01-29-2006, 06:17 AM
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Has anyone put these on the 987 or 987S??
Jim, they sound like they are adjustable. What process do you use to "fine tune" them for your particular car, situation or driving style??
Thanks.
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01-29-2006, 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by bmussatti
Has anyone put these on the 987 or 987S??
Jim, they sound like they are adjustable. What process do you use to "fine tune" them for your particular car, situation or driving style??
Thanks.
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Frank,
They aren't really adjustable. You just want to have the Car on level ground and adjust the length of the CrossBar to span between the two Strut Towers, all the while neither moving them closer, or farther apart, than their neutral state when on flat, level Ground.
I suppose that you could Cant the Car in some way to get a (-) or (+) value to the Tower Spacing, but this would interfere with Camber settings, etc. and would only serve to eat Tires and/or degrade Handling. Hope this helps...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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01-30-2006, 06:47 AM
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what do you people think of these?
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01-30-2006, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by BobMarley1
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Hi,
They both look like they'll probably do the job nicely.
The first, a Front Brace appears to be Racing Dynamic's CF version. It is usually more expensive than their Brace with Alloy Crossbar, but this one is at a good price, especially for CF. CF isn't really mandatory because lightness isn't much of a consideration (you're losing maybe 5-10oz. with CF) and there's no real difference in strength in this application. Also, the Brace is not visible, so the WOW factor is missing as well. But, as I said, it will function well.
The second looks identical to the one I am using except that mine is not zinc-chromate annodized (gold), which is really only cosmetic anyway. Like the Front Brace, the Rear is shielded from view by the Top mechanism. But again, it should function well. Again, an excellent price - I paid a little under $250 for each of mine - wish I'd found them at these prices... :ah:
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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01-30-2006, 07:37 AM
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Sorry for the cross post but there's some more strut info here
Rear strut brace question
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01-30-2006, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by mjw930
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Hi,
Good Stuff!
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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01-30-2006, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by MNBoxster
Hi,
The second looks identical to the one I am using except that mine is not zinc-chromate annodized (gold), which is really only cosmetic anyway. Like the Front Brace, the Rear is shielded from view by the Top mechanism. But again, it should function well. Again, an excellent price - I paid a little under $250 for each of mine - wish I'd found them at these prices... :ah:
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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That's the Schnell, sold by Vertex, that I've been posting about in these threads. I paid $119 on sale last month.
Jack
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01-30-2006, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by JackG
That's the Schnell, sold by Vertex, that I've been posting about in these threads. I paid $119 on sale last month.
Jack
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Ditto on that one too. I think the designer of this strut brace miscalculated because everything on that strut is seemed to be off by half an inch or so 
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