I have a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze and have installed front and rear braces in the car. The handling has changed so much from factory that had a lot of body roll and the solid rear axle was very soft. I also installed a underbody chassis brace and a sway bar for the rear as well to stiffen up the solid rear axle. Car has almost no body roll now and feels confident through hard cornering.
I installed a rear strut tower brace onto my former AW11 (a front strut brace was included from the factory). I immediately felt a positive difference. Instead of the rear of the car being less than reactive around turns, it felt nearly like I had a 2nd steering wheel for the rear of the car. Every bit of cornering was more consistent and predictable - the rear of the car was more reactive. I've also installed front strut tower braces on other cars that I've owned, and it locks the front of the vehicle together, which improved steering feel and response. This all lead to the car feeling far more predictable when cornering. Some drawbacks do exist. Sometimes the bar will get in the way of working on the engine - this was especially true with the rear brace on the AW11, but as the chassis is more rigid, you will feel more of the road imperfections. For anyone that enjoys more spirited driving, I would absolutely recommend installing a front and rear strut tower brace. The consistency and predictability that you gain will raise your confidence in your car and driving, which then will likely lead to increased speeds.
My car, a Nissan 370z, has front and rear strut tower braces, along with front and rear anti-sway bars. It is a car that has a very rigid chassis and that handles well. I installed stiffer anti-roll bars and a stiffer and lighter replacement triangular front strut tower brace. The car's handling improved significantly with nearly no body roll and a sharper and more precise turn in at speed. The car's tendency toward slight understeer when stock has been changed to neutral, with the rear more willing to rotate and keep up with the front. I do have to be more attentive as to how the car handles now, as it's more responsive, but I like it this way.
THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO. I'VE INSTALLED ONE ON MY CAR LASTNIGHT. I DID NOTICED BETTER CORNERING, BUT FOR SOME REASON THE CAR IS PULL SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT.
Tomorrows video highlights suspension alignment and how this can cause a car to pull to one side. Your suspension was probably aligned on sagging struts and now they are pulled back into alignment it will need adjusting slightly.
Even really low power cars suspension struts tend to deform over time, so I would still recommend a front strut bar even on low power cars, if handling is important to you and those struts have started to move slightly.
I have a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze and have installed front and rear braces in the car. The handling has changed so much from factory that had a lot of body roll and the solid rear axle was very soft. I also installed a underbody chassis brace and a sway bar for the rear as well to stiffen up the solid rear axle. Car has almost no body roll now and feels confident through hard cornering.
Do you feel any change in confort?
I installed a rear strut tower brace onto my former AW11 (a front strut brace was included from the factory). I immediately felt a positive difference.
Instead of the rear of the car being less than reactive around turns, it felt nearly like I had a 2nd steering wheel for the rear of the car. Every bit of cornering was more consistent and predictable - the rear of the car was more reactive.
I've also installed front strut tower braces on other cars that I've owned, and it locks the front of the vehicle together, which improved steering feel and response. This all lead to the car feeling far more predictable when cornering.
Some drawbacks do exist. Sometimes the bar will get in the way of working on the engine - this was especially true with the rear brace on the AW11, but as the chassis is more rigid, you will feel more of the road imperfections.
For anyone that enjoys more spirited driving, I would absolutely recommend installing a front and rear strut tower brace. The consistency and predictability that you gain will raise your confidence in your car and driving, which then will likely lead to increased speeds.
My car, a Nissan 370z, has front and rear strut tower braces, along with front and rear anti-sway bars. It is a car that has a very rigid chassis and that handles well. I installed stiffer anti-roll bars and a stiffer and lighter replacement triangular front strut tower brace. The car's handling improved significantly with nearly no body roll and a sharper and more precise turn in at speed. The car's tendency toward slight understeer when stock has been changed to neutral, with the rear more willing to rotate and keep up with the front. I do have to be more attentive as to how the car handles now, as it's more responsive, but I like it this way.
THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO. I'VE INSTALLED ONE ON MY CAR LASTNIGHT. I DID NOTICED BETTER CORNERING, BUT FOR SOME REASON THE CAR IS PULL SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT.
Tomorrows video highlights suspension alignment and how this can cause a car to pull to one side. Your suspension was probably aligned on sagging struts and now they are pulled back into alignment it will need adjusting slightly.
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Great video 👍
Thanks 👍 appreciate the support my friend. I'm still new to all this video stuff.
Is strut brace suitable for Indian manufactured car named Maruti Suzuki wagon r ?
I assume it's not so necessary for cars that don't produce that much power to begin with also, great video :)
Even really low power cars suspension struts tend to deform over time, so I would still recommend a front strut bar even on low power cars, if handling is important to you and those struts have started to move slightly.
@@torquecars Fairly enough, noted thanks :)
People with slow cars still drive fast. The faster you drive the higher the impacts/loads on your suspension.