thought tanabe was the only underbrace?
that design looks really iffy... the tanabe one is made with interlaced opposing triangles, engineering at its best ^_^ this looks like if the car swivels, the brace will just snap, i dunno, i'm biased...don't listen to my ramblings... >_<
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Originally posted by chocobo15_2000
that design looks really iffy... the tanabe one is made with interlaced opposing triangles, engineering at its best ^_^ this looks like if the car swivels, the brace will just snap, i dunno, i'm biased...don't listen to my ramblings... >_<
that design looks really iffy... the tanabe one is made with interlaced opposing triangles, engineering at its best ^_^ this looks like if the car swivels, the brace will just snap, i dunno, i'm biased...don't listen to my ramblings... >_<
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Rep Power: 419 All of the designs are different. The materials are different too. I just got my Tanabe Sustec UnderBrace a little while back. I'll install it today and take lots of pics for a DIY. It weighs 4 pounds and is made out of hollow aluminum. It's very stiff too.
The Carbing one attaches to two other spots. In that way it's slightly better than the Tanabe. I don't know the material, but maybe it's made out of steel? That would make it pretty sturdy in the corners, so any twisting force that's not acting on the bars straight across would have to be "absorbed" by the corners. Kinda less efficient than the tanabe IMO.
I would love to see a cross brace with a 6 point setup like the Carbing. Triangled aluminum with thick thick bars and offset design to make the whole thing stiff as all hell. That would be killer IMO.
The Carbing one attaches to two other spots. In that way it's slightly better than the Tanabe. I don't know the material, but maybe it's made out of steel? That would make it pretty sturdy in the corners, so any twisting force that's not acting on the bars straight across would have to be "absorbed" by the corners. Kinda less efficient than the tanabe IMO.
I would love to see a cross brace with a 6 point setup like the Carbing. Triangled aluminum with thick thick bars and offset design to make the whole thing stiff as all hell. That would be killer IMO.
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The Carbing one attaches to two other spots. In that way it's slightly better than the Tanabe. I don't know the material, but maybe it's made out of steel? That would make it pretty sturdy in the corners, so any twisting force that's not acting on the bars straight across would have to be "absorbed" by the corners. Kinda less efficient than the tanabe IMO.
The Carbing one attaches to two other spots. In that way it's slightly better than the Tanabe. I don't know the material, but maybe it's made out of steel? That would make it pretty sturdy in the corners, so any twisting force that's not acting on the bars straight across would have to be "absorbed" by the corners. Kinda less efficient than the tanabe IMO.
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looked something like that, 6 point harness too...that design looks sick. Just my opinion, no offense to anyone, that carbing one just doesn't look cut for the job.
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Rep Power: 0 i dont think ur gonna offend anyone ima look more for the one ur talkin about maybe i can find it somewhere
oh yeh and grey it is made of steel
oh yeh and grey it is made of steel
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Rep Power: 419 Anyone know where I can get this thing? I just killed my Tanabe Sustec UnderBrace and I'm looking for something different. I'll write up a DIY, a Review, and a comparison if and when I get it too... 
how the hell u kill it? i left mine in the rear seat when my car got broken in so the damned thieves took mine along wiht my system...so i was thinkin of getting another one...but you killed yours? cause you're car is too low? 
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Rep Power: 419 hehe... Here's the full story: Don't use the shoulder during construction!
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passwordjdm.com is where i saw it orignally also id try places that sell jdm crap aj-racing.com and jdmparts.com also
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