Right now they really are the only company making these..I guess ARC claims to make a brace, although I haven't seen anyone with one installed.I'm sure theirs will be expensive..It does make quite a difference in handling so it depends on what you think it's worth..I've spent money on mods(Stillen CAI 180.00 for sound etc.)that have done alot less than this..

 

I have driven a car with the VRT FSTB, and IMO it completely ruined the handling dynamics of the car. My car with similar suspension setup/settings was able to corner much harder than the car with the VRT.

I noticed that the FSTB significantly improves turn in, but loosens up the rear of the car quite a bit throughout the corner. It's especially scary in a reducing radius turn when you're approaching the apex. The end result is you end up going into a corner too hot, because the rear of the car can't hold it...

 

What if you had the VRT brace and set the rear sway bars to hard? That might help.

 

That's how both the car with and without the FSTB were setup (medium F and hard R).

 

Hmmm this is the first negative I have heard about this strut bar.
I am still optimistic that the new Tein coilovers with the EFDC will help enough so I can live without this.

 

I realize that as well. My buddy who had the VRT bar felt it was a great improvement as well- before we did some back to back tests. Only after driving both cars immediately after one another through the same set of twisties was the difference apparent. There is such a thing as overbracing a car, and to me that's what the FSTB gave the feeling of. The rear lost the feeling of being planted alltogether.

 

I still want to end up bracing the rear (upper & lower) for this reason. I think the lfront lower tie bar helps a little in eliminating the uneven stiffness Boris is refering too. When I get back to modding the G next year, I'm going to look at a rear strut tower brace & lower tie bar that will fit around my Stillen exhaust. I would like to get the ladder that fits the coupes/350z but it doesn't work for us regular ol sedan folk.