strong strutt rear brace ?

tuxman · Post by **tuxman** » Sat 23 Jun, 2007 16:04

fitted our titanium strong strutt front brace today and i have to admit the difference in very noticable and a big improvement .......so the question is does it have the the rear brace have the same effect on the rear of the car ??????????

stu · Post by **stu** » Sat 23 Jun, 2007 16:12

tuxman wrote:does it have the the rear brace have the same effect on the rear of the car ??????????

It's a definite

from me!

tuxman · Post by **tuxman** » Sat 23 Jun, 2007 16:23

thanks Stu , what bits do i need to order ? looks like SS are going to get another e-mail !!!

stu · Post by **stu** » Sat 23 Jun, 2007 21:22

Just the butt strut, which is a long bar. You will probably need a deep socket of the appropriate size to get the current nuts off and the new ones on.

tuxman · Post by **tuxman** » Mon 25 Jun, 2007 17:41

thanks Stu were does it fit ? can i do it myself or will i need a ramp ???

stu · Post by **stu** » Mon 25 Jun, 2007 19:34

Easily fitted at the roadside, but I'd recommend off the road and with a torque wrench to re-fit the large nuts.

Make sure you keep the old nuts that come off.

If you want pics, let me know.

Stu

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue 26 Jun, 2007 15:56

Here's one I made earlier, it really does work, as does the Body Brace. But the Body Brace is NOT suitable on cars lowered by more than 20mm at the front, and in the case of the Butt Strut not for those lowered at the back, due to the UK preoccupation with 'safety' humps etc and the generally poor condition of UK roads. In France we have no such problems!

The combination of the Butt Strut and Body Brace (plus rear suspension crossmember bush stiffening inserts) has not made dramatic improvements on my October 1998 2.8, but every little helps. Probably the greatest improvemtn is found when aceelerating from the exit of a typical UK roundabout, with a surface broken up by heavy trucks etc, when the rear wheel used to 'patter' and the car used to squirm - now it just keeps going without argument, and generally feels much more solid.

One great improvement is that the usual high level of wear on the inner shoulders of the rear tyres has been eliminated - after 12,000 miles the tyres are wearing in a perfectly uniform manner, probably extending the usual 20,000 mile life to 25,000 miles-plus.

The usual wear on the inner shoulders of the front tyres has also been eliminated, but use of Powerflex polyurethane bushes at the back ends of the wishbones - see my bit in the Z3 Knowledgebase.

bmwstuff · Post by **bmwstuff** » Tue 26 Jun, 2007 18:15

IMOH, I ran front brace, rear brace, side braces in that order.
I found the best combo was the front and rear braces only. The side braces seemed to make my 2.8 a bit too rigid if thats possible. Either way try it yoruself. I got a friendly garage to do it as its easier up on a ramp but DIY possible.
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oakley6691 · Post by **oakley6691** » Thu 26 Jul, 2007 10:05

anyone know where i can get a rear butt brace for Z3 from and any idea what sort of price they are

oakley6691 · Post by **oakley6691** » Thu 26 Jul, 2007 10:06

anyone know where i can get a rear butt brace for my Z3 from and any idea what sort of price they are

Alfie · Post by **Alfie** » Thu 26 Jul, 2007 11:36

oakley6691 wrote:anyone know where i can get a rear butt brace for my Z3 from and any idea what sort of price they are

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