Clio 172 Homemade strut brace transforms the handling :)
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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.
Can't believe this hasn't been picked up by anyone else!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
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.
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.
Can't believe this hasn't been picked up by anyone else!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
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.
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.
Can't believe this hasn't been picked up by anyone else!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
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 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.
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