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  Registered Member #654 Joined: Tue Dec 02 2008, 12:44PMLocation: LONDON Posts: 61 | Question .... I currently have a JCW upper front strut brace.... works wonders!!! But now i am striped .... i need a rear strut brace.... I was looking on ebay and saw a couple of rear ones and then i noticed lower front struts aswell??? Does anyone have upper and lowers struts and if so what makes have you got?? or recommend??? I read OMP are good?? thanks C xxx Milo the Mini Heidi the Honda Ralphy the Rx7 | ||
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 Registered Member #270 Joined: Thu Sep 28 2006, 11:00PMPosts: 14 | Roland of GTT will be a good person to speak to regarding braces... He makes and supplies all the braces you'll need... They look good too... | ||
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 Registered Member #587 Joined: Wed Jul 02 2008, 07:20PMLocation: warwickshire Posts: 14 | I have the GTT front brace,looks nice too!! Image: http:// i107.photobucket.com /albums/m282/ purplepiper125/ clairesig2.jpg | ||
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Mini Turbo'd   Registered Member #140 Joined: Mon Mar 13 2006, 12:00AMLocation: Southampton Posts: 2483 | OMP are rubbish. the GTT ones are the only true braces  The JCW is an accessory to make the engine bay look nice and doesnt really have much function either. MINI Project 370hp and counting... : MINIProject.co.uk | ||
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| Mini Turbo'd Registered Member #140 Joined: Mon Mar 13 2006, 12:00AMLocation: Southampton Posts: 2483 | p.s. I run the top and two lower GTT braces. Havent invested in the boot one yet. MINI Project 370hp and counting... : MINIProject.co.uk | ||
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| Registered Member #654 Joined: Tue Dec 02 2008, 12:44PMLocation: LONDON Posts: 61 | ch are the roughly then the GTT ones i need a lower front and back?? Milo the Mini Heidi the Honda Ralphy the Rx7 | ||
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| Mini Turbo'd Registered Member #140 Joined: Mon Mar 13 2006, 12:00AMLocation: Southampton Posts: 2483 | There are four! One top front, lower front, mid lower chassis and rear boot brace. The top two are the biggest different I believe as its the strut and body flex that causes most of the problems. MINI Project 370hp and counting... : MINIProject.co.uk | ||
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  Registered Member #497 Joined: Tue Jan 29 2008, 09:21PMLocation: Havant Posts: 326 | I have the top and lower GTT braces, looks great Image: http:// i290.photobucket.com /albums/ll261/ SCNMini/ DSCF4934_0strech- 1.jpg | ||
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| haggis |
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formerly jamesf  Registered Member #564 Joined: Sat May 31 2008, 06:16PMLocation: Edinburgh Posts: 48 | omp lower is good and much cheaper than the GTT and dont give me the reinforced balls as ben killed his lower GTT on a speed bump the best lower brace is the TSW X brace or the M7 USS GTT top brace is a work of art, i run the m7 top brace and its 100 times better than my old omp top other thing to get is camber plates good coils and plates will out shine any car with just a brace R50 Cooper Red/White m7 STB m7 CAI m7 sport springs carbotech stoppers epic cooper coming soon, (cooper S shot block, Thumper Head, rotex supercharger, AST coilovers re-valved for swift springs, TSW BBK, safety devices half cage, recaro race seats, etc) | ||
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  Registered Member #27 Joined: Mon Jan 16 2006, 12:00AMLocation: Watford, Herts. Posts: 626 | I have all four GTT braces on my MINI. I had the top front, lower front and lower mid braces all fitted at the same time, and noticed a big difference straight away, and 22 months on i can still feel the benifit of them. With the rear boot brace fittrd i felt a small difference to start with, but i can't really feel that anymore. I guess the improvement from the rear was too small to keep feeling the difference after a while. | ||
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Old Skool Registered Member #187 Joined: Fri May 12 2006, 11:00PMPosts: 216 | haggis wrote ... omp lower is good and much cheaper than the GTT and dont give me the reinforced balls as ben killed his lower GTT on a speed bump Yeah what an epic waste of £80 that was. The OMP lower is fine. The GTT mid Brace is worth the money as is the top brace. I don't have a boot one, personally don't see the point. [ Edited Sat Dec 06 2008, 03:48PM ] Image: http://
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SCNM naughtiest Member & I will always have sweets for ya! Registered Member #326 Joined: Tue Jan 09 2007, 12:00AMLocation: Birmingham Posts: 1732 | Just picked up my GTT strut yesterday from Think MINI went there to get my spots fitted, But LuckyDave noticed where the strut fits on the mounts there is Mushrooming and the passenger side is split  looks like I'm back to the stealers AGAIN. But still love my ickle cab and can't wait to get the strut on and a few other things in the new year. Image: http:// i46.photobucket.com/ albums/f115/ missjoannemoore/ 4690_1174979335858_1 269308848_48684.jpg | ||
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| Mini Turbo'd Registered Member #140 Joined: Mon Mar 13 2006, 12:00AMLocation: Southampton Posts: 2483 | Whoa!! They must have hit something big to do that! MINI Project 370hp and counting... : MINIProject.co.uk | ||
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| formerly jamesf Registered Member #564 Joined: Sat May 31 2008, 06:16PMLocation: Edinburgh Posts: 48 | split ! thats quite a pot hold someone must have hit R50 Cooper Red/White m7 STB m7 CAI m7 sport springs carbotech stoppers epic cooper coming soon, (cooper S shot block, Thumper Head, rotex supercharger, AST coilovers re-valved for swift springs, TSW BBK, safety devices half cage, recaro race seats, etc) | ||
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 Registered Member #623 Joined: Mon Sep 08 2008, 06:19PMLocation: bournemouth Posts: 81 | Get better tires first, then look for a bigger rear sway bar. Rear strut bars are best on RWD/AWD cars, on FWD they do very little. Image: http:// img.photobucket.com/ albums/v217/ hatallas/Euro2.jpg 08 chili red cooper / 08 mazdaspeed 3 / 06 mazda 3 ( fully built 400WHP) / 97 GTI VR6 ( full neuspeed) | ||
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