Well my fellow X's, I am very sorry to say that we are SOL again. I received the GTSpec under chassis braces today and eagerly tried to install them, but to no avail. Our front chassis/suspension is completely different from our RWD brethren.
So for prosperity's sake, DO NOT buy the GTS-SUS-1348 (4 point ladder brace) and GTS-SUS-1347 (2 point subframe brace).
I am so mad/sad @ the same time that we X's can not get the same suspension upgrades as the RWD G's. This really makes me regret getting my X. If only I had known before hand...

Sorry for the pics, but I had very limited room to work with and don't you love the salt crust of Chitown?

View from front to back 1



View from front to back 2



View of "suspension arm" (sorry I am not that technical)



Other views of X front under chassis

 

 

Road trip to Hotchkis instead? :P and end up with free sways since you'll be prototype for X's? :P

how far are you from hotchkis anyway? haha 2GorNot2G said he'll house anyone who wants to make the trip!! what a steal of a deal!! lol

 

G35xQX1 - That's really too bad that it didn't work out for you,
I'm sure that it's very frustrating.

...I know it's not much of a consolation,
but I'm sure your fellow X owners appreciate your efforts on this.

 

Before I bought the braces from Rick, he called GTSpec and tried to verify whether these were going to fit for the AWD, but they couldn't 100% confirm the braces would. So I basically said what the hey, I'll be the guinea pig. So unfortunately, the test results proved to be less than satisfactory.
It's no problem to me helping out our 07+ sedan community...after all, w/o the rest of you guys, I wouldn't have known about the backwards compatibility of paddle shifters, illuminated kick plates, etc.

 

Hey Wes... he said "paddles", not me!

 

Hey I'll buy them off you for what you paid. That way we can kill 3 birds with 1 stone

 

aeson - see, your bad influence.

stardust - good man!!

 

oh hell yeah man. you are on i'll PM you later regarding cost etc...

 

Lol wes you just gonna tell everyone with an X here to go get the sways no? Lol He's in Chi town, thats like a day drive, as in 24 hours lol.

We X ppl need more stuff!

 

honestly, if you're that serious about braces, just weld on some custom steel braces, probably be cheaper and better.

 

Guys - I understand the 4 and 2 pt braces dont work for our X's.

But how about the other braces?
1) Rear lower tie brace
2) 6 pt rear subframe brace
3) Rear Lower Lateral Reinforcement Brace

Will these work? and if they do, is it a good idea to put these? Or will this unbalance the handling of our cars since its reinforcing the rear without the fronts being reinforced?

 

I am not sure about the fitment of those three braces that you mentioned Wes. We just might need another test dummy to figure out if these fit or not...

 

Im gonna do some digging and emailing to determine if they will work.

 

I've got those coming in Wes.
I can take what ever pics you want.

...I would say chances are better than with the front.