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***SCT*** · 08-18-2009, 01:50 AM

Are these braces any good?

***REN69*** · 08-18-2009, 02:41 PM

They make them for the AE86s and not the AE92 as far as I know, stiffener bars?.

Flashmn · 08-18-2009, 06:37 PM

thats an AE92 in the picture.. however, I dont have those and I've never felt my car to be a pretzel during driving.

89yotarollagts · 08-19-2009, 07:20 PM

ive never seen those for the ae92 before.... not sure about the bottom brace but im sure the ae92 could benifit from the fender braces..

***PhatRoyale*** · 08-19-2009, 07:25 PM

They look good to me. Quite a few members here with 7th gens have those on their cars.

Flashmn · 08-19-2009, 07:44 PM

Keep in mind thats where the crumple zone for the car is... accidents happen...So unless you really actually need it on track, leave them out.

***REN69*** · 08-19-2009, 07:44 PM

looking at it closer, it does look like a sedan.

canadianae92 · 08-20-2009, 03:02 AM

if you need stiffness get a roll cage that includes your front strut towers it will add safety too

eage8 · 08-20-2009, 10:18 AM

I have a lower arm bar on my FC and it helped a lot was was very noticeable. It's kind of like the one in the top picture, but it mounts to the rear lower control arm mounts instead of what looks like the front mounts and the sway bar brackets... it would probably be pretty nice.

as for the fender bars, miata guys use them a lot and like them, I'm not sure how much it actually does for the corolla though.

eage8 · 08-20-2009, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by canadianae92

if you need stiffness get a roll cage that includes your front strut towers it will add safety too

not unless you want to drive around with a helmet on... otherwise you head will hit the cage in an accident and blow up like a watermelon.

***REN69*** · 08-21-2009, 01:54 AM

Flashmn · 08-21-2009, 06:14 AM

I have a cage in my street car.. really the padding on the B pillar isnt that thick so I'd pop my head either way, but I do have 4 point harnesses and bucket seats too

AS for the miata guys liking it, sure, its a roadster, every open top car is flimsy.

canadianae92 · 08-21-2009, 09:36 AM

Regardless... if your head explodes your body will still be intact

Plus on the bright side with a roll cage your car will be as stiff as a bitch! No need for silly dinky braces.

If you got good padding your head should do less exploding in a collision, or you could like you said drive around with a helmet on, you would look serious, and you'd be hella safe.

eage8 · 08-21-2009, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Flashmn

AS for the miata guys liking it, sure, its a roadster, every open top car is flimsy.

usually most cars designed to be convertibles (not made into a convertible version of a coupe) are very stiff.

I used to own a miata and have driven an s2000 and both of them were a hell of a lot stiffer than my corolla is.

I'm also not sure why it would make a difference in fender braces whether it's a vert or not.