Upper or Lower?

grant_day · Post by **grant_day** » Tue May 15, 2012 8:43 am

This may have come up before but which is better?
Upper or lower strut braces, I currently have a front upper, but nothing at the rear.
Opinions please

Thanks all

Post by **indigolemon** » Tue May 15, 2012 9:26 am

I'd stick with upper for a daily driver. Seem a few pictures of what happens to lower braces if they get snagged on something

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Tue May 15, 2012 9:39 am

go for both rears and the back will feel more part of the car when you turn in. The lower front, as IL says will get caught on speed lumps etc. the rears seem ok. i have a custom upper and an ebay lower. both ebay jobs will do you a grand job for the cash...

grant_day · Post by **grant_day** » Tue May 15, 2012 9:44 am

You have no trouble with clearance for the rear at all?
Thanks guys

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue May 15, 2012 10:04 am

the rear lower doesnt drop below the subframe so wont cause a problem the front lower drops below the subframe and isnt a good design really

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Tue May 15, 2012 11:06 am

^^^^^^what he said

its easy cash and you will feel the difference over stock.

bristol_bb4 · Post by **bristol_bb4** » Tue May 15, 2012 4:28 pm

lewd lude lover wrote:go for both rears and the back will feel more part of the car when you turn in. The lower front, as IL says will get caught on speed lumps etc. the rears seem ok. i have a custom upper and an ebay lower. both ebay jobs will do you a grand job for the cash...

how was the fitment on the egay lower rear bud?

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Tue May 15, 2012 7:41 pm

What so rear lowers work? I though they were just for bling.

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Tue May 15, 2012 8:13 pm

the holes needed taking out a little but it was ok.

the lower is not going to do that much but performance modification is so rarely a huge gain. any gain is a gain

Post by **Merlin** » Wed May 16, 2012 9:09 am

RattyMcClelland wrote:What so rear lowers work? I though they were just for bling.

I think the rear lowers make much more of a difference when you have OEM bushes, I dont think the difference is as noticable when you have polybushes.