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dsakko · Jul 13th, 2007, 02:51 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH (original)

I wondered about tension when I installed my JCW SB. While tensioning the JCW SB isn't straight forward, it can be done and I did with mine. Is there any rule of thumb for how much or how little you should tension a strut brace? I put a bit of tension on but not too much as I figured that too much would start to stuff up the suspension geometry - although it's probably still pretty marginal

Good question!
I wouldn't know. I simply applied significant pressure using tools with fairly short leverage (some spanners) and left it at that. Never thought about it really, so luckily I've tended to have it aligned with the brace in position and tensioned.

Jul 13th, 2007, 02:51 AM	#15
dsakko MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Adelaide, S.A. Local Time: 12:53 PM Posts: 720 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH (original) I wondered about tension when I installed my JCW SB. While tensioning the JCW SB isn't straight forward, it can be done and I did with mine. Is there any rule of thumb for how much or how little you should tension a strut brace? I put a bit of tension on but not too much as I figured that too much would start to stuff up the suspension geometry - although it's probably still pretty marginal Good question! I wouldn't know. I simply applied significant pressure using tools with fairly short leverage (some spanners) and left it at that. Never thought about it really, so luckily I've tended to have it aligned with the brace in position and tensioned. Feb 02 R50