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Rear strut brace deletion?
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Rear strut brace deletion?
I used to think that the rear strut brace was pretty cool. Now, I'm not so sure anymore...
I was at Ikea last weekend buying an end table and it could not fit in the hatch because of that horrid rear strut brace! It was not a big table either, thankfully, I didn't have a passenger and was able to fit it in the passenger seat. Still, I have a coupe and it's not unreasonable to expect a small, disassembled end table to fit in the hatch.
This got me to thinking. If Nissan had offered to delete the rear strut brace, I'd be sorely tempted to do so. After all, I never track the Z and in real world driving conditions, how much performance benefit do I actually get from having the rear suspension towers tied together? At least Nissan could have made it removable but for now, I would sacrifice some "performance benefit" for larger hatch capacity.
I was at Ikea last weekend buying an end table and it could not fit in the hatch because of that horrid rear strut brace! It was not a big table either, thankfully, I didn't have a passenger and was able to fit it in the passenger seat. Still, I have a coupe and it's not unreasonable to expect a small, disassembled end table to fit in the hatch.
This got me to thinking. If Nissan had offered to delete the rear strut brace, I'd be sorely tempted to do so. After all, I never track the Z and in real world driving conditions, how much performance benefit do I actually get from having the rear suspension towers tied together? At least Nissan could have made it removable but for now, I would sacrifice some "performance benefit" for larger hatch capacity.
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also, I have fit many an item from Ikea in my trunk. take out your spare and tray and you have lots more room.
also, I have fit many an item from Ikea in my trunk. take out your spare and tray and you have lots more room.
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The rear end of our car don't have the root to make a square box to support for rigidity. If you cut the rear strut, you'll feel like you're driving a civic.
How long do you think to cut the whole rear strut?
How long do you think to cut the whole rear strut?
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Originally Posted by wynd d z33
would be the biggest mistake in your life....
*Defeat* Looks like I'm getting outvoted (that one "yes" looks really lonely), although in Motormouth's replies, I spotted a few "on's" mixed in with the "no's" so maybe there is one other enlightened thinker on this site.
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This is why I have a SUV for stuff like that. I would prefer a nice pickup, which would give me even more flexibility. But, I will continue to use my trailer for other stuff.
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Like stated above that is built into the car, and then they dolled it up with some plastic to make it look presentable.
Just go buy a cheap $1,000 old ranger/s-10/frontier.
Thats what a few of my friends have done
Like stated above that is built into the car, and then they dolled it up with some plastic to make it look presentable.
Just go buy a cheap $1,000 old ranger/s-10/frontier.
Thats what a few of my friends have done