Schnell rear strut tower brace fitment?

[blue2000s]

I didn't do any grinding either. The brackets fit flat onto the strut tower out of the box for me.

[Allen K. Littlefield]

Here are two pics of where I had to grind about 1/16" off in order to get the plate to fit flat on the top of the tower. Not a lot and I imagine each car is slightly a bit different. I will assemble the bar to the brackets and try to get that in place and report back my findings. Remember, it is me who is installing this and if anything can possibly go wrong, IT WILL ! ! ! :ah:

More this afternoon after the paint dries and the bar is installed. Thanks for all the advice.

AKL

[Allen K. Littlefield]

Managed to install the rear bar yesterday. The bar is on a slight angle as it rides high on the right side bolt and low on the left. Is this acceptable? Thing is tight as a drum and cannot be moved. Any insight on this?

Thanks again in advance, AKL

[Thumper]

A question for those who have installed these braces. Can you tell a difference in the handling of the car?

[JackG]

Originally Posted by Allen K. Littlefield

Managed to install the rear bar yesterday. The bar is on a slight angle as it rides high on the right side bolt and low on the left. Is this acceptable? Thing is tight as a drum and cannot be moved. Any insight on this?

Thanks again in advance, AKL

It should be level, and changing the length of the bar should let it slide up/down the studs until it's on there correctly.

Here's some bad pictures of my installation.

[HB.]

Originally Posted by Allen K. Littlefield

Here are two pics of where I had to grind about 1/16" off in order to get the plate to fit flat on the top of the tower. Not a lot and I imagine each car is slightly a bit different. I will assemble the bar to the brackets and try to get that in place and report back my findings. Remember, it is me who is installing this and if anything can possibly go wrong, IT WILL ! ! ! :ah:

More this afternoon after the paint dries and the bar is installed. Thanks for all the advice.

AKL

What tool did you use for the grinding? My brackets are not fitting correctly either, the middle hole is not clearing the small screw.

[Allen K. Littlefield]

Originally Posted by HB.

What tool did you use for the grinding? My brackets are not fitting correctly either, the middle hole is not clearing the small screw.

Used a Dremel with a grinding wheel. Not a whole lot as I posted but enough to get a good fit. Also rounded the sharp edge on the bottom of the plate. I did NOT drill any of the fitting holes larger.

Since installing the braces I have added the M030 Sport sway bars and the handling is dramatically improved. No other changes other than Vertex braces fore & aft and the sway bars. Little or no weight transfer in corners observed from behind the wheel. Ordered them from Sunset in Portland Oregon including bushings for $235.00. Most bang for your upgrade book in my estimate.

AKL