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Strut Brace

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:33 pm
by dstocks
Anyone know if this fits GPX with traction.....

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MITSUBISHI-FTO-F ... dZViewItem

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:25 pm
by rnbboi
Hey Dwayne,

That looks like the one that I currently have on my GPX (with traction).

It fits fine, or should i say... just fits leaving a couple mm of space hehe. :wink:

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:27 am
by scarecrow
I'm by no means an authority on strut braces but from the looks of things the design of that wouldn't be terribly good. Notice how the actual brace bar is simply being strung between the two tower bolts, whereas the UAS one has its force distributed between 4 tower bolts, 2 on each side.

UAS bar.
http://www.nismo.com.au/pricelists/Gene ... racet2.jpg

Same with the whiteline structbrace i have, pictured here (not my car, but same thing)
http://www.ftowa.com/profiles/MarkAllan ... anson2.jpg

You may be better off spending a bit of extra money on a branded strutbrace, but it's up to you of course... that ebay one may very well be just as good as the two i've shown despite its different design, I don't really know... just seems suss.