luke_rs1800

Hello need someone to do me a favour please. can someone measure the distance between the two front suspension turrets on there sierra please. as I have bought an omp strut brace and it is wider than the turrets on my sierra floorpan! just need a measurement from edge to edge please

cozzy jeff

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could check for you tomorrow if you can wait?

luke_rs1800

yes thats fine mate would greatly appreciate it!

cozzy jeff

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measured this for you this morning mate,with the strut brace and heat sheild in the way i recon its 860mm,hope that help a bit

luke_rs1800

Is that centre to centre or edge to edge ? And just to confirm what cosworth do you have ? Saph etc ? That measures the same as mine tho and strut brace measures 890mm bolt to bolt "where it bolts to the bracket" what strut brace are you running, any pictures ? Thanks for your help mate

kosienutter

Just an idea unless you have done so already. Raise the front of the car in the middle on the engine/rack cradle and see if the turrets open up a little then that would aid in getting the strut brace on??????? Might be wrong.

luke_rs1800

I can try that. But it's so far out that I don't think thatwill work. Are all sierra shells the same I. This department ?

cozzy jeff

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luke I measured to the inside of the turrent,i have a 3dr cosworth with the below brace.

cozzy jeff

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you could always cut the brace and weld a nut on each piece then add a piece of threaded bar in the middle??itll need repainted but it can be made to fit

luke_rs1800

Well yea that will be my option. But when you buy one for a sierra cosworth it should fit a sierra cosworth! Lol. I want the brace you have that is a graham Goode one I belive ? Can't find one anywhere

cozzy jeff

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i k ow what you mean mate,nowts ever easy with when modding cars,ive had that brace for years think i won it for 38 quid.

luke_rs1800

If I can't find one then I will be buying it. I got my friend to measure his saph. And he has a measurement of 860mm also. This brace must be made wrong?

cozzy jeff

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might sound daft but my brace only fits on one way,have you tried spinning it around?

luke_rs1800

Yep tried tht. It is just too wide. It measures 890mm bolt to bolt. And iv had 3 measurements. 4 including mine of 860mm

cozzy jeff

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sounds like they've sent the wrong one out to you.

luke_rs1800

I think that imp have bagged a bunch of them wrong. Thanks for your help mate. If you see a brace like yours come up forsale let me know please would appreciate it! Maybe I will find one at classic ford if not.

cozzy jeff

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will do👍