Ive had my strut tower brace off for a week...

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And I hated it.

Lets just say I would hate my car if I didnt have that brace. Just driving at 55 MPH if you jerk the wheel one inch you can feel the body twisting and it twists back and forth. The steering wheel will bounce an inch or so back and forth until you stop it.

I put it back on just now and now you cant feel the body twist, just the body roll.

But the STB definitely makes a huge difference. All you guys w/o one need to get one.

 

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You should take the front sway bar off at the same time.

 

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i'm with you. when i had my kb, i had it off and it definately made a big difference. now that it is back on, i can notice how much stiffer it is.

night and day

also, while it was off (while i had the kb), i had coil overs installed. 6 months later, when i took the kb off and went back to n/a, i tried to put the brace back in, but the shock towers had spread, so it was almost impossible to get the bolt holes to line up. that was when i decided to yank the motor anyway, so i just left it off.

so if you have coil overs, then you need a brace even more.

 

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My stb, and swaybar have been off for awhile. Even with 4banger springs its not bad, and I live in an area with a ton of curves.

 

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Kornnut said:

My stb, and swaybar have been off for awhile. Even with 4banger springs its not bad, and I live in an area with a ton of curves.

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i bet you would notice a difference (for the better) if you were to install one

 

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BlackVert said:

i bet you would notice a difference (for the better) if you were to install one

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Id bet the same too.

Do you know if anyone makes a STB that will clear a KB with a 3.5 in cowl hood? Cause Ill have to get one made if noone makes one.

 

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gcomfx.com said:

You should take the front sway bar off at the same time.

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I remember you posting about that.

What was it like. lol

 

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there was a guy who did it ... i'll see if i can find it

 

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The Green GT said:

I remember you posting about that.

What was it like. lol

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With the rear airbag half full of air.... it was terrible. The car didn't even sit level. Cloverleaf on ramps were scary at any speeds.

I should have my sub-frames on next week. I'm hoping that'll help.

 

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it was this guy...

http://forums.stangnet.com/member.php?u=85514

but he apparently hasn't been on the forums for a while. you might try sending him an email or maybe he does IM ...

good luck

 

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No STB here. I would buy one, but I just really don't like how they look. Maybe I'll see the light someday.

 

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I have coilovers, no STB, and no front sway bar and its fine...








But it only goes straight down the quarter LOL

 

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Since going to my new combo last year I haven't been able to fit my stb. I plan on building one but you know how that goes. It will have to be when I get to it. In the mean time I oughta sell me old stb, I would probably clear enough to buy the materials to build the new one.

 

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really?! i took mine off cuz it was always in the way. now its gone. would i have problems if my intake had a 1" spacer on it? i need to find one.

 

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The Green GT said:

And I hated it.

Lets just say I would hate my car if I didnt have that brace. Just driving at 55 MPH if you jerk the wheel one inch you can feel the body twisting and it twists back and forth. The steering wheel will bounce an inch or so back and forth until you stop it.

I put it back on just now and now you cant feel the body twist, just the body roll.

But the STB definitely makes a huge difference. All you guys w/o one need to get one.

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i wonder how big the difference would be with SFC's on there

 

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I took off my strut tower brace when I installed my FRPP 1/2" phenolic manifold spacer but I didn't put it back on again. Didn't notice any difference at all. I wonder if the "difference" some people feel is all in the mind?

 

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Bullitt95 said:

I took off my strut tower brace when I installed my FRPP 1/2" phenolic manifold spacer but I didn't put it back on again. Didn't notice any difference at all. I wonder if the "difference" some people feel is all in the mind?

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I didnt take it off with the intention of testing it. I just didnt feel like putting it back on at the time. Then i started feeling something and thought it was my new tires. But I put it back on today and its gone.

And every car is different. Yours may be a little stiffer, and I do have stock suspension minus the springs.

 

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Bullitt95 said:

I took off my strut tower brace when I installed my FRPP 1/2" phenolic manifold spacer but I didn't put it back on again. Didn't notice any difference at all. I wonder if the "difference" some people feel is all in the mind?

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for me, i am 100% sure it was not in my mind

 

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The Green GT said:

I didnt take it off with the intention of testing it. I just didnt feel like putting it back on at the time. Then i started feeling something and thought it was my new tires. But I put it back on today and its gone.

And every car is different. Yours may be a little stiffer, and I do have stock suspension minus the springs.

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I didn't feel like putting mine back on either, especially since I'm going to do HCI mods in the future.
Every car is indeed different. Mine rides surprisingly well considering it's 1" lower than stock and there are no rattles/squeaks. It's solidly built.
Those who have convertibles would definitely want to leave the brace on 'cause the convertible chassis is more prone to flex.

 

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OT (kinda) does anyone have trouble getting the top bolt on the passenger side of the STB on with MM C/C plates? Maybe its b/c mine are all the way up. Maybe Ill move them back a tad.