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Old 30-09-2006, 12:58 PM
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Default show me your strut braces pls

and can you please say what make they are, i want one and am torn
between what style to get, cheers
Old 30-09-2006, 01:11 PM
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Read this thread lad, i posted a pic of paul north yorks,,,

He sells them!

https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...ht=north+yorks
Old 30-09-2006, 01:24 PM
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My strut brace which was anodised black from Mike Rainbird



Old 30-09-2006, 01:34 PM
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i think the forge ones are class
forge products
http://www.forgemotorsport.co.uk/con...=0502&cat=0502
strut brace direct link
http://www.forgemotorsport.co.uk/con...roduct=FMCOSSB
paul crows escos


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Old 30-09-2006, 01:37 PM
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just for Franco to moan mine is bufty
Old 30-09-2006, 02:26 PM
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why have you smeared your heatshield with vaseline? lol, love the forge ones
Old 30-09-2006, 04:32 PM
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cheers people, think its going to have to be a forge one,
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Ł200
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Originally Posted by AJC
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good choice,you have taste
its quality engineering, its worth it,much classier than the rest out there though you must admit
im gonna get one but i need an escos first though ...should be next year sometime
Old 30-09-2006, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by AJC
cheers people, think its going to have to be a forge one,
Depends why you want the strut brace mate the GRP-A style (like mine and Dave Greens) is much better in terms of actually improving handling, the Spec-R and Forge ones are for looks (which is fine if your into that )
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Originally Posted by THE RADMAN
why have you smeared your heatshield with vaseline? lol, love the forge ones
no its silikon grease
Moer thinking of - EXZENTRISCHE - STÜTZLAGER
http://www.suhe-motorsport.de/coswor...-fahrwerk.html
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is it to rejuvenate it? bring it back to new look?
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BIGE reduce the size of your activiar its a bit annoying
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BIGE reduce the size of your activiar its a bit annoying..
im happy i managet too get it inn - im NO pc freek . (51 years young )
HELP IS NEEDED ........
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Paul Ripley

yeah, i actually think im going to have to go for a grp a style one as
the other style may fowl the hoses for my breather tank
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Here is mine, OMP.

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Hi,

This is mine, real Ford Motor Sport.
Straight, for good effeciency.





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Here's my old one

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