Stillen Strut Brace installed... review/pics to come. - Page 2 - G35Driver

Disco_Monkey · 2006-01-29 06:43:12

yah, that's true. i guess ill change the shift knob and boot or something...

Oct 20, 2006 | 09:57 PM

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kenchan

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yah, that's true.

i guess ill change the shift **** and boot or something...

Oct 20, 2006 | 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by dklau33

You'd need something more like the stock Z rear brace. Now that thing is beefy! There's a reason why the Z is the dedicated sports car while the G is more a of a GT car.

How different is the Z rear brace attatchment compared to ours? Any possibility using the Z?

Oct 20, 2006 | 11:04 PM

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i believe the Z towerbar actually supports over the rear shocks
where as the stillen is like a connection between the flimsy trunk walls.

Oct 20, 2006 | 11:16 PM

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How different is the Z rear brace attatchment compared to ours? Any possibility using the Z?

No way.

Oct 21, 2006 | 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Disco_Monkey

It DID require drilling which I was not ready for and did not know when I purchased this but it was fairly easy to line up the spot.

Nice thing about Stillen, you can download instructions before your buy anything, and see exactly how difficult it is.

Oct 21, 2006 | 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by fortified

Nice thing about Stillen, you can download instructions before your buy anything, and see exactly how difficult it is.

well, i saw their instructions and thought the mounting area was not
sufficient to make any difference in chassis rigidity.

Oct 21, 2006 | 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

well, i saw their instructions and thought the mounting area was not
sufficient to make any difference in chassis rigidity.

I was talking about knowing you might have to drill.

Last edited by fortified; Oct 21, 2006 at 10:56 PM.

Oct 21, 2006 | 11:16 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fortified

I was talking about knowing you might have to drill.

yah, i wasn't really worried about the drilling part, but where the
bar was to attach on the car overall.

Oct 22, 2006 | 01:17 AM

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the 2 rear lower GT spec braces might be more worthwhile...

Oct 22, 2006 | 10:05 AM

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^^ yep, that's wat im thinking about doing.

Oct 24, 2006 | 05:34 PM

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I feel this bar made a difference. It is not completely stiff because I was able to move it a tad by hand but if you consider where it is connected then it does greatly reduce the rear flex. It is a wide open space in the trunk so ANYTHING in there would help.

As far as the GT-SPEC bars, I passed on those since they seem redundant considering where they are mounted.