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Originally Posted by PackPride85
That stock strut tower bar looks like paper compared to the s55 one.
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This is mainly because the stock brace is adapted from the normal F series cars and alone it is insufficent. Paired with
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Originally Posted by M Fifty
Whether they do anything compared to said wriggly tin items - never mind what BMW came up with prior to 2013 for the M235i Racing - is the point of contention in this thread.  |
The m4 and its technical layout was announced September 25 2013, the m235ir was announced in late December 2013 and derived its parts from the m4. Nothing was custom made for it...
Another funny bit is you don't think the upgraded corner braces (which are clearly more rigid than the flimsy stock brace) do anything vs. the stock braces which were able to be flexed by hand even while bolted (and torque to spec) into the car, which means the mounting points don't do anything. This then implies bmw's engineering to develop these braces was absolute garbage as they chose useless mounting points. Yet when bmw engineers develop the m4 brace it was perfect. So which is it? Is bmw unable to engineer or not?