rear strut brace for a cabby?

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Post Wed Jan 29, 2014 6:20 pm

All the rear strut braces I look at or see advertised- always seem to state not for cabrio?!?

would one actually fit? or are there strut braces available for a cabby?
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Post Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:18 pm

There is no gains to be had from fitting a rear strut brace to any E30.
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Post Wed Jan 29, 2014 8:10 pm

jurassicwadey wrote:All the rear strut braces I look at or see advertised- always seem to state not for cabrio?!?

would one actually fit? or are there strut braces available for a cabby?
The cab shock upper mounts are accessed through the horseshoe, you're not going to get a brace to fit.
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Post Wed Jan 29, 2014 8:12 pm

Well you learn something new everyday!!

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Post Wed Jan 29, 2014 8:47 pm

PG325 wrote:
jurassicwadey wrote:All the rear strut braces I look at or see advertised- always seem to state not for cabrio?!?

would one actually fit? or are there strut braces available for a cabby?
The cab shock upper mounts are accessed through the horseshoe, you're not going to get a brace to fit.
?? Not on mine. 8O
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Post Wed Jan 29, 2014 8:50 pm

Gert_8 wrote:
PG325 wrote:
jurassicwadey wrote:All the rear strut braces I look at or see advertised- always seem to state not for cabrio?!?

would one actually fit? or are there strut braces available for a cabby?
The cab shock upper mounts are accessed through the horseshoe, you're not going to get a brace to fit.
?? Not on mine. 8O

They are. The access holes are hidden by large , often MIA , grommets.
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Post Wed Jan 29, 2014 8:51 pm

Oh, ive noticed those but thought they were to release trapped rain water. :o:

I stand corrected. :)
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Post Wed Jan 29, 2014 10:15 pm

Either way, as Barry has already said, a rear 'strut' brace on an E30 is bracing nothing! There are no significant lateral loads on the rear damper mounts.
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Post Thu Jan 30, 2014 2:57 am

the cabrio is sort of double braced already, at least by body panels. There is a void between the panel that the back seat rest on and the panel you see in the trunk.

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