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Old October 10th 2006, 20:19
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Kafer Brace Question......

So i am fabbing my own kafer brace and got lazy, I have not put in a brace between left and right side yet. I went from my HD trans mount to the upper shock bolt and this is very sturdy. Will i notice that much difference if i leave it or should i spend the time and make the center section...... Seems like a dumb question now that i typed it out ......
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Old October 10th 2006, 22:38
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It will work much better with cross bar added. The twist the tranny puts on the rear frame horns could pull your shock towers in a direction they are not designed to handle. Triangulation is the best way.
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Old October 11th 2006, 00:23
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I dont have any first hand experince... but a friend with his oval drag car only used suports from the frame horn to the shock mounts and did notice much improvment in wheel hop... but as stated before, triangulation is best.

It's recomended you tie in the two shock towers... it only makes sence.
It's not to much more work to do so.
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Old October 11th 2006, 08:47
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yeah, i agree. Looks fine on the car, but once i thought about it and posted. It is an obvious answer
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