Suspension Cabrio front braces on non-cabrio?
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I've had mine about 4 years now. I was inspired to get them for two reasons . For one I thought that if the factory felt that they helped stabilize the shock towers on the convertible then it might help the hardtop as well. The second reason was that a well known " hammer " said they could not be bought unless you had a convertible. That challenge could not be ignored LOL . In any event they were cheap , weighed less than a pound a piece. FYI If something is designed properly it need not weigh a lot to do a lot. My car was not drilled completely for them and I had to put in a few of my own. Not a big deal , maybe a hour 's work total . With the roads I hammer the car on out here as well as the curbs at the track I need all the help I can get.
Randy
M7 Tuning
Randy
M7 Tuning
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I've had mine about 4 years now. I was inspired to get them for two reasons . For one I thought that if the factory felt that they helped stabilize the shock towers on the convertible then it might help the hardtop as well. The second reason was that a well known " hammer " said they could not be bought unless you had a convertible. That challenge could not be ignored LOL . In any event they were cheap , weighed less than a pound a piece. FYI If something is designed properly it need not weigh a lot to do a lot. My car was not drilled completely for them and I had to put in a few of my own. Not a big deal , maybe a hour 's work total . With the roads I hammer the car on out here as well as the curbs at the track I need all the help I can get.
Randy
M7 Tuning
Randy
M7 Tuning
Last edited by JIMINNI; 05-18-2007 at 10:07 PM.
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Ohhhhhh, sweeeeet !!!! How did I miss that ?? Looks like it could add some structural stability. Probably more than my rear stress bar. Thanks for pointing it out !!
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Randy
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Randy
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I installed mine last week and my son did his today.
Both had to drill and install nutserts
We both painted them (his black and mine red)
The local 2 dealers couldn' t find them
In about 20 min from a different post I had #s and had ordered from Custom Mini.
2 days later one of the dealers called and quoted 38.00 each.
You can push the inner fenderwell down and "into itself" and have enough room to drill install nutserts and bolt in.
NOTHING needs to be removed.
You can remove the bracket that holds a wire harness connector and seperate the clip part from that bracket, and that will then be able to be pushed into the drivers side new bracket that has a drilled tab.
Just like the factory does.
I "think" they will help but again hard to isolate and quantify
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The force that a 1 pound steel "tube / pipe / rod" can brace longtitudinaly (sp?) is AMAZING.
Both had to drill and install nutserts
We both painted them (his black and mine red)
The local 2 dealers couldn' t find them
In about 20 min from a different post I had #s and had ordered from Custom Mini.
2 days later one of the dealers called and quoted 38.00 each.
You can push the inner fenderwell down and "into itself" and have enough room to drill install nutserts and bolt in.
NOTHING needs to be removed.
You can remove the bracket that holds a wire harness connector and seperate the clip part from that bracket, and that will then be able to be pushed into the drivers side new bracket that has a drilled tab.
Just like the factory does.
I "think" they will help but again hard to isolate and quantify
>
The force that a 1 pound steel "tube / pipe / rod" can brace longtitudinaly (sp?) is AMAZING.
Last edited by COR BLMY; 05-19-2007 at 05:06 PM.
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INSTALLED MINE THIS MORNING
PAINTED TO MATCH. JUST POPPED OUT THE PLUGS FROM THE THREADED HOLES AND BOLTED THEM IN PLACE. DID NOT HAVE TO REMOVE OR DISTORT INNER FENDERLINERS AT ALL. ONE BOLT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A PITA BUT A PAIR OF LONG 90DEGREE NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS SOLVED THAT ISSUE.
PAINTED TO MATCH. JUST POPPED OUT THE PLUGS FROM THE THREADED HOLES AND BOLTED THEM IN PLACE. DID NOT HAVE TO REMOVE OR DISTORT INNER FENDERLINERS AT ALL. ONE BOLT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A PITA BUT A PAIR OF LONG 90DEGREE NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS SOLVED THAT ISSUE.
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I had the chasis stiffeners put on my O3 MCS they had had to drill the holes and move the ground up about 2 inches. At time I had stock SS suspension, and it felt a bit more solid w/ braces. Before my car would jitter a bit over potholes or uneven pavement after braces felt more stable, thats the best I can descibe the benefit. In terms of handling its hard to determine other than the feeling of more confidence in the cars stability while cornering. But yes Custom MINI Shop does have them.
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