| c.gray2008 Jan 3rd, 2009, 12:19 AM Im thinking of buying a strut brace for my One. the one iv seen is the Forge strute brace, Lohen sell them. Does anyone who has one recommend them? do they really make as much of a difference? cheers. rellik666 Jan 3rd, 2009, 04:58 AM Every Single little penny on a Cab.......want to get one for my hardtop too....am interested to see what hardtop owners say too! roysterdsb Jan 3rd, 2009, 11:25 AM Strut braces will definitely tighten up the handling on any Mini OMP upper and lower strut braces together work very well. You can pick them up all over the place but cheapest I found in the UK was strutbracer.co.uk, which will do them both including delivery for £90!!! can't think of a better way to improve handling for £90. Some of the guys with serious power on Mini Torque are running with OMP set up, and nothing but very positive comments Babes Jan 8th, 2009, 03:25 PM i have JCW front and Alta 22mm rear strut brace, makes an unbelievable difference. Rakey Jan 8th, 2009, 03:36 PM GTT lower braces and JCW brace upper was what I had on my JCW Convertible and what I have on my GP, they work perfect. But if I was to change anything I'd get the GTT upper brace instead of the JCW one;) NeuroBeaker Jan 8th, 2009, 04:10 PM I went GTT all the way with my strut braces: GTT Aerobox Upper Front Strut Brace GTT Lower Front Chassis Brace GTT Mid-Chassis Brace GTT Rear/Boot Brace They're just fantastic! ;) In fact, they get the Official NeuroBeaker seal of approval. :cool: All the best, Andrew. PS: Recommend to moderators that this thread would be more appropriately located in the 1st Generation Suspension (http://www.mini2.com/forum/suspension/) forum. LookalikeJCW Jan 8th, 2009, 05:26 PM How much would you be looking at for that full package? Thanks Mark REDHOT CHILLI COOPER Jan 8th, 2009, 08:55 PM Probably about £500 but what a difference it makes to the handling AND the scuttle shake too. Originally had the OMP upper brace but took it off after a couple of weeks as just didn't think it made that much difference, and the fit was just too much for me to live with when it pushes up on the bonnet. The Forge brace from Lohen looks good though. Got one for my mate whilst on a visit there and he's very pleased with the fit and handling. NeuroBeaker Jan 10th, 2009, 01:05 AM How much would you be looking at for that full package? Thanks Mark Probably about £500 but what a difference it makes to the handling AND the scuttle shake too. Yep - that sounds about right. :) Eds Jan 10th, 2009, 04:15 AM I have the lower strut brace from OMP. Car feels more solid but it created understeer which I corrected by adjusting my 19mm sway bar to the stiffest setting. | ||