Hi everyone,
I'm collecting handling components for my K11 and I have arrived at the point where I am looking for strut braces. Whilst the idea of a front one seems to offer some structural benefits under very hard driving, something about the need for a rear one has left me stumped...
The rear one bolts between the rear strut towers using the threads that extend from the top of the shocks right? Last time I looked at my K11 though, it looked as if the shocks are insulated from the mounting holes with rubber / plastic so that they probably move around slightly when cornering.
Doesn't that mean that fitting a strut brace wouldn't offer any structural benefit? I can imagine that the distance between the tops of the shocks wouldn't change under heavy cornering, but I didn't think that's what strut bars were for, I thought they were to stiffen the chassis up?
Does anyone know if this is the case, or if I am completely wrong?
Thanks,
Calum
I'm collecting handling components for my K11 and I have arrived at the point where I am looking for strut braces. Whilst the idea of a front one seems to offer some structural benefits under very hard driving, something about the need for a rear one has left me stumped...
The rear one bolts between the rear strut towers using the threads that extend from the top of the shocks right? Last time I looked at my K11 though, it looked as if the shocks are insulated from the mounting holes with rubber / plastic so that they probably move around slightly when cornering.
Doesn't that mean that fitting a strut brace wouldn't offer any structural benefit? I can imagine that the distance between the tops of the shocks wouldn't change under heavy cornering, but I didn't think that's what strut bars were for, I thought they were to stiffen the chassis up?
Does anyone know if this is the case, or if I am completely wrong?
Thanks,
Calum