k-member brace

BlackVert

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do our verts have a k-member brace? i was underneath mine for the first time (really!) yesterday, and there is a brace on the k-member. i know my car has sub-frame connectors, but now i'm wondering if it also has a k-member brace or if that is stock ...

 

Lab Rat

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Yep that thing is stock. At least on the verts it was. And it sits down there pretty low, wait until you put on springs..... then it becomes a clearance headache.

Matt

 

BlackVert

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Lab Rat said:

Yep that thing is stock. At least on the verts it was. And it sits down there pretty low, wait until you put on springs..... then it becomes a clearance headache.

Matt

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it is already dropped 2" and it hits and scrapes on damn near everything. scared the 3hit out of me the first time it hit a bump between the tires. jarred the whole car.

 

Lab Rat

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Oh yeah, duh..... didn't look at your sig before I replied. Yeah, nasty ain't it? I've been wondering if the aftermarket units have any better ground clearance.

 

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I wonder if it'd make the front end of a coupe a little stiffer. Probably wouldn't do much.

 

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BlackVert said:

it is already dropped 2" and it hits and scrapes on damn near everything. scared the 3hit out of me the first time it hit a bump between the tires. jarred the whole car.

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Just pull it. Mine is off and I don't notice any difference in front end stiffness, but it's nice not scraping and hitting everything.

Matt

 

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You actually bottomed out and hit that brace??? Damn mines lower and never had an issue??
I even put a Steeda G-Trac brace behind it....(since it wouldn't locate in the stock holes)

 

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RIO5.0 said:

You actually bottomed out and hit that brace??? Damn mines lower and never had an issue??
I even put a Steeda G-Trac brace behind it....(since it wouldn't locate in the stock holes)

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You don't have a vert though, do you? Your picture doesn't show the brace we're talking about. That brace you've got on is up there high and tight, whereas the stock unit we're talking about is much lower and bolts to different locations. I don't know if I'm correct, but I think I've heard the thing called a "G-load brace" before (????). I'll do a search and see if I can find a pic.

Matt

 

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The front bar in that pic is the stock brace...the rear one is the Steeda. I have the stock one too...

 

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FlyBy763 said:

The front bar in that pic is the stock brace...the rear one is the Steeda. I have the stock one too...

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Trust me, that front bar is not the one BlackVert and I are talking about. The one bolted under our cars is a four-point brace. There's nothing in that pic that even remotely looks like it.

Matt

 

BlackVert

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Lab Rat said:

Trust me, that front bar is not the one BlackVert and I are talking about. The one bolted under our cars is a four-point brace. There's nothing in that pic that even remotely looks like it.

Matt

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i'll take a pic of it the next time i'm under there. i think it may be on verts only.

 

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ill take a pic tomorrow, i have a complete k member out of a vert sitting in my back yard. Was going to be using the 5 lug for my old vert, and the guy sold the front end complete.