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Originally Posted by Ged20d

haha PNL have you found another one of your links? :D

I have no room for a rear strut but would love a front.

erm... i wonder if that would reduce movement in my rear

Ha !!! just in time to Ged It came in handy for a post on F/S.. my brain is frying I tell ya ..or maybe flying..

Adding a front upper brace did seem to have a decent affect on mine, though I was having this debate with Ming over on FS

The issue with mine and probably a few others is that it's held on with self tapping bolts as the Stilo doesn't have retaining bolts for the top mounts like many other cars have (similar to what's shown on that Cusco site). They've done the job perfectly fine, but ideally you need to use a combo of nylock nuts and bolts to secure it - then you don't have to check the bolts so often nor use copper grease where the bolts grip onto the body shell.

The thing with the Stilo brace is that it doesn't as far as I can see bolt onto the top mounts, just the body shell ie the bit around the top mounts. Ming was saying that because of this, the effectiveness of a brace would be greatly reduced. I have personally felt the difference before and after fitting the brace possibly due to the fact the body is a little stiffer now up front, but I can where Ming's coming from.

Have been thinking about adding a rear brace to add to the strengthening, but would like to do other stuff to improve the handling further. Gregger's plans with anti-rolls bars and such have been intriguing me for example.

Oh and watching that video on there - I love the Japanese

both front and rear worked a treat on mine, need another Stilo so i can fit them again, just in the piggin way at the mo!