Bracing for our Lancers

[exaltd]

Hi guys,

Sorry, seems like a noob question but...

What are the different bracings and what are the functions of them? I have no clue... all i know is that they stiffen the car and minimise body roll/understeer (we seem to have alot of that in our stock Lancers)... but i have no clue how they work or which parts etc. they stiffen.

Parts i'm looking at are from the RRM website which I want to get:

- Front strut bar
- Rear upper strut bar
- Lower truss bar
- Lower tie bars
- Rear sway bar

And also out of interest what is a Camber kit?

After all that, is it all easy to install? Thank you all!

-EXALTD-

[Josh_Emerton]

I cant really help much here, I ws gonna say 'stiffens suspension' lol.
But you've confused me re: camber kit, because 'camber', as I understand it, is the angle ofthe tyre to the road, on an axis parrallel to the sideskirt, so why would it need a kit?

[LZY_EYE]

Basically, when a car corners or hits inundations in the road, the chassis flexes. The chassis takes impact as well as your shock absorbers. Putting certain bars in reduces this flex and stiffens up the car like Josh says.

Putting front and rear swaybars in (or larger ones if there are existing) will reduce bodyroll and improve turn in, and after you complete strut bars this is the most common upgrade, and probably enough for a street application.

Camber is the on the vertical access and when you look at the front of the car, you will see the wheel / tyre is on an angle. Positive Camber means the bottom of the wheel is closer to the chassis than the top. Negative Camber is when the top is closer to the chassis than the bottom.

The only time you would ever need a camber kit is when you lower the car quite heavily, and you can no longer select a suitable camber adjustment. The issue with camber is that if you choose a very agressive setting, you will end up with uneven tyre wear. It is more for racing etc.

[Graham]

+1 Shane, now I know a little bit more about what they're for

[Aspired]

Good luck with RRM.
They never reply to email. Give it a go, see if you get a reply.

[Josh_Emerton]

Try UltraRacing, one of our sponsors.

[Josh_Emerton]

Ozie...wheres UR gone?

[ofey]

I do believe RRM's bars and struts are overpriced. UltraRacing here in Au as Josh mentioned can give you the same parts much cheaper.

[exaltd]

Thank you all .

Looks like it's UR bracing for the sway bars and underside of my car . Still waiting on those GReddy struts (front and rear) group buy just for the sake of having a branded good.

-EXALTD-

[Aspired]

Some good info here - http://www.ultraracingaustralia.com/page9.htm

[SIR-VRX]

Ultra Racing is the bomb! If I [s]wanted to[/s] could spend about 10k on handling, Ultra Racing would be my first point of call handling, and

[BrownSound]

do you guys think it would be worth just getting a front upper strut bar? or should i not bother unless i go go for front/rear sway bars and struts all together?

[aspir3]

All bracing helps the cars handling. It just comes down to your budget and needs.

It is not for us to judge whether it is worth it for you or not.

[BrownSound]

well what would you recommend my first move be in improving my handling? i'm probably looking to only spend 100-200 right now.. i was considering just going for the front upper strut first and see how i go from there, or would you recommend going for a sway bar instead?

to be honest im not 2 sure how it would effect handling in isolation....

thanks

[aspir3]

I would go for in order
1.lowered springs.
2. Then the top front strut brace
3. under body front 4 point brace
4. sway bar (whiteline 24mm front and rear)
5. rear under body braces
6. top rear strut brace
7. front guard braces