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Old 08-15-2010 | 04:49 PM
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Has anyone run a body stiffener on their car? I’m not sure if strut tower braces or the under car cross braces do much. I am looking to get rid of some of the torque in the main body. The driveway I enter a lot now is fairly steep. I have to go really slow if I go over it straight on. If I go over at an angle one tire comes off the ground. I can hear the body torque in my sunroof.
 
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Old 08-16-2010 | 06:50 PM
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the stiffer chassis support is obv to what it will do on the track, ive ridin in cars that have stiffer sway bars, chassis upgrades and all that, it does reduce a great amount of flex, atleast body roll
 
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Old 08-17-2010 | 03:05 PM
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Which do you think would make the most difference to prevent some of the chassis torque?
A GTSPEC mid chassis brace, their 4-point brace, their 4-point ladder brace, their rear V brace, or front and rear strut tower bars?
 
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Old 08-17-2010 | 07:47 PM
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a roll cage

tbh i wouldnt worry about it, i understand its annoying but the money your gonna spend on something that might work is just that. But if you really want my opinion on which is going to reduce body roll the most would be the chassis brace, but then again i would just give tri-point a call and ask there techs which they would choose.

Here's a scary thought, my friend bought a 08 6 brand new, when the service department was giving him some bs when the front main seal started leaking at 10k miles, he took it to his friends shop to do it, when they opened the doors they found that NONE of the bolts were tightened down, like he got about a good 6-7 full turns on his ratchet. I wouldnt be surprised if you have some loose bolts somewhere due to poor pre-delivery inspection
 




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