Wiechers rear strut bar

[Sierpien]

Hello guys! any one has ever installed this rear strut bar:

https://www.wiechers-sport.de/en/strut- ... iption-tab

[nic65]

I installed it, but the steel one always from Wiechers, I did several upgrades at the same time and I can't indicate the improvement of the bar alone

[Jeroen]

Installed it on one car but did not notice much of a difference. Funny as a front strut brace really transforms the car.

[BertjeConti]

I think a rear strut brace won't do much because at the rear there is no sido load on the struts when cornering.

[Sierpien]

Thanks guys!

[Sierpien]

Installed it on one car but did not notice much of a difference. Funny as a front strut brace really transforms the car.

Jeroen do you have any photo of it installed? the manual from the website didnt have much info.

[Jeroen]

Don't have any pics I'm afraid. The basic steel and aluminum ones on their website are clamped around the strut tower, they require drilling 2 holes and you have to remove both struts to fit them correctly. The one in the picture you posted seems to be a generic one, or also requires drilling as the spacing appears to be too small to use existing bolts.

I do know there are other strut braces that are fitted on top of the strut towers, using 2 of the 3 existing nuts on each side. These do not require drilling or strut removal.

Found this one from Classicdaily but it is discontinued, must still be others though

[BertjeConti]

That looks easy to make, but what is its purpose?

[Jeroen]

Agree, unless you plan on tracking the car on a regular basis, I don't see many benefits. What might help, is the Racetep strut with battery relocation bracket, removing quite some weight in front of the front axle which helps improve weight distribution.

[nic65]

I also moved the battery to the trunk