Cup style brace/ traction bar for Solo-2 (Auto-X)?

[craazy Cooter]

I made mine and it was easy. Yes for autocross and roadrace it does make a difference. Less understeer, and stiffer rear suspension. also now no wheel hop.

[super vw]

could you give us some details on what materials to use, dimentions and perhaps where you got your supplies at in order to make our own.

Thanks,
Jonathan

[Poor Realist]

Originally Posted by craazy Cooter

I made mine and it was easy. Yes for autocross and roadrace it does make a difference. Less understeer, and stiffer rear suspension. also now no wheel hop.

I'm in SJ. I'm up for learning how to make one of these. PM me if you want to teach! I'm actually about to drop my subframe, so now would be a good time to get it all in order....

[craazy Cooter]

Finally somebody near me! I'm in Castro Valley. Not too close, but it works. Start by measuring between your shock towers in the rear. I beleive it's 32 inches. This will be the length of the horizontal top brace. Next are the two lower diagonal braces. Mine were 13 to 15 inches long. I will measure them, but length of these correspond to where you weld the lower frame horn tabs.

Just had a small earthquake.....

Get 6 feet of 9/16" id steel tube stock and 3 right hand thread 3/8" rod ends, also 3 left hand thread 3/8" rod ends, 3 rh 3/8" 24 nuts, 3 lh 3/8 24 nuts and
3 right and 3 left jam nuts for the rod ends. good luck finding the left hand jam nuts! I couldn't. ACE hardware has the best rod ends, Orchard supply also has them. The only tough part is making the brackets for the shocks. Buy some 2" wide 1/8" thick flat bar stock for this. I'll draw up a diagram for welding. Oh yeah.... 2 rear 944 long shock bolts.