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strut to rad brace

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:28 am
by ShaneLT(ShaneZ26)
Just wondering where to get a strut to Rad brace I was just looking at styluss's motortopia page and saw them there.

Sweet ride by the way! I really like it a lot!

Re: strut to rad brace

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:58 am
by 3X00-Modified
Lumina Z34 cars had them IIRC

Re: strut to rad brace

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:59 am
by BerettaMN
I had 2 lumina non z34's and they both had them

Re: strut to rad brace

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:04 am
by 3X00-Modified
It may just be the lumina in general then

Re: strut to rad brace

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:28 am
by ShaneLT(ShaneZ26)
Does it matter 2 or 4 door?

Re: strut to rad brace

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:44 am
by scannerman
some of the grand prixs also had them. pretty much a w body thing.

Re: strut to rad brace

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 3:59 pm
by KFLO 93 GT
Kevin is right - it's a Wbody thing. Lumina, GP, Monte Carlo, etc.

Re: strut to rad brace

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:16 pm
by DOHC_tuner
Pics?

Re: strut to rad brace

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:11 pm
by 90GTZHO
Yes, every W-body platform car up to about 2002 i think had these bars.

Just to add to the list, this counts for 2 and 4-door cars:
88-97 Cutlass Supreme
88-04 Buick Regal
88-03 Grand Prix
90-01 Lumina
95-99 Monte Carlo
97-03 Buick Century

Those are the years of cars you want.

Not my car, but you get the idea of there location and what they look like.
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Re: strut to rad brace

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 11:54 am
by Styluss
Super simple mod. It's cosmetic more than anything, but I'm sure there is a little stability benefit. I like that the engine is framed by these bars and the strut bar. You can pull any set of these that you find in the yard and they will work. Depending on how you want the finished product to look, you may need to do some very slight modding to your radiator support. If you need help / pics, I got'em

Re: strut to rad brace

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 3:23 pm
by ShaneLT(ShaneZ26)
K cool thx.

Re: strut to rad brace

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:14 pm
by DOHC_tuner
We are referring to the outer long one's seen on the pic posted above right? And is there really a real benefit adding these?

Re: strut to rad brace

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:17 pm
by Styluss
Styluss wrote:It's cosmetic more than anything, but I'm sure there is a little stability benefit. If you need help / pics, I got'em