Subject	Better design for front fender braces?
Posted by	Jayru on December 07, 2015 at 5:09 PM
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Message	Hey fellas, was checking out my buddy's S14 track build a few weekends ago, and I noticed he was running fender braces - the S14 design looked much more robust as the top bar extended from the door to the inner apron mounting point as one solid bar, and then triangulated off that. On the Z32 versions, it's a shorter bar that then uses a long flat mounting plate that needs to be beefed up with an additional upright support to reinforce the thin metal bracket. Is there any reason why the Z32 couldn't run the same setup as an S14? Seems like there's ample room to do so. Wondering why the Z32 ones have the different design. Pic's for reference (note that I can't find a triangulated S14 one on google images, but my friend's is in fact triangulated with a third support bar). Z32 S14 93 2+2 Twin Turbo Track Build - jsworks.org for more info!
Follow Ups	Better design for front fender braces? - Jayru 17:09:18 12/07/15 I agree the Z32 brace looks like it won't do much - aliaZ 17:48:20 12/07/15 It has to do w. available space under the profile of the - Bernie (NoVA) 18:28:49 12/07/15 I'm aware of the constraints of a bolt-on part - aliaZ 18:50:44 12/07/15 that's what she said (n/m) - LJZTT 00:48:51 12/08/15 it's similar to the vertical door kit but who's vert is that (n/m) - diamond20601 21:19:17 12/07/15 waves - Adam (NoVA) 16:14:40 12/08/15 Looks just fine to me. (n/m) - Drk93TT 19:55:14 12/07/15 Has anyone compared the RP and Nagisa braces side by side? - Evan(CA) 21:10:31 12/07/15 Ninja, plz. (n/m) - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 17:50:28 12/08/15 My Nagisa braces - Alan(MD/NJ) 21:43:52 12/07/15 Which direction are these designed to resist - en5 07:44:40 12/08/15 ^ This is the million dollar question. - Schmeal (NV) 11:34:56 12/08/15 My friend with the S14 (a track rat for the past 10 years) - Jayru 14:12:25 12/08/15 Ive been a pack rat for past 20 years (n/m) - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 17:51:08 12/08/15 That was my thought exactly - Jayru 14:07:35 12/08/15 Do these actually make a noticeable difference? (n/m) - jmw300zx 10:28:05 12/08/15 On a convertible that's big fat YES! It's amazing how much - PiotrC70 15:06:00 12/08/15 what is this creaking that you speak of - diamond20601 21:08:46 12/08/15 I have contemplated reinforcing the convertible to - diamond20601 21:16:50 12/08/15 unless you own a 2+0 or 2+2 model, you wouldn't have a basis - PiotrC70 09:55:54 12/09/15 strange I get a similar thing coming from the rear - LJZTT 11:01:21 12/09/15 Even though I have installed coils on friends cars but never - PiotrC70 11:52:35 12/09/15 sounds like a probable culprit to me - LJZTT 14:31:22 12/09/15 If the preload is the issue, the good news is you only need - PiotrC70 15:20:14 12/09/15 the noise that you are hearing from your coilover - diamond20601 21:12:31 12/09/15 herm.... - Schmeal (NV) 23:44:16 12/08/15 They've been posted about here for years - BlackholeZ 17:51:15 12/09/15 As I recall - Broke_as_**** 01:33:31 12/10/15 Yeah it has been a while - BlackholeZ 15:32:48 12/10/15 Here is a very helpful graphic to show how the braces work - RobZ32 09:58:16 12/11/15 i dont run one on my vert - Adam (NoVA) 11:11:33 12/11/15
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