which front strut brace should i buy?

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which front strut brace should i buy?

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hey have a few links for ya's. wanna get a strut brace for my car as i drive it really hard, it will be for street/ occasional track use.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Front-Strut-Brac ... 3a5ec9cb20
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ULTRA-RACING-2-P ... 230ade3eac
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Mitsubishi-FTO-9 ... 2c5844b0e3

1st 1: some jap 1$112.49
2nd 1: ultra racing$183
3rd 1: whiteline (i think)$194 postage calculator says $0 but i think it aint working

dont let me waste my money lol what 1 would be best 4 me?
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Haven't looked at the pages cause on my phone take to long (aka im lazy)
But yea herd ultra racing are good so every one on here says
Whiteline is a good brand to
Jap sh*t ? Dosent sound like your leaning towards that one

If it was me ild take the ultra racing they look alright
If you were to buy whiteline don't buy it off ebay buy from one of there dealers
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Haha reread it and the word sh*t wasn't even used mayb I just asumed it was sh*t from the lack of info on it lol
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nah i think that sh*t is used after the word 'jap' a lot of the time lol
can i buy the whiteline 1 in vic? aka melbourne? gimme a ph number some1 if there is 1
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Jump on the whiteline site there should be a list of them on there , there are other stores that will stock it but not be on there list
And yea I was gona say the same think bout the jap sh*t but thought people may get annoyed lol that and our cars are jap ( every things gone wrong in mine so sorta backs up the point ) but mines been abused hard befor I got it
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hey, mate! i would recommend the your. It is a solid non-adjustable steel frame for a perfect fit whereas whiteline is adjustable, ends off with a bolt on each end, which looks pretty flimsy to me. On the other hand, who needs to adjust the strut bar anyway? isnt it just bolt on and forget?
from aesthetic point of view, its the glossy white against chrome, section of the bar is a rectangle compared to a round.
Personally i'll go for the your as its construction looks more sturdy, im not say that the other 2 will fail.
Whiteline isnt all that good. I got the 22mm rear sway bar and the brackets provided looks like its been welded by a high school kid.
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zuihoujueding wrote:hey, mate! i would recommend the your. It is a solid non-adjustable steel frame for a perfect fit whereas whiteline is adjustable, ends off with a bolt on each end, which looks pretty flimsy to me. On the other hand, who needs to adjust the strut bar anyway? isnt it just bolt on and forget?
from aesthetic point of view, its the glossy white against chrome, section of the bar is a rectangle compared to a round.
Personally i'll go for the your as its construction looks more sturdy, im not say that the other 2 will fail.
Whiteline isnt all that good. I got the 22mm rear sway bar and the brackets provided looks like its been welded by a high school kid.

whats a your ? and looking at the pics ultra racing looks the best
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lol.....your
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damn stupid Bens big penis.... Ultra Racing
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Ultra Racing. The abbreviated form of the word has been filtered out to stop txtspkers abbreviating the word you're.
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lol yea they look good ay wish i had them looks like a costly package though bout 200 each
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i got a good deal about nearly 2years ago. $500+ all up. bought from singapore and got my friend to carried it over for me when he came for holiday.
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Score! You gonna use them all? :hey:
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probably not at the moment, currently only got the front and rear strut bars on.
what are you thinking! lol
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Haha, I might be interested in the centre undercar brace & the in-car lower brace. I've got all the other ones!

All this may save me having to buy a roll cage :lol:
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they dont help at all when the car rolled.....lol
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Im talking about chassis rigidity, not rolling ;)
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HOLY sh*t!

yup, thatd stiffen a car up... buy them ben!

that mid 4 point looks epic!

much jealous!
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Cusco or the GPvR bar (essentially the same).

Alloy (lighter) vs the Ultra Racing steel (heavier).
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Yep, either version R or Cusco are best
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