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I installed first the rear strut, than few days after the front strut.
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Maybe I will buy a set for my 996 C2 Cab, but I�ll try to get some more info on this issue.
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Hi,
I ordered the Euro Sport Suspension Package from Carnewal (ROW m030) and I plan to have it installed next Monday. I was wondering if it would be a good idea to also add front and rear strut braces to the upgrades, given the fact that my car is a cabrio (increase rigidity?)
Also, does anybody with a similar car (02 manual Cabrio) has installed this combination? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
What kind of stability increase have you heard these give? Are there any drawbacks to strut braces at all? Sounds like a good way to increase the Cab's structural rigidity...
Strut braces prevent the upper portion of the strut towers from bending away from their ideal position relative to the car during hard cornering, thereby providing consistent ideal suspension geometry regardless of the G-forces.
As I understand it, the newer 996 already has built in strut braces in the front to provide better rigidity left to right. There would be no significant increase in true structural rigidity advantage to adding the front strut brace. Don't know about the rear, but the 2002 996 was reported as having increased rigidity as one of the improvements from prior model years. IOW, these ain't worth it for the 2002 996.
From a purely theoretical standpoint, since I don't have anything else better to do at the moment and I have no life
, I would think that the decreased rigidity of the cab vs the coupe would have more to do with front to back rigidity. Either diaginaly or straight front to back. Strut braces that go left to right would not address this. I would think you'd need a full roll cage to approach or even surpass the coupe's rigidity.
I wonder if they had front strut braces in the 99s, or did they add it in 02 and that's why they claim increased rigidity?
If that's the case, then theoretically I can upgrade my 99 to 02 specs by adding a $500 strut brace...?
I�ve had front and rear strut brace on my Boxster, and it made a noticeble difference on chassi rigidity. Several other Boxster owners reported the same. I installed first the rear strut, than few days after the front strut. The dif was bigger with the rear strut, you could easilly feel the chassi dealing with bumpy roads in a nicer manner with the struts on.
Boxster also comes from factory with front struts, but even so it made a slight difference in front too.
Maybe I will buy a set for my 996 C2 Cab, but I�ll try to get some more info on this issue.
J.Seven
All 996's have it. The actual brace itself is the firewall which ties the two towers together. But, there are two additional bars on either side of the battery under the plastic covers. No need to add any weight to the car in the form of aftermarket pseudo strut braces.
