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Hey guyz, today I finally picked up my box tubing for my subframe brace. It took me about 3 hours start to finish to build & install. Hardest parts was deciding the best place to put it! heres a list & costs of materials I used:
15' of 1"x2"x1/8" box tubing - free
4 of 1/2" x 1" long bolts - .33 ea
4 of 1/2" lock washers - .11 ea
4 of 1/2" lock nuts - .49 ea
4 of 1/2" fender washers - .13 ea
So I have enuf tubing to make like 5 braces. I have to make one for the guy that got me the tubing, then im putting another one on the beater, so ill have 2 more for sale / trade.
the 2nd gen braces are 28 1/8" long, and the 3rd gens are like 30ish" long. So im gonna make one for the guy with the 3rd gen that got me the tubing & ill record the dimensions, and when I make one for my beater ill also record the dimensions. This way should I make more & have a template.... ANYWAYS... heres the pic (I took it at 11:30 at night, so ill get a better one during the day):
http://home.cogeco.ca/~pteahan/brace.jpg</URL>">
As for testing the brace, I did notice a bit of a difference as far as it seems to hook up better when launching... It kinda feels a touch slower off a launch, and faster thru 2-5, but I cant see how that is possible.. i think its just my imagination. I havent really seen a huge difference as far as cornering goes, but I need to upgrade my front sway so its kinda neutral as far as that goes. I plan to upgrade my front swap along with a few other things over the winter, so well see how it goes!
any questions or comments lemme know!
15' of 1"x2"x1/8" box tubing - free
4 of 1/2" x 1" long bolts - .33 ea
4 of 1/2" lock washers - .11 ea
4 of 1/2" lock nuts - .49 ea
4 of 1/2" fender washers - .13 ea
So I have enuf tubing to make like 5 braces. I have to make one for the guy that got me the tubing, then im putting another one on the beater, so ill have 2 more for sale / trade.
the 2nd gen braces are 28 1/8" long, and the 3rd gens are like 30ish" long. So im gonna make one for the guy with the 3rd gen that got me the tubing & ill record the dimensions, and when I make one for my beater ill also record the dimensions. This way should I make more & have a template.... ANYWAYS... heres the pic (I took it at 11:30 at night, so ill get a better one during the day):
http://home.cogeco.ca/~pteahan/brace.jpg</URL>">
As for testing the brace, I did notice a bit of a difference as far as it seems to hook up better when launching... It kinda feels a touch slower off a launch, and faster thru 2-5, but I cant see how that is possible.. i think its just my imagination. I havent really seen a huge difference as far as cornering goes, but I need to upgrade my front sway so its kinda neutral as far as that goes. I plan to upgrade my front swap along with a few other things over the winter, so well see how it goes!
any questions or comments lemme know!