Looking at making myself a rear upper strut brace

Something like this, though it will probably be round tube across the middle, or I could even use 25mm box section rather than the flatter type on this picture ive borrowed. The ends would be the same design though, and it would use the original nuts on the struts to secure it.



I will be offering these in mild steel and possibly stainless. Interest dependant

Stainless = £40 posted

Updates at the weekend when I begin fabrication

Any interest post below or pm me

mild steel would be good

i would depending on Price

price added

The top of the damper shaft (the bit you're proposing to clamp to with your design) is bushed into the top mount and moves around quite a bit, even with the polybushes. I wouldn't use the damper shaft top mount nut to clamp your brace to.

thanks ttrw. ill look over the weekend and see what i can do

doesnt the civic use the same design though along with hundreds of other cars with no ill reported effects

I may also be looking at a brace that goes between the two strut towers, which can then be welded into place, or bolted using a sandwich plate.

Unless ttrw you have more reasons for me not to.....

I agree with ttrw2, if you trying to stop chassis flex, attaching to the damper tennon is not the best way to do it. You really need to use the 2 top mount mounting studs.

20 pound bit of box steel and a mig welder later job done

done the one on the bottom the same

Best way is to bolt to the two mounting points for the shocks themselves.

The brace up there is still allowed to pivot with the top of the shocks.

Hundreds of sh1t products are sold mate, doesnt mean because they dont get bad reports they are good , just means the chavs are happy with stuff that looks bling ?

going to keep my eye on this one

In the shop as we speak.

In the process of making a s/s brace from box section.

Looks , and using shock mounting point as opposed to top of strut

Get some piccies up when it's done as I may be interested in one in S/S

To fit this you would only need to make a small " cross " incision, berger had already cut out the carpet for adjustment of the konis. Normally you wouldnt see the bolts etc! As you can see the brace has been rotated so the box section is now more trick looking as a diamond.






would normally look something like this, need new boot trim



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Decided to only do these in stainless, as its easier, and the more I can get to commit the cheaper I can do them due to my steel cost per length

so......

1@£50 posted
5@£45 posted
10@£40 posted

1.

Can i get some shots of the brackets please ?

Sure.

Angled and gusset fyi
You interested in one or just picking?

Neither, if i was wanting to pick i wouldnt have tried to help you design it better further up would i ?

And i wouldnt be interested in buying either as i pioneered them tbh

Im just interested and curious

I'd like pic's too

But

1) Carl747 (when is payment needed ?)

Is there any reason why you've gone for box section over round tube?

off topic you planning on doing a front 1 for a 600?

no reason. just to be different. looks smart and is functional.

thanks carl. in no major rush tbh just more the merrier

can you not buy them mate?

I can look into one yes

and as an off from this. If people want one that you can weld/bolt between the towers I can do these too.

Also if you didnt want it in a diamond style I can do it flat , just easier if i can do a few the same

In fact anything within reason.

Just took advice from my dad, who owns the engineering company, he kinda knows best

what sort of weights in one of these badboys?

weight is 2.6lbs

Which is just over a kg I think

Wheres the pics of the brackets slacker

+1 for TI front brace.

pics asap, my camera is locked onto camera mode on my 5800 i applications, any ideas? I have a few ots of the brm i took today i NEED to post aswell

Pics

gits

carl has seen it

pics to follow

Pics finally



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Holes offset to allow clearance of the strut hole lip

25mm box, 40x6 mm end brackets

Very very solid

Simple bolt on job

Im also now making the lower braces from stainless too.

Still managed to go against everyones advice then

how much room does it give once fitted in a rover 25 boot?

No. This bolts to one of the shock mount bolts as I said

It DOESNT mount to the shock

Hey matt, it sits about 1 1/2" behind the rear seat, so you lose virtually no room.