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Old 11-06-2005, 01:26 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...QrdZ1

Has anyone gotten these yet? Any info on them either?
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I have seen the J's and Cusco ones. They say they are suppose prevent flexing.
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does it actually work or is it just fashion?
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Personally I don't think they do anything. I wouldn't want to have them on in the event of a front end collision either. There was another thread about these, it might have been in the suspension forum. I got into an argument with someone about the front end collision thing. You can make arguments either way, but I have never seen anything official.

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How the hell are these JDM band wagon?
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Wasent there just a thread about these things? If I remember corectly the majority was in that thread they serve no purpose.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nocturnaldragon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Wasent there just a thread about these things? If I remember corectly the majority was in that thread they serve no purpose.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thats what I thought too, but I couldn't find anything searching.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nocturnaldragon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Wasent there just a thread about these things? If I remember corectly the majority was in that thread they serve no purpose.</TD></TR></TABLE>

No purpose, that's what i'm thinking... But if cusco makes a set... that's what would make me think cause' I don't think that Cusco would make crap or pointless parts...
Old 11-06-2005, 03:48 PM
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There was an article in Honda Tuning, about a year ago. They installed these on a EK(coupe), and the before and after driver said that there was a noticble difference. But suspension parts feed off of each other, so i imagine it would be different for each car, based on sus. mods.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civic duty &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There was an article in Honda Tuning, about a year ago. They installed these on a EK(coupe), and the before and after driver said that there was a noticble difference. But suspension parts feed off of each other, so i imagine it would be different for each car, based on sus. mods.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Really? that's crazy... DOesn't really look like it would do anything...
Old 11-06-2005, 07:46 PM
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Looks like all hype to me. Who knows if they ACTUALLY improve handling. I'm willing to bet no one has really statistically tested them.
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id rock them with clear fenders so people could see "J's"

****, just take the fenders off.
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possibly they would be of use on hard hard hard cornering like say autocross or roadracing, but just like whippin around backroads and **** will all that potholes and how bumpy those roads are i don't see a huge noticeable differance with a piece like that, but who knows, i'll try to make some soon and see what i can come up with
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wow! looks useless
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Split Image Prez &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

No purpose, that's what i'm thinking... But if cusco makes a set... that's what would make me think cause' I don't think that Cusco would make crap or pointless parts...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Guess you haven't seen their horrible, unsafe, & absolutely stupidly designed cages.....

There is no definitive info on them yet. There has yet to be anyone that actually tested them on a track or autocross course. Lots of people have run the same course or track before and after and say they do help & they do nothing but without the same conditions (i.e. same day as close as possible in time) there's nothing to learn. Theoretically, they could help but it would not be a huge improvement if anything was gained at all.
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Default Re: what the hell do these really do? "fender brace" (Dave421)

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Cheap ripoff of framelocks, haha.

I'm sure they help, how much I dont know, and will it overstress the chassis and maybe make something else wear? Who knows.

Any product that is defined as "strong steel"....
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