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Originally posted by Spede
I think that strut braces are supposed to stiffen the body. I don't think they should be connected at the top of the strut nut.
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Actually connected to both would be ideal. But, the top of the strut moves like the end of a pencil stuck thru a piece of paper, back and forth slightly. When connected the strut nut and the 3 bolts, additional stress is placed on the rubber mount. With monoballs, the strut can break due to binding.
That bar looks to be OK on that issue, but you're right about the bar only correlating the struts and not the struts in unison to the body as well.
The best setups use monoballs which eliminate the strut movement relative to the body and the bar holds the body from flexing with a second, triangular member. I believe WEVO and Elephant Racing both address this well.
Would the above bar help? I don't see anything negative about it, just falls a little short of the whole package.
Edit: After seeing the close-up pics below, I'm not sure that all of what I said here is accurate.