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K- brace or Sway bar?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 8:44 AM
I looking into suspension and trying decide on sway bars of the K-brace.

like a front sway bar and rear sway bar

or K-brace in the front , sway bar in the rear?



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Re: K- brace or Sway bar?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:15 AM
Just run all three...

But sway bars make a bigger difference.



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Re: K- brace or Sway bar?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:25 AM
Transporter7220 wrote:Just run all three...

But sway bars make a bigger difference.


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your'e forgetting about a rear tie bar though op



Re: K- brace or Sway bar?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:30 AM
a k-brace doesn't replace a sway bar in front... they do different things.





Re: K- brace or Sway bar?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:31 AM
blucavvy wrote:your'e forgetting about a rear tie bar though op


Not to mention countless chassis braces, haha



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Re: K- brace or Sway bar?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:38 AM
and poly c/a bushings lol, what else?



Re: K- brace or Sway bar?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:40 AM
A good drop with some nice struts.



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Re: K- brace or Sway bar?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 11:36 AM
Lol thanks guys, I been reading all day... So all three? I can do that i just ordered the ploy bushing for the control arm.. i figure before i decide to get more HP i need to work on suspension. So what exactly does the K brace do?



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Re: K- brace or Sway bar?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 1:09 PM
It turns the "U" shaped subframe into a box(stiffer, sturdier, less prone to flexing).


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Re: K- brace or Sway bar?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 1:19 PM
good plan.

the k brace will help to make your subframe much more rigid in a nutshell.



Re: K- brace or Sway bar?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 2:58 PM
Run all of them. We carry a very nice K brace, which most everyone gets.


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Re: K- brace or Sway bar?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 4:54 PM
Do yours work with autos?


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Re: K- brace or Sway bar?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 5:15 PM
Turbo Tech Racing wrote:Run all of them. We carry a very nice K brace, which most everyone gets.

Yup and I'm very happy with mine.
Near perfect fit and looks good under there.

And yes it'll fit the auto transmission as I've got one.

Here's a pic of the K-brace from TTR.




Old pic but you get the idea.
I can tell you that my car is stiff as heck on the chassis. No flex whatsoever which makes highway driving at speed feel like you're in a BMW it's so tight.
Kbrace and swaybars for a very sweet ride you'll never knew you had.
Good luck.



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Re: K- brace or Sway bar?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 6:39 PM
Thanks Misnblu
I agree with sway bars and strut bars....hopefully by next spring i'll have my pro-kit/agx's / OEM strut mounts, K-Brace and rear tie bar.


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Re: K- brace or Sway bar?
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 4:23 AM
Thanks guys seriously this helps a ton. Phil PM me some prices....



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