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Offline weedwhacker

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strut braces
« on: 06 February 2006, 22:22 »
are they any good, i know what they do but is it realy noticeable..

is there any way of making a cabby feel like the front end is attacthed to the car.

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Re: strut braces
« Reply #1 on: 06 February 2006, 22:25 »
The fronts are good, rears are toss.

I would imagine it would help the cabby cos it will tighten it all up, might help with that scuttle  :evil:

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Re: strut braces
« Reply #2 on: 06 February 2006, 22:34 »
you ever seen inside the boot of a cabby,
that bloody huge beam that runs between the rear struts..
no need for a brace there me thinks..
plus you would then have less than no boot space.
lol
ill give the front one a go though
i know i noticed a difference when i put one on my old mk1 mr2  back in the day

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Re: strut braces
« Reply #3 on: 06 February 2006, 22:35 »
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Strut-brace-VW-GOLF-1-TOPOFFER_W0QQitemZ8035483753QQcategoryZ40192QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

that dont look like a bad price either...
or what should i be looking for...
also my steering goes well light at anything over 20mph, is that normal

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Re: strut braces
« Reply #4 on: 07 February 2006, 17:40 »
also my steering goes well light at anything over 20mph, is that normal

I cant say as I've noticed mine being light over 20mph. Is there too much tyre pressure in the fronts? :undecided:
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Re: strut braces
« Reply #5 on: 07 February 2006, 22:54 »
28 psi all round
dont think so


poss caus ethe shed i was driving before was tank like...



just needs a lower and stiffen me thinks
lol

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Re: strut braces
« Reply #6 on: 08 February 2006, 00:01 »
just bought that strut brace from ebay...
see how it stiffens the front up.