NEW! E30 Front Strut Braces For Sale!

[boydusM325i 0]

Whittaker Motorsport

E30 Alloy Front Strut Brace!- NEW!

If you have a E30 your going to want one of these high quality braces!

They are designed to give support between the two front strut towers and help prevent torque flexing of the chassis. This in turn creates a better handling car through the corners. It really does make a big difference.

Quick and easy to install, only takes five mins.

Race car or your daily driver! DONT miss out!!

* HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL*

Contact: Boyd Whittaker Price: $349.00NZ

021 752-616 or

[email protected]

Pictures: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=85309578

Edited January 22, 2007 by boydusM325i

[Guest Spargo]

Would you be willing to offer these without the hinge design?

[boydusM325i 0]

Would you be willing to offer these without the hinge design?

You mean bend the bar to fit?

[Guest Spargo]

Well no - i meant so that the bar is rigid - so it won't swivel about the mount points on the strut towers

here:

http://www.nexternal.com/bimmerworl/images...ace_e30_med.jpg

[boydusM325i 0]

Would you be willing to offer these without the hinge design?

As soon as you take the hinged ends away the brace has to be bent at either end. As soon as you bend any type of piping you are reducing its end on strength. We have tested both fixed hinged and bent and the fixed hinge is by far stronger! The ultimate strut brace would be dead straight and level between the strut towers...not possible with the E30. Ours are as close as you can get...

[boydusM325i 0]

Well no - i meant so that the bar is rigid - so it won't swivel about the mount points on the strut towers

here:

http://www.nexternal.com/bimmerworl/images...ace_e30_med.jpg

I think you may want to have another look at the pictures. These strut braces cannot swivel about on the strut towers at all..

[bravo 35]

I guess if you were really worried you could fit it and take it in to a shop and have the hinges welded once it's on the car. I think Gary got one of these - he's modded it to make it stronger and reckoned it was a pretty sweet base to start with and would suit most people how it is. I'm not interested as the mounting plates are not shaped to match the e30 strut tops (ie the brace has flat mounting flanges but the e30 strut top is not flat) and so you either need to have longer strut top bolts or risk less thread holding it all on. Most people would say that's not a problem, but I personally don't want to risk it.

Took a bit of work to get it right from what I hear. Good to see people doing things like this.

[Silver Fox 43]

Hi, I see your price on Trademe is the same as you're offering here, surely you could look at a better price direct to BS members as there are no Tm fees to pay? Thanks.

[greenday-rulz21 6]

Make any E36 ones? Interested

[TronSpec 0]

As soon as you take the hinged ends away the brace has to be bent at either end. As soon as you bend any type of piping you are reducing its end on strength. We have tested both fixed hinged and bent and the fixed hinge is by far stronger! The ultimate strut brace would be dead straight and level between the strut towers...not possible with the E30. Ours are as close as you can get...

This had being disscussed when I was looking at getting my brace. In the end I just double locknutted my hinge part and she's as solid as f**k. As boydus said you need to have the hinge for fitment other wise you will need a gas axe and hammer to get them on and off.

I guess if you were really worried you could fit it and take it in to a shop and have the hinges welded once it's on the car. I think Gary got one of these - he's modded it to make it stronger and reckoned it was a pretty sweet base to start with and would suit most people how it is. I'm not interested as the mounting plates are not shaped to match the e30 strut tops (ie the brace has flat mounting flanges but the e30 strut top is not flat) and so you either need to have longer strut top bolts or risk less thread holding it all on. Most people would say that's not a problem, but I personally don't want to risk it.

Took a bit of work to get it right from what I hear. Good to see people doing things like this.

I havn't got this exact brace. Mine is a custom one made by a engineer in the south island. When I got it I tig weld some spacers to fill in the bumps on the top of the strut mounts and also had to modify my strut top hat bearings ( drill larger diameter holes and welded longer 12mm bolts to the tophats ) so I could tighten it down properly.

I recomment a sturt brace if your fussy about your handling. My gives me noticeably better turn in and a more positive feel through the corner.

As silver fox said Wheres the deal for bimmersport members?? nice looking brace also. I would buy it if I didn't allready have one