I'm really wanting to get the GTSPEC mid chassis brace for my g35c but I'm afraid the ride with be worst.

Will this make ride comfort worst as a DD? I know for turns this is well worth it but I wont be doing autocross everyday and Im just afraid ill regret it for daily driving.

let me know folks before I make a big mistake.

 

***** up and buy it. There is no down side except clearence for those who are slammed.

 

ride wont be any worse, if anything a little better. OEM cars tend to approach this magic area of ride improvement when adding stiffness, get beyond it and then it goes to race car harshness.

Just like GeauxLadyZ said, just expect some decreased ground clearance.

 

^ yep, consider the 4pt brace a consumable if you've dropped the car any lower than .7 "

 

the ride will neither be better nor worse, as it has absolutely nothing to do with anything that affects ride quality in the first place

 

I have one and am lowered about 1.5". It hates speed bumps, but protects my exhaust; it acts like a skid plate.

 

wow sounds like this thing is a must to have. thanks for the info guys and i just placed my order for one. I hope im not too low

 

So from people telling you it basically does nothing, your conclusion is this thing is a must have? lol did I miss something?

I'd save your money to be honest. Spend it on something else.

 

So it is a direct bolt in. Anyone care to share experience with this.

 

man, if you guys are just gonna use this as a disposable skid plate, then Megan Racing has these for a cheap price.

For those who don't know what this thing is for, it is supposed to stiffen up the chassis on hard cornering. Less chassis flex = better handling.

If you don't track your car, then you don't need it.

 

Chassis bracing is a big seller in the 240sx community. They need it. Think of all of the bracing that comes stock on our car; we don't. I doubt it does anything, other than add weight and give you one more thing to put in the list of mods in your signature.

 

fwiw: http://www.nicoclub.com/articles/GTS...5-gtspec.shtml

 

^thanks for the link!

Very few reviews on this product TBH, particularly on the Z/G

 

The only downside side is that it does not do anything. But it looks cool!

 

^ Wrong answer young Padawan! It adds weight so it actually makes your car slower :-) But if you flip it the tow truck driver at least has something to hook a strap to and drag your car off the road. And the bottom of the car looks cool.

 

Um, the GT spec bars alone allowed the car go through his test turn 13 mph faster? That seems extreme for a couple braces. In addition, with descriptions like, "The car has more of a feeling of being pushed through the turns, instead of a feeling as if it's being pulled or towed through the turns." We shouldn't take this review seriously.

 

Since I have some experience in design, welding, and fabrication, I see no way this could add significant stiffness. Even if it were made of solid steel, I'm pretty sure I could flex one corner by hand.

BUT the ad says it's made of "6061 air craft grade aluminum with triple internal HALLOW wall", so maybe it gets its strength from a higher power.

 

I've never seen anyone really claiming a big change from these, I'm not even consider getting them because I'm so low that thing would cause me to scrape on even more things.

 

On a newer car you are not going to get much (or any) benefit out of these types of things. However, as a car ages, especially if its seen a lot of track time, I could see how these could help with removing a slight amount of flex that has developed.

That said, for the money, they are better/cheaper ways to go faster.


THAT said, these usually fall under 'free' mods in race/time trial classes, and if gaining every advantage is worth the cost, than I could see a use there too.


For a street car that sees the odd pylon crushing sunday, I wouldn't bother.

 

LOL. Who is Padawan?