Zefy Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 i've been playing around with my car... you know... sit for a few hours taking things off and messing with stuff... and i noticed how easy it would be to put in a brace in the rear of my brat... tons of people at school and stuff use them and i've seen some pretty good results... i know the rear is a torsion bar suspension but would using a brace help to stiffen it up at all??? anybody done it??? the front is a harder one to deal with... with the spare tire sitting square in the middle of the strut towers... and no room to go overtop... i was thinking of just using that one when rallying or something along those lines and having the spare strapped down in the rear... because hey i don't want to be fumbling with a spare under the hood when i'm trying to meet a deadline... and for the rear... you wouldn't even be able to see it... it would be tucked really close to the jump seats... thanks all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosens Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 I am planning on whipping up a nice one for my '73 coupe.Other than dreaming I'm as curious as you are to see some gen I tower bracing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zefy Posted August 14, 2005 Author Share Posted August 14, 2005 for the rear i was just planning on using a straight tube and squishing the ends then drilling a hole in either end... then connect it to the tops of the shock mounts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 No point in bracing those rear points - they are only shock absorbers and dont take any sideways load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 TA DA! Since I have relocated the spare tire to the trunk it was easy enough to do this with some alloy tubing. I was surprised to feel such a dramatic improvement to the handling. I would reccomend this mod for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Has anyone considered making up a sway bar for the rear end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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