Strut Tower Braces that bolt to Struts
11-14-2012, 08:05 PM
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Strut Tower Braces that bolt to Struts
Ive been searching and can't find much. I believe that the UMI STB bolts to the strut mount and doesn't require any drilling. What are other strut braces that mount without any drilling?
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11-14-2012, 08:31 PM
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Re: Strut Tower Braces that bolt to Struts
UMI makes theirs that uses 2 of the strut tower bolts & has a 3rd hole that is entirely optional for you to drill to mount it to the strut tower. Mine has been on for several years & I have never drilled the hole for the 3rd mounting bolt to be put in.
http://www.umiperformance.com/catalo...roducts_id=126
http://www.umiperformance.com/catalo...roducts_id=126
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11-15-2012, 05:12 AM
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Re: Strut Tower Braces that bolt to Struts
I recently purchased and installed the strut tower brace from Mac. It is pretty good quality, could notice a difference and it looks pretty good. Mine is tpi with driverside A/c and it fits real well. It does fit fairly close to the upper intake. Make sure you have some good engine mounts if you go with the MAC STB.
11-15-2012, 08:22 PM
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Re: Strut Tower Braces that bolt to Struts
Cool thanks for the info. Are there any bolt on struts that have the style of the hotchkis strut tower brace?
11-15-2012, 08:29 PM
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Re: Strut Tower Braces that bolt to Struts
If you mean a 3-pt, ALL 3-pts will have to have holes drilled for the firewall mounting point since there are no holes anywhere along there to use as mounting points.
11-15-2012, 08:40 PM
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Re: Strut Tower Braces that bolt to Struts
I meant a STB similiar to BadnBlk's. I like this style below better than the single bar such as the UMI stb.
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Re: Strut Tower Braces that bolt to Struts
That wouldn't fit under a Firebirds hood, due to the lower hood line. Even the UMI one BARELY fits & it has the bottom of the cross bar notched out for the intake plenum.
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