Diy gt spec rear strut cross brace

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GT SPEC REAR STRUT CROSS BRACE
CONTACT GTSPEC or RAVSPEC


Remove clips to remove trunk plastic panels (3 pieces will be removed)


Center hatch panel removed first (Pull up)

Remove both side panels to reveal shock tower. Chuck the upper hat rubber cover

Use 36mm socket for the big nut. Black hat is what we need for now.

Jack up and take off the rear wheels. Remove (2) 12mm nut from wheel well

After removing the 12mm nuts, pull down the shock until the upper hat adapter can fit

Bolt up the 2 - 12mm nuts and this is what you'll see inside

On each end of the bar there is 17mm nut along with an 8 or 10mm bolt. Slightly loosen to put bar on


Place the seat belt bar on top of the cross bar

On the other side as well. Leave it loose. Place 36mm but don't tighten.

Note how the seat belt bar is cupped away from seat belt

Remove the triangular trim cover for the seat belt holder. Pry the triangular cover off to reveal the 14mm bolt. Remove 14mm bolt seat belt holder


Pull the seat belt to slack and work on removing the star washer lock as pointed.
Use something heavy to hit the bolt to lodge the star washer off if it's stubborn. (Sometimes it can just spin right off)
Be careful when removing the bolt off as there are plenty of washers. Keep them in order.


Place the supplied allen bolt through the cup hole of the seat belt bar & place the whole assembly of the seat belt holder and tighten and thread as to not cross thread the allen bolt.


Finished with the sides; now go to the back.

Tighten the 36mm big nut

Go back over the 17mm nut and allen bolt on all 6 points


Finished product:



Feedback: I have TEIN FLEX coilovers with EDFC, front and rear Eibach sway bars with a Robispec harness bar. But when I took the car out for a ride after the GT SPEC REAR STRUT CROSS BRACE install, the immediate factor and difference was steering response. It stiffens out the chassis. I wasn't expecting a big difference but it was definitely there. The steering response was on point! For all you precision drivers that loves handling; you need to purchase these. As for the people looking for aftermarket strut/harness bars; you can kill 2 birds with one stone by picking this up. Its safe to mount your racing harness on the cross brace for it is strong, sturdy, and definitely a chassis stiffener.

GTSPEC FTW

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vividracing

Looks really good without the headache of modding the panels, nice job!

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Chuck33079

I don't know about that. I don't think I'd be willing to gamble on that being a good place to mount a harness.

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