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Offline lostsamurai

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strut brace?
« on: July 03, 2008, 05:15:21 PM »
i have bent the tar out of my strut towers and im wanting to run a brace over the engine connecting the two towers together has anybody found one for sale that needs little or no modification?
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Re: strut brace?
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2008, 05:20:30 PM »
A strut brace would be a good idea before the towers get bent, I almost ripped
the drivers side off at the Hammers, lots of welding to fix and I don't know if it
will ever be the same.

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Re: strut brace?
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2008, 05:43:49 PM »
yeah it turns out the calmini 6 inch lift is really stiff and my heavy right foot and 33 inch tires makes for real bad movement in the towers :-\
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Re: strut brace?
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2008, 06:45:25 PM »
The 1.8L Sidekick Sports  came with a factory strut brace. It will probably fit the non-sports. Junkyards?
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Re: strut brace?
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2008, 07:29:07 PM »
Probably not actually, those Sport frames are 4" wider so you will need to cut a piece out of the middle and weld it back together first.
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Re: strut brace?
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2008, 12:33:18 PM »
i built one yesterday i should have done a write up i used a piece of 1" .120 wall tube bent it about 18 degrees on each end with about 20 inches of straight tube in the center i then cut out some flat steel 1/4 inch to go over two bolts on the strut tower then i ground the tube on the ends to lean forward and sit flush on the flat steel, bolted on the flat steel jacked up the front end reliving pressure and welded the tube to the flats steel i lucked out on the 8 valve there is a bracket holdin the intake i unbolted and turned 180 degrees it sat right against the tube so i spot welded it there too i sat it down and was pleased to see a completly better stance camber toe and stability, today i unbolted it painted it gloss black and reinstalled it ill try and get a pic up later hope this helps all of you i know this mod has been needed for some time ::)
88' Zuk 16v efi full width dana 44 axles and 37"s,hybrid exo cage, comp cut rear -18", F&R fox air shocks , jegs poly seats, sk automatic trans, 6.5:1 t case, twinsticks, 100" wheelbase with a 79" wide.

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Offline jeff1997

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Re: strut brace?
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2008, 05:27:27 PM »
Really the Sports are 4" wider  ??? I did not know that. I guess that is why so many parts I look at say: "will not fit Sport models"
1997 4dr. Sidekick Sport 1.8L DOHC
2" coil spacers- I make and sell 1.5" and 2" on e-bay.  Look under seller: hoepkers
3" Masterkit1 body lift
Custom strut spacers
31/11.50/16 Super Swamper LTB's w/1.5" wheel spacers Steel bumpers Custom cold air intake 2" exhaust w/cherry bomb 98 Expedition, 2" lift, 35's, Magnaflow exhaust - BIG BLUE