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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 189 Joined: 18-January 05 From: sierra foothills Member No.: 3,465 ![]() |
I am starting to firm up my chassis to better handle the
abuse my v8 and 930 will dish out. I have an unistalled roll cage that I may not use because it is a street car, so if I don't use it I will go with Engman. I also have had for 15 years an unopened "GT stiffening kit" There seems to be a lot of thought that it is not worth the trouble. Is this true? I can get one of Chris' kits with removable braces, but is there any reason to mix and match the two or should I go with only CFR stuff? The only rust I have found on the car is a small hole on top of the long in the hell hole. I'll start digging in there this weekend to see how bad it is, but the rest of the longs are in great shape (california cars = good) patrick |
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PMB Performance ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 19,279 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains ![]() ![]() |
QUOTE With the cage being a given, how much more will the GT kit add? The cage will strengthen it quite a bit, even without going to the suspension points. Here's what I like about the factory kit: The large piece (that had been poo-pooed previously) spans a section of the inner wheel well which is actually the outer longitudinal. There was rumored to be a section of the outer long underneath that area but there isn't (hence some of the myth stuff). This is the outer long as it extends back to the tranny ladder brace (that thing you see when you pick-up your rear trunk mat). It spans from the shock tower (with another ladder point in the rear engine firewall) to the tranny brace and helps tie the two together. Good idea. Suspension ear braces. Good idea. Various Long Braces. Good idea. As mentioned previously, I like the idea of extending them further forward both inside and out. Let's see if we can get Gint to take some pictures of his mods to the factory kit. All in all a good idea, especially if you're installing a cage that will not tie into the suspension points. My $.04 |
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