some of the stuff on here is giving me sleeples nights self tapers. wtf. why dont you tell him to glue it on you f*c$i!g nutball. drop struts offer up brace, drill through exact holes, use 13mm bolts, nylock nuts,cut down bolts so bolt is just through nut and refit struts. and as for the brace being aloy...... its to limit the flex betwen the strut tops not to keep legs straight if you wrap rest of car round an inconveinient obstical such as a tree.... or a bus shelter.