Testing Cusco Strut Tower Bars: Does it really work?
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Testing Cusco Strut Tower Bars: Does it really work?
Testing Cusco Strut Tower Bars: Does it really improve performance?
Ever wonder if Cusco Strut Tower Bars are made for cosmetic purposes or if it actually improves handling performance? To answer these questions...YES..its made for BOTH purposes.
Cusco's techincal support team has done testings on whether or not the Cusco Strut Tower Bars will actually improve handling performance and increase the rigidity of your vehicle. With their testings, they have proven that the Cusco Strut Tower bars do really work.
Visit the link below to see the testing videos and the many ways on how Cusco Strut Tower Bars and other products can help improve your vehicles handling and rigidity.
Cusco Strut Tower Bar Testing Video and Information Click Here!
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I'm sure the stock and the Cusco bar both serve the same function but if you were wanting to reduce weight and go with something lighter than the stock bar, you could get the TI bar that only weighs 2.3 lbs. Also, the Cusco bars look alot better than the stock one in my opinion.
Take off the stock piece and look at it. Yeah, it's really light but its made of really thin sheet metal and is actually surprisingly flexible. The whole point is to remove flex.
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That's not very believable, Vostok. That's not a mod that does very much. The stock unit performs well. Do you have track results to confirm your perceived improvements? Many of us race competitively and still use the stock front strut bar without any lack of steering sharpness or predictability.
That's not very believable, Vostok. That's not a mod that does very much. The stock unit performs well. Do you have track results to confirm your perceived improvements? Many of us race competitively and still use the stock front strut bar without any lack of steering sharpness or predictability.
i upgraded my front strut bar W a Cusco 3pt W master cyl brace & i must say that the cusco brace was not only lighter than OEM, but there was a noticable improvment in front end stiffness after install. im not saying the stock setup lacks any sharpness etc... but there WAS an improvment in front end response. whether this will relate to better track times or why you dont see it on XXX's tuner car is all speculation
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if you take alook at the factory unit at the ends you can actually see stress points after trackwork,
THE FACTORY UNIT IS POO.
I swapped mine for a Beatrush unit aswell and noticed a massive difference,, lik emost things in Evos apart from the motor you pretty much change everything else
THE FACTORY UNIT IS POO.
I swapped mine for a Beatrush unit aswell and noticed a massive difference,, lik emost things in Evos apart from the motor you pretty much change everything else
Braces can make a difference. The question though, is how much of a noticeable and quantifiable difference for your driving? Despite the results of the Cusco "test," I still question their true value per dollar against other means to increase lap times. Besides their tiny performance increase per dollar spent, consider the added weight. Sure, replacing a heavier factory brace with a lightweight aftermarket item may reduce a few pounds at most, but adding braces everywhere does add weight, which may negate the already minimal benefits of added stiffness from most bolt-on braces.
The bottom line is: If you are making enough power and/or driving hard enough to flex your chassis so much that it is hindering your performance noticeably you and want to get really serious enough about racing and stiffening your chassis, you'd get better and more cost effective results by seam welding the car, adding a cage and removing heavy items than a 12-piece assortment of braces all over your car.
That's just my .02 though, and some of you will probably argue against this in defense of your hundreds spent or hundreds you are trying to make on expensive JDM braces. Sorry but it's true.
The bottom line is: If you are making enough power and/or driving hard enough to flex your chassis so much that it is hindering your performance noticeably you and want to get really serious enough about racing and stiffening your chassis, you'd get better and more cost effective results by seam welding the car, adding a cage and removing heavy items than a 12-piece assortment of braces all over your car.
That's just my .02 though, and some of you will probably argue against this in defense of your hundreds spent or hundreds you are trying to make on expensive JDM braces. Sorry but it's true.
Last edited by hokiruu; Aug 16, 2007 at 12:10 PM.
Braces can make a difference. The question though, is how much of a noticeable and quantifiable difference for your driving? Despite the results of the Cusco "test," I still question their true value per dollar against other means to increase lap times. Besides their tiny performance increase per dollar spent, consider the added weight. Sure, replacing a heavier factory brace with a lightweight aftermarket item may reduce a few pounds at most, but adding braces everywhere does add weight, which may negate the already minimal benefits of added stiffness from most bolt-on braces.
The bottom line is: If you are making enough power and/or driving hard enough to flex your chassis so much that it is hindering your performance noticeably you and want to get really serious enough about racing and stiffening your chassis, you'd get better and more cost effective results by seam welding the car, adding a cage and removing heavy items than a 12-piece assortment of braces all over your car.
That's just my .02 though, and some of you will probably argue against this in defense of your hundreds spent or hundreds you are trying to make on expensive JDM braces. Sorry but it's true.
The bottom line is: If you are making enough power and/or driving hard enough to flex your chassis so much that it is hindering your performance noticeably you and want to get really serious enough about racing and stiffening your chassis, you'd get better and more cost effective results by seam welding the car, adding a cage and removing heavy items than a 12-piece assortment of braces all over your car.
That's just my .02 though, and some of you will probably argue against this in defense of your hundreds spent or hundreds you are trying to make on expensive JDM braces. Sorry but it's true.
all true & well said points. i dont think anyone who has any expeirience W a fully seam welded & caged chassis would argue using the cusco braces as an alternative or even compare the two in terms of use on a race car
but for the average guy like me who spends the majority of thier time on the street & just wants to tweak the cars balance slightly or add a little stiffness, upgrading the OEM bar & adding one or two braces makes a nice comprimise to tearing the car down to the chassis or dealing W the access problems that come W adding a cage to a DD.
