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General => General Technical => Topic started by: chrisBoid on July 15, 2005, 10:54:51 PM

Title: FD Underbody braces : which ones are these?
Post by: chrisBoid on July 15, 2005, 10:54:51 PM
Hi all,

another what, where, how, why question.

See picture below, what are each of these struts for, what do they attach to and why are they needed?

Ta

Chris.
Title: FD Underbody braces : which ones are these?
Post by: sdminus on July 15, 2005, 11:09:18 PM
I think the top one is a rear strut brace poss (do luck)

the bottom are anti roll bars i do believe

Scott

try this for a jucy brace

http://www.autocarparts.com/part/1346/13
Title: FD Underbody braces : which ones are these?
Post by: Warthog on July 16, 2005, 01:07:45 AM
One for Max and Co. for the Ring, me thinks. :wiggle
Title: FD Underbody braces : which ones are these?
Post by: chrisBoid on July 16, 2005, 09:47:53 AM
Ta Scott, I should have mentioned they are both FEED items (of course ;) )
That is one industrial looking brace!

I wonder what the top one has to navigate around to need that large \'U\' bend in it?
So the blue braces are ant-roll bars, for front and rear I presume.  So could all 3 be applied to a car?
Title: FD Underbody braces : which ones are these?
Post by: Fish on July 16, 2005, 10:01:26 AM
The top brace sits just behind the seats. The kink is for the centre tunnel.

The lower picture are the anti-roll bars.

Fish
Title: FD Underbody braces : which ones are these?
Post by: chrisBoid on July 16, 2005, 10:13:04 AM
Aaah, thanks.  I don\'t think I\'ve ever seen a strut brace for such a low position on the rear towers - I only knew about the top mounted braces.

Thanks guys.
Title: FD Underbody braces : which ones are these?
Post by: 20B_boy on July 16, 2005, 12:23:06 PM
Its not for the rear towers chris - it goes across the tunnel as Danny says JUST behind the seats.
Title: FD Underbody braces : which ones are these?
Post by: chrisBoid on July 16, 2005, 12:35:55 PM
Aaah (again), I read it as being behind the rear seats - doh!

Ta Rich.
Title: FD Underbody braces : which ones are these?
Post by: Fish on July 16, 2005, 04:22:08 PM
For under car braces, you have the either the Auto Exe or I think the Mazdaspeed bits.

Auto Exe Front Image
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/danny.fisher310/Braces/Autoexe_Front_Lower.jpg)

Auto Exe Rear Image
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/danny.fisher310/Braces/Autoexe_Rear_Lower.jpg)

Fish