3.3TT Bracing

[Phil-H]

Anyone tried Shark racing bracing? It's smaller and it goes to the middle of the car. Worth it or better to stick with the UltraRacing one?
sharkracing.com/2018-stinger-billet-aluminum-chassis-brace/

 

[RiskY]

G'day Phil, I do not know anything about this billet brace, my only comment is if you are thinking of eventually using any of the Ultra-racing braces in the future is makes sense to me to use only theirs as they are engineered to work togther I should think.
Cheers, RiskY

 

[djerickd]

Luxon makes braces for our cars..

Luxon Rear Underbar Set stinger

Luxon Rear Underbar Set for Kia Stinger 2017+ includes two bars providing much needed structural strength.

tuscanicustoms.com

 

[NS_Stinger]

Luxon makes braces for our cars..

Luxon Rear Underbar Set stinger

Luxon Rear Underbar Set for Kia Stinger 2017+ includes two bars providing much needed structural strength.

tuscanicustoms.com

That's not a bad price for 2 bars. Curious if anyone had that kit, I think the hatch opening is definitely an area that could use more bracing to reduce flex. I wonder if the rear under bar helps.

 

[djerickd]

Vendor on eBay has them even cheaper on offer

 

[Parallax]

Anyone have any experience with a differential brace?

 

[djerickd]

BMS sold their design?

 

[Scorpion24]

Anyone have any experience with a differential brace?

Looks pretty similar to the BMS one. I have it and it did make a small difference. I think most recommend if you’re rwd.

 

[SRV]

Yeah, i got that. But that brace bolts to the beefy steel subframe, which i doubt has any play in it. I wanna brace both sides of the actual body of the car, by "attaching" wide plates to the inside of wheel well area and connecting them together with 1 inch steel bar. I am sure you have a lot more flexing in that area than floor.It might help with rattling hatch as well.

Your idea is similar to what I have mounted to the 2 front struts on my '96 993. It's called a front strut brace and ties the top of the two struts together, minimizing flex. When I installed it, no more squeeking from the windshield.

Here's what it looks like:

Porsche 964/993 Apex/Race Strut Brace | Kla Industries

Have you ever wondered why, during hard cornering, your car handles differently? Well, racers have discovered that this is due to the shock towers spreading apart. When this occurs, positive camber is induced in your suspension causing the car to handle poorly. To reduce this positive camber...

www.klaindustries.net

 

[Ohiocruiser]

Your idea is similar to what I have mounted to the 2 front struts on my '96 993. It's called a front strut brace and ties the top of the two struts together, minimizing flex. When I installed it, no more squeeking from the windshield.

Here's what it looks like:

Porsche 964/993 Apex/Race Strut Brace | Kla Industries

Have you ever wondered why, during hard cornering, your car handles differently? Well, racers have discovered that this is due to the shock towers spreading apart. When this occurs, positive camber is induced in your suspension causing the car to handle poorly. To reduce this positive camber...

www.klaindustries.net

I removed the side panels. And since I did rear seat delete, now I have 2 holes in reinforced area, where seat belt mechanism was bolted, that I can use to attach the bracket. I think that whould be the perfect areas to connect together.

 

[SRV]

I removed the side panels. And since I did rear seat delete, now I have 2 holes in reinforced area, where seat belt mechanism was bolted, that I can use to attach the bracket. I think that whould be the perfect areas to connect together.View attachment 83996

Yes, that looks like a good spot.

 

[Ohiocruiser]

Meanwhile, I used some of the metal left from other project to fabricate "brace" in place of my aluminum support that I used once I removed spare tire.

 

[NS_Stinger]

Meanwhile, I used some of the metal left from other project to fabricate "brace" in place of my aluminum support that I used once I removed spare tire. View attachment 84408

Have you noticed any difference?

 

[Ohiocruiser]

Have you noticed any difference?

No. Not that I tested it, or really drive hard enough to actually feel the difference from this. Especially with the shitty weather we have here. Theoretically it should stiffen the body for more than 0% anyway. Considering, my previous aluminum "brace" weighting more and being lot more flexible, there's zero downside.