BT Tech Front Tower Strut Brace

Boo · 12-11-2007, 04:18 PM

Brian or Anyone,

If you are going to have only one front brace, as a general matter, is it better to have an upper front brace as opposed to a lower front brace?

sc_trojan · 12-11-2007, 09:30 PM

Have you looked at the toms strut brace? If so, how would your brace compare? What is the price?

BT Tech · 12-11-2007, 10:26 PM

I have not seen the Tom's front brace so I can not comment on it. Most of the high performance cars that I have worked on normally have the strut tower brace which makes a noticable difference in handling.

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Originally Posted by Boo

Brian or Anyone,

If you are going to have only one front brace, as a general matter, is it better to have an upper front brace as opposed to a lower front brace?

philmcneal · 12-13-2007, 10:26 PM

so when are you going to have the specials for all three products? got my visa ready... i with a passion hate body roll during cornering...

drees · 12-14-2007, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by philmcneal

so when are you going to have the specials for all three products? got my visa ready... i with a passion hate body roll during cornering...

I hate to break it to you, but while the braces will stiffen up the chassis of the car and improve the feel of the car around corners and over bumps, they won't reduce body roll by any measurable amount. You need stiffer anti-roll bars or springs to do that.

Boo · 12-14-2007, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by drees

I hate to break it to you, but while the braces will stiffen up the chassis of the car and improve the feel of the car around corners and over bumps, they won't reduce body roll by any measurable amount. You need stiffer anti-roll bars or springs to do that.

I'm getting confused by some of the terminology, and which parts accomplish what.

What's the difference between "reduced body roll" and "reduced turn-in lean"?

What's the minimum and least costly modifications one has to make to the standard/base edition Prius to get something resembling that "slot-car" handling I hear people talking about after putting Tom's braces on their Prius?

drees · 12-14-2007, 03:19 AM

I'd rather not go into that here and hijack the BT Tech thread any more than we already have, perhaps you can start a new one?

Edit: I'm working on one now, should be up soon.
Edit 2: Here it is.

12-11-2007, 09:30 PM	#22
sc_trojan Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: los angeles Posts: 33 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	how does this compare to the toms brace- price? performance? Have you looked at the toms strut brace? If so, how would your brace compare? What is the price?

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drees Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 784 My Car: 2008 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 129 Thanked 48 Times in 41 Posts Friends: 1	I'd rather not go into that here and hijack the BT Tech thread any more than we already have, perhaps you can start a new one? Edit: I'm working on one now, should be up soon. Edit 2: Here it is. Last edited by drees; 12-14-2007 at 04:09 AM.

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Boo Boola Boola Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 4,297 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 167 Thanked 304 Times in 155 Posts Friends: 22	Brian or Anyone, If you are going to have only one front brace, as a general matter, is it better to have an upper front brace as opposed to a lower front brace?

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philmcneal Taxi! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnaby B.C Posts: 259 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: Base Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Friends: 0	so when are you going to have the specials for all three products? got my visa ready... i with a passion hate body roll during cornering...