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Additional Front Strut Brace - worthwhile?
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Additional Front Strut Brace - worthwhile?
Over on M3 Cutters a guy over there has moved to a rather nice Z4MC, he put a strut brace on the front as apparently 'its a must on the Z4'
Anyone an opinion on this? Should I ad it to my forever growing list of mods to be done?
Anyone an opinion on this? Should I ad it to my forever growing list of mods to be done?
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Re: Additional Front Strut Brace - worthwhile?
I was reading an "Evo" review that recommended 19" alloys and a front strut brace as it transfromed the handling and you felt much more connected, no experience myself of course. But planning to get one for mine
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Re: Additional Front Strut Brace - worthwhile?
I think that all stems from an article in Evo where a bloke had fitted a strut brace, CSL's and aero skirts and the gist of the article was that it made "the Z4M the car it always should've been".
Evo is hardly the most reliable source for info on the Z4M, as a glance at their buyers guide will illustrate.
Evo is hardly the most reliable source for info on the Z4M, as a glance at their buyers guide will illustrate.
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Re: Additional Front Strut Brace - worthwhile?
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Re: Additional Front Strut Brace - worthwhile?
Well 19s ruin the handling on anything but a smooth track, which kind of undermines the evo view imo.
Cant comment on the strut but stiffness isnt exactly a problem
Cant comment on the strut but stiffness isnt exactly a problem
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Re: Additional Front Strut Brace - worthwhile?
I'm keen on the idea of a strut brace. Those Alutec setups are the Korean's meatballs.
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Re: Additional Front Strut Brace - worthwhile?
I fitted the strut brace to my 2.5Si and you can feel the difference as I took it off before taking it in for service, seems to stop the front end walking so less tram lining on RF...Personal view only with no technical back-up
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Re: Additional Front Strut Brace - worthwhile?
Not in my experience depends on tyre type and sizes and alignment. The Evo car had PS2s fitted which is probably the reason for the findings.pilchardthecat wrote:Well 19s ruin the handling on anything but a smooth track, which kind of undermines the evo view imo.
Cant comment on the strut but stiffness isnt exactly a problem
I can imagine people running 245 at the front on 19s may have handling issues on uk roads.
Strut gave subjective feel of greater sharpness on mine. Nothing major though.
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Re: Additional Front Strut Brace - worthwhile?
I'm pretty much in the same boat.original guvnor wrote:I think that all stems from an article in Evo where a bloke had fitted a strut brace, CSL's and aero skirts and the gist of the article was that it made "the Z4M the car it always should've been".
Evo is hardly the most reliable source for info on the Z4M, as a glance at their buyers guide will illustrate.
19"s? On our roads? For better handling? C'mon!
If anything, 17"s would be the right direction to go in...
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Re: Additional Front Strut Brace - worthwhile?
That's skelts, he is on here to.M@r]{ wrote:Over on M3 Cutters a guy over there has moved to a rather nice Z4MC, he put a strut brace on the front as apparently 'its a must on the Z4'
Anyone an opinion on this? Should I ad it to my forever growing list of mods to be done?
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Re: Additional Front Strut Brace - worthwhile?
I just find they induce MORE understeer as it means the suspension has to do more work to keep the tyres in a plane where they can still grip.
In bone dry track conditions they're great - but for 99% of their time in the UK you'll get no benefit and will hate bumpy roads even more.
In bone dry track conditions they're great - but for 99% of their time in the UK you'll get no benefit and will hate bumpy roads even more.
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Re: Additional Front Strut Brace - worthwhile?
Have you tried it without one?tomscott wrote:Stops a fair amount of role
I'd not say the Z4MC has a lot of roll in the first place
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Re: Additional Front Strut Brace - worthwhile?
I suspect as with many 'mods' the benefits are mostly in your head and the disadvantages mostly in your wallet
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Re: Additional Front Strut Brace - worthwhile?
Would you expect it to cause more tramlining, might whip mine off and see if I notice difference going back?mmm-five wrote:I just find they induce MORE understeer as it means the suspension has to do more work to keep the tyres in a plane where they can still grip.
In bone dry track conditions they're great - but for 99% of their time in the UK you'll get no benefit and will hate bumpy roads even more.