Clio 172 Homemade strut brace transforms the handling :)

[rb5230]

excellent mod, treemendous.

[Swervin_Mervin]

oakdale said:

Now we have established that this is not a wind up, can I point out that this 'masterpiece' of engineering is attached (well sort of) to the strut top mounting cup and not the body as it should be.
The top of the strut needs to change angle relative to the body as the suspension moves up and down, due to the changing arc of the lower suspension arm.
If this 'strut brace' has any strength (which I doubt) it will have caused your cars front strut piston rods to bend.

Edited by oakdale on Saturday 4th July 22:28

Can't believe this hasn't been picked up by anyone else!

What you've missed is that it's mounted to the strut's top nut, which is a one piece doughnut shaped thing with the nut in the centre. The whole top nut rotates when steering so you wuldn't actually manage to turn the wheel.

Ergo it can only be a wind up.

[Conian]

I'm thinking of setting up a business making breast implants of the same material.

That'd be a commercial success wooden tit?

[oakdale]

Swervin_Mervin said:

oakdale said:

Now we have established that this is not a wind up, can I point out that this 'masterpiece' of engineering is attached (well sort of) to the strut top mounting cup and not the body as it should be.
The top of the strut needs to change angle relative to the body as the suspension moves up and down, due to the changing arc of the lower suspension arm.
If this 'strut brace' has any strength (which I doubt) it will have caused your cars front strut piston rods to bend.

Edited by oakdale on Saturday 4th July 22:28

Can't believe this hasn't been picked up by anyone else!

What you've missed is that it's mounted to the strut's top nut, which is a one piece doughnut shaped thing with the nut in the centre. The whole top nut rotates when steering so you wuldn't actually manage to turn the wheel.

Ergo it can only be a wind up.

The strut top nut and piston rod does not turn, that's why there's a bearing under the strut mounting for the spring top cup to rorate on.

[TheDetailDoctor]

Jez O said:

Can I go against the grain and say this is an excellent thread! I am currently working on some brake discs made from velour. If anyone's interested. Don't F1 cars have a plank of wood underneath..............

Surely velcro would be a better bet.

[hewlett]

Good news, an aluminium strut brace is on it's way from Germany following this successful 'trial'. Pics to follow.

[y2blade]

hewlett said:

Good news, an aluminium strut brace is on it's way from Germany following this successful 'trial'. Pics to follow.

Treeemendous news

[hewlett]

Been pining for one for ages, tempted to leaf it as is...

[y2blade]

hewlett said:

Been pining for one for ages, tempted to leaf it as is...

you will probably get "wood" over it when you open the box....

[Swervin_Mervin]

oakdale said:

Swervin_Mervin said:

oakdale said:

Now we have established that this is not a wind up, can I point out that this 'masterpiece' of engineering is attached (well sort of) to the strut top mounting cup and not the body as it should be.
The top of the strut needs to change angle relative to the body as the suspension moves up and down, due to the changing arc of the lower suspension arm.
If this 'strut brace' has any strength (which I doubt) it will have caused your cars front strut piston rods to bend.

Edited by oakdale on Saturday 4th July 22:28

Can't believe this hasn't been picked up by anyone else!

What you've missed is that it's mounted to the strut's top nut, which is a one piece doughnut shaped thing with the nut in the centre. The whole top nut rotates when steering so you wuldn't actually manage to turn the wheel.

Ergo it can only be a wind up.

The strut top nut and piston rod does not turn, that's why there's a bearing under the strut mounting for the spring top cup to rorate on.

It does on mk1/mk2 Clio. Believe me.

The top spring cup is held on with a circlip (older models) or very thin nut (newer models). On top of this sits a bearing. On top of the bearing sits a big fat rubber doughnout. This assembly then sits inside the strut tower of the car's body. Then the one-piece topnut/doughnut is screwed directly to the top of the damper piston rod.

As the hub is turned, it turns the whole damper assembly to which it is directly attached, rotating on the bearing between it and the big fat rubber doughnut. So whilst the piston rod doesn't rotate within the damper, it does rotate along with the damper unit. As the top nut is bolted to the piston road, it also turns.

[TheDetailDoctor]

So if this is a sucess, will you ne branching out into other timber based mods. Leaf springs for example. Or will you keep you roots in strut braces.

Edited by TheDetailDoctor on Wednesday 24th February 11:49

[HeavySoul]

hewlett said:

You read my mind, there will be a button on the website called:

'Woodenise', basically just click on it and you'll see a form, describe your fabrication requirements and our Master Craftspersons will create whatever wooden object you require.


Wood, the possibilities are limited.

[nobodyknows]

you must be barking up the wrong tree there surely

[Defcon5]

You bumped a 4 month old thread for that?

[Emubiker]

Defcon5 said:

You bumped a 4 month old thread for that?

Think you'll find its a year old thread, it just gets a ump every few months or so, then more people comment for a while then dissapears off the scale again.