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damn I never knew that. they prob all the same then
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But in short, it ties down the strut tower both in xy axis movement as well as the z axis movement. It also strengths the wheel house as well, which is where alot of chassis components are bolted too. So you do feel it on harder cornering.
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Anyways shaneguags , I do think the strut brace and the corner braces together would provide a significant improvement during cornering/hard driving, and would yield some benefits for day-to-day in regards to chassis undulation when handling road bumps. If you are tight on budget, for sure get the aFe brace first since I feel like that is a better value proposition vs. the corner braces (also on sale right now it seems). If you still decide to look into the M2C Carbon brace retrofit, here is the thread on it: https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1363860 The costs in there are probably higher than what it costs today, but I believe the main parts would still put you near the $1K mark |
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Well at some point thickness would help over come material differences, but likely not in this case because it's not that much thicker (if it is even thicker at all) vs. the TMS braces. and with the 3x rigidity difference between the 6k 5HS carbon vs. the aluminium, and the TMS braces being tubular, there is almost 0 chance that the aluminium braces come close in terms of rigidity. If you want the TMS braces, I would wait for a sale, generally they are on sale for around $500 or so, I can't remember.
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Good call to get it when its cheapest.
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I went with the Ultra racing strut bar. Simple, effective, and only $220. Turner/ECS has it. I may upgrade the corner braces eventually to the Turner Carbon ones, but for now I am happy with the ultra bar.
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Just found these on an M2 made by CPM Chassis Tuning. What do you guys think about this design ? Price is steep though, around $700 for the fromt strut brace and $165 for the front member brace
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The aFe is a Strut brace (which is a bit different and mounts to the strut towers rather than the corner mounts). The strut brace in combination would a corner brace (either the RKP or ideally the Turner Corner brace) would yield the best handling results. |
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I know they use an insert which is good for increasing rigidity, but I don't know if their design is tubular or completely flat (it looks to be very thin). But since they heavily emphasize it being very light (even lighter than stock which is insanely light, as the stock braces a tiny pieces of stamped steel and weigh almost nothing) I hesitate to believe it's stronger or more rigid than the TMS braces. But I can't conclude anything as I don't know much about these braces, all I do know is turner tested their braces extensively and it never ever failed, and they put immense research and r&d into their braces as well. |
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Yeah I have no idea, I've never really seen them before. But again I don't think they're going to be as the TMS braces, because if you're focused on weight and all materials are equal, then the heavier object will be stronger as there is more material.
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