[Shotimes] alu strut tower brace for sale

Herman Anker heranker@rogers.com
Sat, 20 Nov 2004 11:25:08 -0500


As paul saud, some star washers help. You can also pur in some JB Weld or similar with steel stringers to get that ultimate fit.

cmichaelo@optonline.net wrote:

> Just wondering about the risk of altering the alignment setting of the front wheels during rough driving.
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> I had a strut tower brace installed a while ago but took it off after I noticed that it had altered the alignment after I hit a pot hole in a turn. (Nothing else happened. It wasn't THAT rough.)
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> I did make sure that the top surface of the alignment plate was smooth, removed the two "hooks" that "hold" the alignment plate, etc.
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> Anyway, maybe I didn't tighten the strut tower nuts enough, though as I recall they were torqued to ~25lbft.  That enough?  How much did you torque the nuts?
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> Do any of you use different nuts or different tricks for preventing alignment plate to move?  Anyone using some sort of glue?
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> Is it advisable to get rid of the alignment plate alltogether? Looks like Herman did.
>
> Michael
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