strut bars

[Dave L]

I have decide to try a strut bar. Anyone selling?

I see 3 that will work with my car BK, Weltmeister, KLA. Pricing is $300, $220 and $140. Is the KLA bar at $140 made of pipe cleaners or something? the Brey Krause looks nice but is it worth it?

[Techno Duck]

KLA is not the most pretty but in my opinion is more than effective and much cheaper.

[Dave L]

ugly is okay, I intend to install it under the hood

[flash968]

the kla is a very effective, budget conscious unit - i ran one for a long time, and only changed because i wanted something prettier

a lower suspension brace (castor block brace) will make a world of difference too - the one on my 968 cab ended up making the chassis so stiff that i can now put 3 wheels in the air at once, using one jack point - contact pete at rs barn to see if it will fit your car

[myskyon]

why isnt there one made for the rear of the car.

[jcommin]

I bought a Racing Dynamics brace from Pelican. $240 including shipping. I like the way it looked, and after all it's about lookin' good.

Sometimes you can find them on ebay, but the bidding gets silly. You might get it at a low price but the shipping costs can put it at 80% - 90% of a new one. That isn't a deal in my book. After some unsucessful bidding, I went the new route. I looked for the best deal that had low or free shipping.

[Techno Duck]

Originally Posted by myskyon

why isnt there one made for the rear of the car.

I dont think there is much place to mount them without cutting holes in the rear. You can do something like a rollbar in the back across the C-pillar which may help reinforce the rear end. I know my car feels subjectivley tighter with the Redline roll bar in the back. Though that is kind of a extreme case as any advantage is probably negated by weight and the loss of using the rear seats.

[flash968]

i don't know about the 944, but the 968 has one of sorts

[looneybin]

I haven't seen a rear strut brace, but a harness bar mounted above the rear seat helps alot

[flash968]

lol - the cabs have one built in

[looneybin]

they have to, due to the reduced rigidity from removing the top.
Or it would be as flexible as the '85 iroc i used to have where during hard cornering you could see the body flex with your eye

[flash968]

lol - i used to see that in my mgb too (before the roll cage)

the good news is that there is a cure for the cabs - i designed a "chassis brace" for it (looks, feels, and smells like a 6 pt roll bar) - reduces measured chassis flex by 60%

with the added lower front brace, strut tower brace, and the reinforcement porsche (ok - ASC on behalf of porsche) did on the 968 cab (not sure if it's on the S2 cab or not), i actually now have a car that is stiffer than a stock hatchback model

and i'm not done yet......

[looneybin]

Where did you get the lower front brace?
do you have any pics of it & info on how it's installed?
I probably don't need one, my car handles great & i don't have any plans on putting it on a track again, I just love adding trick stuff to it.
Do you need to add any additional stiffness to the rear to equalize the cornering?

[flash968]

rs barn is the source

not sure if it fits earlier cars yet