Strut Braces

1. GazOpti Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2005 Caerphilly United Kingdom (Wales) Posts: 406

   #1 30th September 2006, 10:13

   Ive seen on ebay upper & lower OMP strut braces for £80...is this any good and is it worth paying the extra for the lower brace??
   
   Thanks,
   Gary.
2. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #2 30th September 2006, 10:15

   lower brace is the best, but are you lowered? if your lowered more than 40 dont even bother getting it, strutbracer.co.uk seem to be the cheapest around, but the vts omp strut is on back order
3. WestyVTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2004 Gosport Posts: 3140 saxo VTR, Clio 1.2 turbo, prious, Kawasaki 363 nin

   #3 30th September 2006, 10:29

   the upper is more required as the lower arms are already stiffend up! as GMC say!!
4. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #4 30th September 2006, 10:34

   i didnt find an improvement with upper, i did with lower
5. WestyVTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2004 Gosport Posts: 3140 saxo VTR, Clio 1.2 turbo, prious, Kawasaki 363 nin

   #5 30th September 2006, 11:18

   thats coz u had both possibly! i noticed it with the upper on. How much are you lowerd!???
6. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #6 30th September 2006, 11:29

   on my vtr i had it, that was 50, if i had one person in the back it would scrape on speed bumps
   
   i put upper on and couldnt notice it at all, then put lower on and could notice that, who knows
7. SteVTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2005 carlisle United Kingdom (England) Posts: 2934 106 GTi

   #7 30th September 2006, 13:11

   did you tighten the upper one as far as you could get it matt?i noticed a difference in mine when i put the upper brace on
8. bullit Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2005 e-hollywood Posts: 17160 toyata hilux

   #8 30th September 2006, 14:07

   i put my upper on when i changed my so suspension kit so couldnt comment. lower does make the most the difference. cant remember which but the sparco or omp sits higher than the other.
9. SteVTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2005 carlisle United Kingdom (England) Posts: 2934 106 GTi

   #9 30th September 2006, 14:58

   it might be the sparco that sits higher bullit all the omp ones i've seen fitted seem to sit really low
10. GazOpti Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2005 Caerphilly United Kingdom (Wales) Posts: 406

    #10 30th September 2006, 15:09

    im lowered 50mm but ive got no worries of extra weight in the back etc as my car has been stripped to just 2 front seats. So will these be ok with this set up??
    
    Thanks again.
11. Sean Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 St Andrews United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7384 Green mk1 vtr/s and Focus zetec

    #11 30th September 2006, 15:16

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by GazOpti im lowered 50mm but ive got no worries of extra weight in the back etc as my car has been stripped to just 2 front seats. So will these be ok with this set up?? Thanks again.

    you'll still catch the lower one one speedbumps and steep drives etc
12. GazOpti Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2005 Caerphilly United Kingdom (Wales) Posts: 406

    #12 30th September 2006, 15:21

    Is there another company or an alternative that i could get to solve these problems?? and how bad will it catch...ie could it ruin something or is it just likely to scrape a bit??
    
    Thanks.
13. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

    #13 30th September 2006, 16:17

    mine sometimes used to cach when it was 30mm on 15s but only on bad bumps in road or high bumps
14. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

    #14 30th September 2006, 19:28

    mine was tightened up, it was an etech one