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Rear Shock Tower Brace?

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Unread 02-02-2012, 10:07 AM   #1
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Rear Shock Tower Brace?

I'm looking at stiffening up the body on my car so it handles as well as it should with my 17" wheels. The plan is to put in a tubular K-member, subframe connectors, and a front strut-tower brace. Is there any point in me putting in a rear shock tower brace as well since my car is a sedan (not a hatchback) anyway?

Putting one in would make building my subwoofer box a whole lot more complicated.
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I'm not sure if it would help or not, never really gave it much thought. The boxtops may be a bit stiffer than the futuras. Is there even such an animal for F/Z's? Or were you going to build one?
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I had guessed maybe one exists for Mustangs that would work. Otherwise, I know a guy that could do it.
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Anything that will make these old girls corner better is all good by me! Let me know what you figure out!
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