Subject	^ This is the million dollar question.
Posted by	Schmeal (NV) on December 08, 2015 at 11:34 AM
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In Reply To	Which direction are these designed to resist posted by en5 on December 08, 2015 at 07:44 AM
Message	The current design looks like it optimized for vertical bending of the front of the car up and down and in turn, torsion of the front end in front of the fire wall. I don't think anyone has outlined the bending mode that really negatively effects handling. If you knew this, then you could design a new brace from there. Who knows, maybe vertical bending is the right answer, or maybe someone just suckered everyone with this design and the masses are blindly buying them. ------------------------------------------------- Work on your own car, and don't half ass it.
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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