Nismo Body Brace Kit on a Roadster

sarmyth

Didn't scrap under the extreme front loading of the Seca corkscrew, though from the pictures I probably had centimeters left at best. The brace is immediately below the front door panel gap.

IMGP4265.JPG

jazz

looks good dude! they do stick out a lot.

__________________
One part rubber, three parts Krazy Glue.

sarmyth

Thanks. I'm going to talk with my chop shop guy, have him fix that up. Cause the car is perfect otherwise. The amount of stiffness afforded by those gr spec braces is unreal. Incredibly crisp turnin, completely planted over mid corner bumps. The cowel shake, which was minimal before now shoots through the windshield lighting fast (the frequency of the wave has increased considerably.

Very happy customer, highly recommended.

jazz

whats the link to the nismo body brace? i like the idea of stiffing it up but dont what the underhang...as im dropping it a lot on hipermax 3, hotchkis sway bars, spc front and rear rolling on 20"

__________________
One part rubber, three parts Krazy Glue.

gr8-wrx

Nice action shot!

__________________
Me: 2022 Toyota Tacoma SR5 Double-Cab SB
Wifey: 2013 Toyota Highlander Limited AWD
Weekends: 2010 Nissan 370z Roadster

sarmyth

To be clear, the grey braces are nismo, the blue ones are gt spec. I picked
the nismo from Z1 motorsports and the gt spec from import parts pro... Both are sponsors here.

edconline

Thanks for the pics! So to be clear, if I have the coupe, all 3 braces from the nismo kit should work no problem, AND (news to me) you can install both the 4 point and 6 point braces from GT SPEC? Finally, with the smaller (25 row) oil cooler kits, will clearance be an issue with the front brace? Thanks a lot!
Ed

__________________
View Journal
Audio Build

Zat_Zuma

Hmmm ...... something else you can buy frm me Ed?

__________________
[B]2009 & 2017 370Z Touring Sport Autos SOLD

edconline

Pm sent!

__________________
View Journal
Audio Build

sarmyth

Correct, all three nismo braces will fit from what I know, you can use both gt spec front braces together and I would doubt clearance with the smaller cooler would be an issue... Clearance was just barely an issue with the 34 row.

Careful with the gt spec 6 point though...it provides incredibly significant stiffness but it's too low to be streetable. Mine sits in the garage until I hit the track. It's a damn shame, but that's how it is.

edconline

Right on, thanks for the info!

__________________
View Journal
Audio Build

edconline

Hey sarmyth,

Thanks again for the earlier info, got the nismo brace kit all installed, and definitely a noticable difference already even on the street. However with the rear underbody Nismo brace, my stillen CBE sits about 1/8" off the bar, very close to touching. I have an FI Exhaust on order to replace the Stillen, and was wondering if that's the exhaust you are running in your pic there. I'm worried about clearance issues.

Just ordered the GTSPEC 2 and 4 point braces, really wanted the 6 point as well but I cant be taking it on and off all the time for the track. Plus I'll be dropped 1" once the Swift's are on, so from all accounts this would be a big no-go with a 1" drop. Wish GTSPEC would redesign the brace for pple with TP's or even HFC's which would negate the need for the big drop down to clear the stock cats.

Thanks again!
Ed

__________________
View Journal
Audio Build

sarmyth

I am running FI's tubes so you shouldn't have any problems.

As far as the GT Specs though,

With a 1" drop you'll be in the exact same situation as me as I've got a reported .75" drop on Nismo springs (though they dropped me closer to 1.5"). So a big no-go, it really depends on if you traverse speedbumps =p Most of the time if you take a very sharp angle, you will not scrap going into parking lots I haven't "de-tracked" my car yet and I did bottom out with these on the highway where they'd ripped up the pavement... very scary sound at speed.

And from what I understand, the bumps in the brace *are* for people running HFCs. If they were design for those running stock, they could have picked the brace up by a bit more than an inch and still had adequate clearance. I decided to just pull the brace after track days as I now have other track specific items which I run, but you should be able to have someone chop it up for ground clearance if you desire.