replicate the RPS subframe braces. In fact, I am surprised no one has yet. It is a really simple part that would sell quite well.

[rb25crazy]

damnnnn these braces are $$$ lol... can someone start making these at godspeed prices ^_^ i'll buy

[mikeys13]

And how much money?

[hOngsterr]

cool facts.

i just bought tc brace and fender bracing from jonnie, installed them too fit lie a charm, only issue i had, i msged johnny about his tc braces, later on ill buy the front and rear strut bars, but heres some a bit of useful information.

Nissan 240SX Performance Modification/Chassis Strengthening - Wikibooks, open books for an open world

i bracing i have on my car are all knock off good quality.

fender/tc brace - jonnie
front/rear strut bar - generic
c-pillar bar/"RPS" bottom brace - joels "xpertsnowcraver"




jonnies tc brace is actually higher kinda matching with the sway bar



dont have pics of my other custom ones lol

[shaggy sr]

i want bars for my s14. lmk!

[chiboy002]

koguchi had this awesome one-off trans tunnel brace

Do-Luck has a trans tunnel brace as well

[tacotacotaco]

some cool autech pieces

[MidwestMyriad]

King

[chiboy002]

Originally Posted by MidwestMyriad

King

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

a lot of these braces are iffy

its dousan said WAY back in the day, better off stitch-welding / rollcage than installing all these bullshit braces - very honda-esque.

i do have the gtr subframe braces though. :P

[lflkajfj12123]

dousan also didn't drive his car on the street

i don't weld nor would i pay someone to stitch weld my car

full bolt in roll cages are really cool on a street car but prob something i don't see myself buying either

bolt on bars look cool and offer some of the same benefits as the stitch welded option

[CamryOnBronze]

Tanabe Fender Brace:



NeXt Miracle Cross Brace, Cusco 6 point cage & Cusco add-on bar:

[ZAKU]

Originally Posted by CamryOnBronze

Tanabe Fender Brace:

This looks TERRIBLE, how thin is that metal?

[CamryOnBronze]

Originally Posted by ZAKU

This looks TERRIBLE, how thin is that metal?

The metal isn't thin IMO. It seemed like it would make a difference based purely on installation alone, but what do I know. I just bought them because they were COOL SPEC BRACES.