Suspension M7 Strut Plates
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I have the m7 srp and think they are great but in hind sight I should have paid a little extra an gotten strut tower brace. that is only 199.00 and does the same thing the srp's do and also helps keep the front end from flexing. Maybe I can sell the srp's for 90.00 shipped and put that money towards the stb.
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Look at it like this, when the struts mushroom, studs do not just move vertically, they tend to fan outward as well. By having a thick piece of metal bolted to the top you not only prevent the upward motion of mushrooming but also the deformation of how the studs sit in the strut tower.
Standard strut ||
Mushroomed strut \ /
Standard strut ||
Mushroomed strut \ /
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Some people do not want to go for the full strut tower brace for a variety of reasons but still would like some protection against the dredded mushroom. For those people we offer just the SRP's by themselves. We thought it was a good idea .
Randy
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i pretty much saved $100. 
got my srp's for about $100 shipped.
one thing i noticed about them was that they ride a tiny bit different when going over bumps. some bumps feel not as 'rough' feeling while other bumps are a little more 'rough'. hard to explain. but i go over bumps without worries.
got my srp's for about $100 shipped.
one thing i noticed about them was that they ride a tiny bit different when going over bumps. some bumps feel not as 'rough' feeling while other bumps are a little more 'rough'. hard to explain. but i go over bumps without worries.
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I have the m7 srp and think they are great but in hind sight I should have paid a little extra an gotten strut tower brace. that is only 199.00 and does the same thing the srp's do and also helps keep the front end from flexing. Maybe I can sell the srp's for 90.00 shipped and put that money towards the stb.
I love my m7 SRPs and now drive with a lot more confidence (worries are limited to the motor mounts
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From: Butler, PA
[RallyMINI,
Solid carbon fiber? Hollow certainly wouldn't add any strength.]
I work in the aviation field, we have a shop that can build up layers of carbon fiber, I was thinking for the plate to be about 3/4 inch thick>
Dave
Solid carbon fiber?
Hollow certainly wouldn't add any strength.] I work in the aviation field, we have a shop that can build up layers of carbon fiber, I was thinking for the plate to be about 3/4 inch thick>
Dave
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Put a piece of paper on top of a mattress and punch it. Notice how the paper deforms?
Now try the same thing with the paper on a concrete floor
The goal isn't to prevent the force from acting on the top of the strut tower, it's just to make the force required to deform the metal higher than any force normally experienced in that area. A hard enough slam will still rip the sheet metal (with plate attached) right off the car. It'll just come off flatter than without the reinforcement plates
Now try the same thing with the paper on a concrete floor
The goal isn't to prevent the force from acting on the top of the strut tower, it's just to make the force required to deform the metal higher than any force normally experienced in that area. A hard enough slam will still rip the sheet metal (with plate attached) right off the car. It'll just come off flatter than without the reinforcement plates
This is very well said and I may have to use this discription in the future. The dry wall explanation by Myzamboni was a good one as well. Thanks to both you guys.
Randy
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Well, the question is moot, because Mini-Madness has announced strut-top reinforcemnent plates that should actually work, as they fit between the strut and the tower, instead of on the wrong side, on top of the tower.
Check them out at http://www.mini-madness.com/index.as...ROD&ProdID=334
Check them out at http://www.mini-madness.com/index.as...ROD&ProdID=334
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From: oh10
The madness plates don't seem to be much more surface area than the OEM top strut mounts. Is the idea that they will spread the force evenly across the weak strut tower
not MORE wheel gap 
What Im seeing is that it is thickening the top of the tower, thus making it stronger with less chance of pushing up. Sounds like a decent option for those who do not want camber plates, of course depending upon the thickness and type of material they used. The old style M7 and others are junk when they are not used with something like camber plates of hopefully these.
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"junk" I don't think that's really the word to use with products that have years and countless miles of use with more happy customers then unhappy.
I'm happy to see another product to address the issue and look forward to seeing it installed and the reports.
I'm happy to see another product to address the issue and look forward to seeing it installed and the reports.
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