ultra racing strut braces

[polsta]

are these any good ? ultra racing strut braces

better/worse than the rpm ones ?

[nickso]

Holes are too large on the Ultra ones. Dunno if they are on the RPM's though.

[polsta]

had an rpm one before, they are solid and well made, tight fit- slightly too tight on the inside of the turret corners

i see demon tweeks do a sparco one for £135, ideally id like a twin hartge one but they dont come up often, if anyone has one ?

any other options?

[ajay]

Sparco do a twin tube alloy front strut brace, copy of the Hartge. The only difference is where the two tubes mount the plate. Fits all e30,s exept M3 but they are double the price of the RPM or ultra racing. Look kinda period as Hartge done that style for the E30 back in the day. Still available new.

[polsta]

looks what do they cost ? got a link ? thats the style and color i want ideally, would suit the silver car better, and save buying an rpm etc to then have to blast and powder coat it silver

[ajay]

Check out europerformance website listed as £241.Im sure you can get them elsewhere too, because europerformace customer service is crap. That price sound about right though.you could try looking out for a Hartge original for a few more ££.

[polsta]

for that money thats prob what il do, not in any rush for one il see if i can fing a hartge , only posted as them ultra racing ones someone local has got and wants £80 the pair

[Rav335uk]

£80 for the pair is a very good price.

[redcar]

Want an original racing dynamics one?

[polsta]

£80 for the pair is a very good price.

but not if they are no good ?

he also has a painted inlet and rocker, but look a bit ropey and he wants a ton for them, says blasted and powder coated but from the pic it looks like a home done high temp paint rattle can job

[polsta]

Want an original racing dynamics one?

pics and price ? not in any rush for one so buying a new one i can get any time isnt really a priorty, as not even re built the car yet but thought 80 the pair for them was not bad if decent

[redcar]

Would be looking for more than £80 for the racing dynamics one really.

[DanThe]

Slotted holes defeats the object IMO, looks like they are trying to make up for manufacturing errors.

Sparco FTW

[redcar]

The slotted holes are funny.

Racing dynamics and sparco ones look perfect. You'd be surprised by the weight of the racing dynamics one if you picked it up though!

[HairyScreech]

Surely the slotted holes won't matter once bolted up properly as the friction between brace and turret will be enough to have them behave as one, like slotted holes in wheel spaces and trailing arm adjusters for example.

[harry_p]

Agreed, if bolted up tight the holes aren't an issue.

However, I would prefer to have brave which had a full strut top plate so reinforced the whole top of the turret as well as braced between the struts.

The rear one won't make a jot of difference either, I'd rather spend a bit more on a decent front brace and not bother with a rear one at all.

[polsta]

Surely the slotted holes won't matter once bolted up properly as the friction between brace and turret will be enough to have them behave as one, like slotted holes in wheel spaces and trailing arm adjusters for example.

you would of thought that be the case, the rpm ones were like that, and had slotted holes i think , with an open end

any pics of the dynamics ones ?

[DanThe]

Surely the slotted holes won't matter once bolted up properly as the friction between brace and turret will be enough to have them behave as one, like slotted holes in wheel spaces and trailing arm adjusters for example.

Some people are just fussy cooonts

[Green]

I've got a single bar sparco one I got from Andyp ages ago. Picture's not brilliant but you've got the idea. Although I sprayed it satin black to go with the engine bay a little nicer

[staley_turbo]

had an rpm one before, they are solid and well made, tight fit- slightly too tight on the inside of the turret corners
?

You got to jack the car up to fit these, Makes you realize how much the car flexes!

[DasChin]

I had the ultra ones in my track e30 and they were fine.

[redcar]

[redcar]

Repost.

[e30den]

I have a ultra racing front strut brace on my e30 it does what it's suppose to do, and
the whole size was no issue, you may need to jack up one side of the car to get it on tho

[steve_k]

if you want the hartge style one then go for the sparco twin tube, very strong & looks good aswell.

never understood the need for hinges on a strut brace.

got a sparco twin tube on the front of my sport & a single tube on the back & had no problems at all.

even sold a few "hartge" one's on ebay