Which brace?

Started by mdw, May 3, 2019, 18:46

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mdw

Which brace if you are only fitting one gives you most  effect for the money ( thats available to buy at the moment).   53 plate FL car 65k miles no mods.
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1979scotte

You want a mid brace. TTE Mat Corky are all out of production.
Not sure who is currently making them.
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Carolyn

Most instant effect would be a front strut brace of welded construction.

The best is TRD but very hard to find.

JVanzyl has a decent one....
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Snelbaard

I'm currently making some Corky style breastplates, right now they are being anodised. Should be about a week or so untill they're done, by which time I can quote you a price. I'm located in the Netherlands though, so there would be some shipping costs should you be interested.



I'll also probably make a thread with some pictures of the finished article and pricing once everything is ready. I've now made 10 but I can make more if there's interest.
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Petrus

Quote from: Snelbaard on May 10, 2019, 06:59
I'm currently making some Corky style breastplates, right now they are being anodised. Should be about a week or so untill they're done, by which time I can quote you a price. I'm located in the Netherlands though, so there would be some shipping costs should you be interested.
I'll also probably make a thread with some pictures of the finished article and pricing once everything is ready. I've now made 10 but I can make more if there's interest.

Why, oh why; the list of wants néver ends this way  (:< >:)

Looks realy good  :)

I would not need them treated btw. The oxide coat aluminium gets from its own is quite good enough over here.

mdw

Quote from: Snelbaard on May 10, 2019, 06:59
I'm currently making some Corky style breastplates, right now they are being anodised. Should be about a week or so untill they're done, by which time I can quote you a price. I'm located in the Netherlands though, so there would be some shipping costs should you be interested.



I'll also probably make a thread with some pictures of the finished article and pricing once everything is ready. I've now made 10 but I can make more if there's interest.
Might be interested.
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Chriss

I would be interested in these braces too.

Dev

I have done my fair share of bracing and have driven other MR-S cars with some of the bracing I don't have like the big mid brace. I came to the conclusion that the best brace for me was the rear under brace from Tom's.
TRD and Cusco made two pencil like braces that support the control arm and subframe (previously had these) that don't do as much but the Toms was entirely different and substantial. It reinforces the subframe making it one solid unit to the chassis of the car.

Corky reproduced this brace in tubular aluminum opposed to the steel that the Toms uses and I think that makes all the difference.

It does add wight but it makes the rear end feel planted and almost no compliance when losing traction.  The few times when I had to remove the brace for servicing I would do a before and after comparison and I could clearly tell how much difference it makes. My only gripe is how much weight it adds but I cant live without it. 




Snelbaard

Do you by any chance have a picture of that brace? It sounds like something to put on my list of wants
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Dev

#9


As you can see (only look at the X brace) it not only mounted to the frame its also connected to where the control arms are bolted to the subframe. 
Hard to see in the picture but if you look closely there is an additional arm that connects the forward  trailing arm mount to the X brace by using two nuts and bolts. 

I strongly believe the rear subframe mounting points for the control arms are very weak and just this brace addresses badly needed structure.

 
The other braces are nice but they do add weight which can be bad however this brace makes the most difference because it addresses a major weak point in our cars.


Snelbaard

Thanks for that detailed explanation! So the hunt begins..
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Snelbaard

#11
Alright so they're now done! I just can't quote a price as of yet, because the anodising company didn't have an invoice ready for me yet. So that will come shortly. In the meantime some rather gloomy pictures of the finished article will have to do:





Edit: They're now officially for sale! Right here:
https://www.mr2roc.org/forum/index.php?topic=67389.0
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Chriss

They look really good.

steveash

I'm interested too. Do these require drilling or do they bolt straight on?

Snelbaard

#14
They should bolt right on. longer bolts by the way (M8, 25mm, galvanised, 8.8 quality) and washers come with the brace. Here's a picture of a plastic prototype I lasered out earlier to test fitment.



Tomorrow my own brace will be bolted to my car, and I am confident it fits. However, the holes in my breastplates are a bit narrower than the ones in the OEM brace. I did this for tautness. It may be possible that there's a bit of variance between different cars, so it might be necessary to widen the holes just a bit. But probably not.

By the way: Does anyone know which mods to contact about offering these breastplates for sale here on the forum? Such commercial sales need to be pre-approved.
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Topdownman

@Shnazzle  would be the man to contact I think about selling on the forum.



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Quote from: Topdownman on May 21, 2019, 10:36
@Shnazzle  would be the man to contact I think about selling on the forum.
Indeed.
If this is a one-off venture or sporadic "run" then by all means, you have our blessing.
If this becomes a regular commercial vebture with multiple products, happy to discuss that at a later date :)
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steveash

Quote from: Snelbaard on May 21, 2019, 07:28
They should bolt right on. longer bolts by the way (M8, 25mm, galvanised, 8.8 quality) and washers come with the brace. Here's a picture of a plastic prototype I lasered out earlier to test fitment.

Thanks, I'm very interested then.

Snelbaard


QuoteIndeed.
If this is a one-off venture or sporadic "run" then by all means, you have our blessing.
If this becomes a regular commercial vebture with multiple products, happy to discuss that at a later date :)

The former will be the case, so does that mean I should place my thread in the 'private sales' section or rather the commercial one?
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shnazzle

Quote from: Snelbaard on May 21, 2019, 11:50

QuoteIndeed.
If this is a one-off venture or sporadic "run" then by all means, you have our blessing.
If this becomes a regular commercial vebture with multiple products, happy to discuss that at a later date :)

The former will be the case, so does that mean I should place my thread in the 'private sales' section or rather the commercial one?
Create a thread in Commercial Sales within Marketplace. If you have no access I'll sort you out
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Snelbaard

Thanks Shnazzle.

They're now officially for sale! Right here:
https://www.mr2roc.org/forum/index.php?topic=67389.0
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Mark A

Does anybody make the lower rear X brace in Dec's picture?

Petrus

Quote from: Mark A on May 22, 2019, 19:26
Does anybody make the lower rear X brace in Dec's picture?

I have suggested to Boris to have a look at the ´dog bones´; the subframe spacers. Imo those make for a better connection between frame and subframe and as such adding rigidity, without adding weight or reducing ground clearance.




Snelbaard

I've been researching where to get the X-brace that Dev's posted about. They're a bit nebulous but I found a parts number:



A mate of mine knows Japanese so if we manage to find a bunch of them over in Japan, I'll let you guys know.
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shnazzle

Quote from: Snelbaard on May 25, 2019, 12:21
I've been researching where to get the X-brace that Dev's posted about. They're a bit nebulous but I found a parts number:



A mate of mine knows Japanese so if we manage to find a bunch of them over in Japan, I'll let you guys know.
That'd be brilliant
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