Beatrush rear upper strut-brace. Installed and loving it!

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:27 pm

I know not many people have a rear strut-brace so I thought I would just post my opinion about one.
Short answer: awesome!

Long answer: I installed chassis rigidity-improving parts one at a time so I can better quantify the improvements they made;
- 1st was a front strut tower brace from Cusco. This improved turn-in at speeds over 50km/h and reduced scuttle shake noticeably
- 2nd was the MX5Plus torque box rollbar, the double hoop version. Virtually all scuttle shake in the rear was eliminated. Made the car oversteer slightly.
- lastly is the rear upper strut-tower brace from Beatrush. Cruising along streets I know very well, no scuttle shake at all!, this included rolling over train tracks at 50km/h, and both rear tyres feel like they are making more positive contact on the road.

I didn't get a chance to drive around some well-known twisties as it was peak-hour, but Lakeside track day is less than 72hours away. :mrgreen:

Photos will be posted tomorrow.

BIG BIG thanks to Danny, aka ORX626, once again for taking some time out of his busy schedule to install it for me.
That's another one I owe you mate. :oops:

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:24 pm

nice work, i'm planning to get both beatrush front and rear strutbraces.

where did you get it from, and how much?

Postby **orx626** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:37 pm

1red5 wrote:BIG BIG thanks to Danny, aka ORX626, once again for taking some time out of his busy schedule to install it for me.
That's another one I owe you mate.

Not a problem Andrew!

Always happy to help...have fun on Thursday...will be thinking of you guys

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Cheers,
Danny

Postby **Okibi** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:45 pm

I didn't notice much difference when I installed mine (LF Performance brand) but I think the rigidity of the brown davis maked it's effectiveness.

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:39 am

MXHEVN wrote:nice work, i'm planning to get both beatrush front and rear strutbraces.

where did you get it from, and how much?

got it from eBay, for a change :oops:

. And a wee bit too much, but hey, they are fairly rare to come by from a decent manufacturer at a semi-decent price.

Sorry for blurry first pic, but camera wouldn't focus properly... obviously.

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:44 am

orx626 wrote:
1red5 wrote:BIG BIG thanks to Danny, aka ORX626, once again for taking some time out of his busy schedule to install it for me.
That's another one I owe you mate.

Not a problem Andrew! Always happy to help...have fun on Thursday...will be thinking of you guys .

Cheers,
Danny

Maybe it'll rain, so it makes your decision not to go slightly easier to swallow.
We are there ALL DAY you know... so you can pitch up for half of it maybe?

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:05 am

I have one aswell I do notice a slight difference in added stiffness.
I think its worth its weight so it stay in the car even on track days.
Not sure what is better roll bar or this but it weigh a lot less than roll bar.

tuned_to_fly · Postby **tuned_to_fly** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:52 am

I think this may be my next cheap mod. I just received my Beatrush radiator cooling plate thingy yesterday and they are a very well made part indeed so I will happily buy from the ebay seller again.

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:31 pm

Oh I failed to mention that the reason why I thought this is worthy of mention is that, in my experience at least, it has made a better improvement in handling and reducing scuttle shake than a front strut tower brace even AFTER installing a big-ass roll-bar.
Goes to show how "flimsy" the rear-end is.

tuned_to_fly you wont be dissapointed as I was very pleasantly surprised to find that Laile also includes the spare tyre re-locator bracket as shown in their pics, but they didn't mention it in the wording in their ad. :mrgreen:

The workmanship is typical Japanese brand-name, TOP NOTCH.
End brackets fit perfectly and the cross-beam is mirror finished stainless steel. It was actually a bit of a shame to hide it in the boot.