These are kinda cool ... I just ordered one

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  1. krees23
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    http://www.thecarlab.com/xbrace/index.html

    "The Car Lab claims that the X-Brace increases handling by 0.1G. Yes, you read that correctly, and they say this improvement was confirmed by a team within Subaru when The Car Lab submitted this product to Subaru for testing on the Nurburgring. The X Brace appears to do more than a regular rear strut bar. It essentially strengthens the rear of the cabin in the same way a firewall strengthens the front of the cabin. "


    After I get it installed, I'll let you know what the difference is.
     
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    looks cool let us know
     
  3. AspitFire
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    looks kind of similar to the cusco rear brace with the floor attachment, v brace or somthing like that. But yea let us know how it works. How much was it?
     
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    I went with the chrome moly version which is more expensive... $479.00
    Base one (mild steel w/blue ends) is $389.00
     
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    looks cool. i bet it will help. i would rather have gotten the GT spec one with ehte floor brace. just myu opinion though
     
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    hell of expensive strut brace. Hope it works for ya
     
  7. FuJi K
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    well...you're not going to gain must "GRIP" from strut bracing.
    The car still leans/rolls, and you're still on the same tires. Bracing really comes into play when you're on still suspension. All your suspension bushings are still mushy....

    BUT bracing does help. I still haven't put any strut bracing into my car yet, I love swaybars more.
     
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    lol @ the website:

    "Two X-Brace owners finished first place in the Novice class at Solo 2 Autocross events held this summer."

    umm.. ok.

    I have seen a ford probe beat a lotus elise and two evos in a novice class before. I wouldn't think that a little chassis bar would help that much... and besides, its not like they made a nationally uncompetitively classed car suddenly win by putting one of these things on

    not to mention that this brace will throw the car in a really high autoX class which is probably why they quoted stats from a novice class which is unregulated.

    I just wish they could make a better statement about the "race proven" aspects of their products right as the first thing you see on the site.
     
  9. wall of tvs
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    IMHO, this would be probably one of the last things to add once you've already spent a ton of money on all of the other suspension bits first.

    $479? yikes!
     
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    That's cool. Whatever order I'm doing it, it's getting done