Strut tower braces Front and Rear

[SavYodels]

Hello to everyone,
I bought some strut tower braces for the front and rear of my awd, understanding that it will give me better handling and less body "twist". I read the post that "v413nc3" wrote. If I understand correctly you are supposed to push the towers as far apart as possible? Not pull them towards each other? I went around asking some shops what they thought of this and they all said it depends. I want to install them but don't understand which way will be better for handling. I was hoping someone here has some clarification on this subject for me. Thank you for your help in advance. Have a great day.

[rmdsmtm]

you may just want to have the front wheel alignment checked after installation.

[SavYodels]

hey just wanted to check but no one has an answer for me?

[hoffman]

As far apart as possible as Jake said.

Best way to do it is to get the tires off the ground and then install it.

[SavYodels]

Thank you very much "Hoffman", I was just wondering what the explanation for this is? My thought on it was that it may correct camber a little, is that maybe why? Seems like a long shot but just wondering. Thank you once again.

[hoffman]

Obviously the purpose of the brace is to "box in" the suspension helping to keep the car as flat as possible.

During turn in the the upper mounts are pretty much free to move which rolls the body more and you lose grip. By tieing them together both mounts share the stress and keep the movement uniform.

If the bar is already loaded to push the tops of the towers apart, then any force that acts to push the bars together; such as one side of the car lifting in response to cornering forces or bumps in the road; will be immediately damped by the bar.

The best way to look at is, is that you're already trying to make the suspension as wide as possible and we all know wide, flat cars handle better than narrow, tall cars.

[SavYodels]

Hey thanks hoffman. That actually makes a lot of sense. I appreciate your help. Have a great day.