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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 01:02 PM
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I was wondering if anyone has ever tried it. I heard of it before but never saw it sold anywhere. I already have a ST anti roll barr in the back but would this make any additional difference?

This is the link I found for it. http://www.rpmmotoring.com/sto...=187&
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 04:16 PM
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I have one installed on my 4th gen. I have not done enough testing to see if it helps or not in autocrossing. One thing I do know, on my already lowered car with the underbrace, I only have 3 inches of ground clearance. That is not enough for Chicago roads.
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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 06:11 PM
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Default Re: Tanabe Sustec Under Brace (piotrush)

stock anti-roll bars are beefy enough for me so i left them intact.

i installed spoon front and rear strut bars and could tell a huge difference in handling, tighter steering, and more precise handling, only thing holding me back are tires.

installed the tanabe front and rear lowers and gains were marginal. i went to the same roads as i did when i installed the strut bars and handling were only slightly noticeable. front and rear cross members are some of the stiffess parts on the chassis so not a lot of stuff can be done to further stiffen it.

I wouldn't recommend the bars since i didn't notice a lot of gains. I still have mine on though.
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 02:54 AM
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The rear I did not feel much as I believe the rear is fairly stiff already with my Spoon upper bar there. But with the front, what a difference. The turn in was night and day better!
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 05:58 AM
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still need to get my strut tower bars, car creaks and groans when i go down high drivewaysone front wheel at a time. still trying to decide what company to go with.
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Old Dec 2, 2003 | 10:53 PM
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i have tanabe front and rear upper strut braces..then i got front and rear underbraces. it made a noticable difference...at $80 a piece from inline four i think its well worth it
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Old Dec 2, 2003 | 11:43 PM
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hmm, should check into that
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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 10:04 AM
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Yea i saw that the other day... Def worth looking into!

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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 08:22 AM
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Ok, I just got it in the mail. How do you install it though? The directions are in japanese and I cant find a write up on the net anywhere. Any help would be appreciated.

The brace looks nice but definately not the same quality as a spoon or cusco piece; the *sustec* logo is stamped on crooked lol
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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 07:51 PM
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bump for the night owls
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Old Dec 28, 2003 | 08:03 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by piotrush &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I was wondering if anyone has ever tried it. I heard of it before but never saw it sold anywhere. I already have a ST anti roll barr in the back but would this make any additional difference?

This is the link I found for it. http://www.rpmmotoring.com/sto...=187& </TD></TR></TABLE>

that's a BOV, i think you're talking about this:

http://www.rpmmotoring.com/sto...y=187&
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