Suspension M7 Rear Chassis Brace=AWESOME!
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M7 Rear Chassis Brace=AWESOME!
Well I just put in my M7 rear chasis brace after having the E-bay special brace in there before. The car feels all around better. I'm talking better around turns, stopping, straight away, over potholes, the car just feels even more solid and connected. Everything I have ever ordered from them is top notch. The install was soo easy I did it at night in about 10 minutes with little light after I came home from work. If anyone is like me that likes easy to install mods that don't cost a Palo Uber fortune, this one is it. Have faith in what I say...........YOU NEED THIS MOD.
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I too have the Ebay bar & just picked up the M7 rear bar at AMVIV along with a bunch of other M7 mods, I already have their USS & loved what it did to the overall feel of the car, so this weekend I'm going to be busy bolting on all my new M7 goodies. Peter has been very busy too coming up with some new stuff that will blow your mind, I can't wait to get my hands on some of the new stuff either..
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I've been told that M7 will have a cabrio version of the rear brace in 2 to 3 months. The USS did wonders for the handling of my cabrio but I still experience some shake/hop in the rear when travelling over bumps. It's like a rear version of the cowl shake that the USS greatly reduced. I'm hoping that additional stiffening with a rear brace will help, and I plan to try it on my car.
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I've been told that M7 will have a cabrio version of the rear brace in 2 to 3 months. The USS did wonders for the handling of my cabrio but I still experience some shake/hop in the rear when travelling over bumps. It's like a rear version of the cowl shake that the USS greatly reduced. I'm hoping that additional stiffening with a rear brace will help, and I plan to try it on my car.
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Well I doubt anyone on here has the time, money, and/or energy to test yaw, roll, etc.
So I propose install it, then have your buddy come over in the middle of the night, unbeknownst to you and remove it. If you can feel a difference, then it does something. It must be blind for it to work though.
Sounds silly, but I'm serious.
So I propose install it, then have your buddy come over in the middle of the night, unbeknownst to you and remove it. If you can feel a difference, then it does something. It must be blind for it to work though.
Sounds silly, but I'm serious.
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Good pt. ignote; I should rephrase: How do we know if this does anything beneficial to the handling of the car?
I mean, roll cages help a lot, right? And this piece looks like it addresses one of the areas a roll cage encompasses? So then by that reasoning, it works, right?
I really have no clue. I know I have a strut-tower brace that made no difference at all. But maybe that's because I believed it wouldn't. Now we're really doing down the rabbit hole...
mb
I mean, roll cages help a lot, right? And this piece looks like it addresses one of the areas a roll cage encompasses? So then by that reasoning, it works, right?
I really have no clue. I know I have a strut-tower brace that made no difference at all. But maybe that's because I believed it wouldn't. Now we're really doing down the rabbit hole...
mb
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Good pt. ignote; I should rephrase: How do we know if this does anything beneficial to the handling of the car?
I mean, roll cages help a lot, right? And this piece looks like it addresses one of the areas a roll cage encompasses? So then by that reasoning, it works, right?
I really have no clue. I know I have a strut-tower brace that made no difference at all. But maybe that's because I believed it wouldn't. Now we're really doing down the rabbit hole...
mb
I mean, roll cages help a lot, right? And this piece looks like it addresses one of the areas a roll cage encompasses? So then by that reasoning, it works, right?
I really have no clue. I know I have a strut-tower brace that made no difference at all. But maybe that's because I believed it wouldn't. Now we're really doing down the rabbit hole...
mb
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Honestly, the points this bar connects to are not an integral strength point for the unibody. They are just pieces of steel that were welded on to the unibody to mount the back of the seats to.
The Autopower roll cage I installed mounts to 6 points throughout the body, as well as braces itself against the ceeling and side of the roof. The cage made a huge difference, but I just cant see how this could do much. Look at the front strut tower brace. it is literally bolted to the strut towers. This is mounted a good foot away from the towers on a non structurally integral part of the car. For the price, you would be better off saving an extra $150 and buying an autopower roll bar. At least then you would get more structural reinforcment and you wouldn;t compromise trunk space.
Now, don't get me wrong. I love m7's products. I have a ton of them on my car. I just doubt this product could do much, let alone make a drastic change in the car's regidity. Don't you think that some of the feelings people have had from this regarding their car handeling better could just be a placebo effect?
The Autopower roll cage I installed mounts to 6 points throughout the body, as well as braces itself against the ceeling and side of the roof. The cage made a huge difference, but I just cant see how this could do much. Look at the front strut tower brace. it is literally bolted to the strut towers. This is mounted a good foot away from the towers on a non structurally integral part of the car. For the price, you would be better off saving an extra $150 and buying an autopower roll bar. At least then you would get more structural reinforcment and you wouldn;t compromise trunk space.
Now, don't get me wrong. I love m7's products. I have a ton of them on my car. I just doubt this product could do much, let alone make a drastic change in the car's regidity. Don't you think that some of the feelings people have had from this regarding their car handeling better could just be a placebo effect?
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There is one description in the original post. It's a hotly debated topic. In the other thread, the moderater had to step in and restart the thread when the flinging got excessive.