e30 Braces

[chet3215]

I like the Vorshlag braces but wish not to pay more for the treo than i payed for my car. Any help?

[gearheadE30]

Umm, what are you asking? If you want those bars, then you will have to pay for them.

[StereoInstaller1]

Chet, here is the deal: These cars are cheap and easy to buy, but not cheap or easy to build.

Determine what you want out of your car, i.e.: canyon carver, ebay baller, cruiser, show pile/chick magnet, race car, fun DD with amenities, whatever...just make a plan first, then buy pieces for it in a progressive fashion.

Rule #1 in modding: know what you want before you begin.

[Mclassy]

^ Some of the best advice on R3v.

[BeirBrennerE30]

I like the Vorshlag braces but wish not to pay more for the treo than i payed for my car. Any help?

i would like a Porsche 997 turbo and I would like not to pay more than I did for my 135i

[chet3215]

I know what i want out of my car. Thats not the problem. And don't get me wrong, nothing good comes cheap, but i thought i heard a while back that the braces that Vorshlag sells were made by someone else. I am just looking for any options to maxamize my fun.

[Dominic49]

mason engineering

[DSP74]

I like the Vorshlag braces but wish not to pay more for the treo than i payed for my car. Any help?

Buy an IE front brace, and save the rest of your money. Done.

[Danny]

You're talking front strut brace?

Make one of the fuckers yourself.

[DSP74]

Yeah agreed. If you can pull it off it can't be that hard.

The shock brace in the back is just extra weight for more $$. That is the definition of dumb modifying.

[Dyno4mance]

I think he is talking about the new "X" brace they are selling at te bottom of this page http://www.masonengineering.net/Subpages/E30.htm
I wonder if there is any benefit to running this brace....anyone got one yet?

[jjmtools]

the BMW factory engineers designed and supplied the lower front X brace on several types of chassis
those guys are not dummys = meaning it"s addition will contribute to handling improvements re.-high speed directional mechnical grip

[JGood]

Just because BMW designed one for the e36's doesn't mean it helps an e30, which doesn't share a single part in common.

And I always get a kick out of people saying they can truly feel a difference with strut bars and similar products on the street. Lap times don't change on the track, but somehow the car noticeably "handles better" on the street. Interesting...

[jjmtools]

BMW engineered X brace

some people know
some don"t know
some will never know
and
some don"t want to know

[DCColegrove]

Hmmm,

There is little point in going into the long diatribe about chassis modifications in a forum.

However...

The hard data is:

That the shit works...

As intended...

On the street... Track... And on a 7 post chassis shaker.

(And... The cheap shit just adds weight.)