who has a rear strut brace on their car?
04-08-2005, 12:27 PM
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who has a rear strut brace on their car?
What difference has it made to the handling of the car from when it didn't have one on??
Did it made the rear end more stable, not do any thing or something different??
Just fitted one to my escort rs with a front strut also and not sure wot to expect as haven't driven it hard round a corner yet since fitted.
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Did it made the rear end more stable, not do any thing or something different??
Just fitted one to my escort rs with a front strut also and not sure wot to expect as haven't driven it hard round a corner yet since fitted.
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04-08-2005, 12:38 PM
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I have one on mine, main thing i noticed was the leather stoped squeeking 
Yes does make the back end a bit stiffer, i put a front one on at the same time....
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Yes does make the back end a bit stiffer, i put a front one on at the same time....
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04-08-2005, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Hrsturbo
So its not going to make the rear end fly out if I chuck it into a corner is it?? Just stiffens it out a bit.
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04-08-2005, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Jamz
I was bored one day and made one for my Pulsar 
It doesn't seem to make much difference other than making my boot even less usable
It doesn't seem to make much difference other than making my boot even less usable
Fitted mine when fitting new coilovers/bushes and front strut brace aswell, so cant say what difference the rear made alone.
04-08-2005, 09:12 PM
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I spoke to Ahmed Bayjoo on this and he was telling me how sloppy the back of a MkIV escort was. I never did it to mine but always wanted to. Weld in an X frame between the turrets was Ahmeds advice. I noticed quite a difference with fitting the front strut brace.
04-08-2005, 09:29 PM
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You sure he wasnt talking about all the rubber bushes designed into the suspension ??
A shell that is all spot welded together can't exactly be "that" sloppy
Welding in a x brace to stiffen up the back end and then leave all the rubber bushes in isn't exactly the best route of modifying things.
A shell that is all spot welded together can't exactly be "that" sloppy
Welding in a x brace to stiffen up the back end and then leave all the rubber bushes in isn't exactly the best route of modifying things.
04-08-2005, 09:33 PM
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he wasnt talking about bushes. He was talking about the design of the car (and we went on to discuss the rear suspension which was very enlightening!)
All car shells are spot welded together however some are stiffer than others - and for obvious reasons. The MkIV scort is hardly stiff by any standards and any reinforcement is an improvement when the chassis is under stress.
All car shells are spot welded together however some are stiffer than others - and for obvious reasons. The MkIV scort is hardly stiff by any standards and any reinforcement is an improvement when the chassis is under stress.
04-08-2005, 09:42 PM
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Depends on what your doing with the shell.
If its just driven on the road then its a totally useless must have mod.
Something else will give far in advance of any form of twist on the shell.
Ford used to race them in Gp A form without one remember.
If its just driven on the road then its a totally useless must have mod.
Something else will give far in advance of any form of twist on the shell.
Ford used to race them in Gp A form without one remember.
05-08-2005, 03:06 AM
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