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Old 01-21-2005, 01:57 AM   #1 (permalink)
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What brand of upper strut brace would you recommend and WHY?

As the title says, fir my '96 V6 Camry. And say why!
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TRD.........

I'll go with HKS. Why? Faster handling.
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one that says V-TEC all over it.
just kidding...
anyways, i have one made by whiteline. it just isn't put on yet
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one that says V-TEC all over it.
just kidding...
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anyone else?
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ebay ones! because there's not a huge difference between those and some expensive one!
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Old 01-21-2005, 06:58 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Are there really that many choices? I guess it's been a while since I shopped for mods...
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Are there really that many choices? I guess it's been a while since I shopped for mods...
Yeah, there actually is a fair amount... RM makes one (IIRC), so does Whiteline, along with Arospeed, Ractive, Vibrant and of course the ebay ones.

I went with the Arospeed, which you can see on my CD. It looked to have a better shape that would allow less twisting than the Ractive/Vibrant/Ebay ones. A bit more expensive than the rest though.
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if you want the looks, get the thickest bar you can get... and hopefully it will be tough... other then that, buy from someplave with good rep, my word is whiteline as theyre top shit whenit comes to suspension.

edit: its not too hard to make one yourself
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TRD is the only one i would use. I havent seen another for the Camry/Solara that is as stiff as it is. The others are mostly for looks since they arent even stiff enough to work correctly.
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My Vibrant Strut Tower bar seems pretty stiff. I noticed a little different but I haven't been able to have fun with it since we just got a foot of snow, really a foot of snow. Usually when they say we got a foot of snow, it looks like a few inches, this looks like a foot to a foot and a half! Damn snow. Anyways my radiator also blew when I was passing someone on a country road, I guess it was it's time. I'm fixing it Sunday so I won't be smelling anti-freeze anymore.
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Save your money and go for a rear sway bar.

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Old 01-22-2005, 04:57 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Save your money and go for a rear sway bar.

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Save the advice, as I have one plus whiteline springs in my basement.
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Cool

ebay one's will flex, but it doesn't really matter. All you're gaining with a front tower brace is a tiny bit of positive steering, not so much better grip on the road.
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Save the advice, as I have one plus whiteline springs in my basement.
Good for you...are you ASG14?

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