lower rear tie brace

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gumby
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i cant see how this would do anything for the suspension. it looks like its holding a solid piece to itself. is there anything to it or is it a gimmick? someone please explain. a person wants to keep the hatch space open for hauling stuff around so theres only gonna be a front upper tower brace. if the lower rear tie brace actually does anything would it make sense to slap one on there.



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slakker
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Well I actually got and installed the rear lower tie bar. Seat of the pants recommendations are just that. I would say that it tightened up the back a bit more. I have the front and rear strut bars and they were an amazing improvement. It is hard to improve on a great thing. I would say it helped though. But if you are more concerned about the luggage capacity of your nissan then I think you should trade it in for a truck. I have a pathfinder and can haul all kinds of stuff.

Speaking of which, the strut tower bars "just" mount metal to metal. But they are a drastic improvement. But honestly who really knows

chmercer
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lower tie brace is a stupid gimmick from hondas and does nothing. running a bar between 2 solid pieces of metal = nothing.

gumby
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yeah id have to agree. i suppose if youve got a drift monster it might help but it seems like itd be useless otherwise. just confirming.

the strut tower bars do seem to help a little in the turns.

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If after installing front and rear tower bars it "does seem to help a little in the turns" then you're obviously not driving your car. My mom drives her car, too. Why are you even modding if you don't drive it hard. Anything is good for you in moderation.

gumby
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well naturally if its modded to gain horsepower and stay flat in the turns i'll end up driving it harder. i drove em with and without braces. the braces make it a little stiffer even with stock sway bars. either way im not exactely ready to powerslide through a turn. neither one's even insured yet. so dont worry about it buddy i'll get there.

ones for haulin $hit ones for hauling a$$.


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