Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB - View Single Post

nikitopo · 06-08-2016, 03:26 AM

Hi Mim, I also have a 2015 car and noticed a very big improvement with the flexible strut tower brace. Maybe after the suspension revision and the updated bolts, the car needed more the tower brace. I believe that you need now better tires and make the rear a bit stiffer. When I installed the strut bar, I noticed sometimes the rear going a bit sidewise. I managed to fix this after installing a bigger bolt and an additional stopper in the rear subframe.

Here are the links:
https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/45368
https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/45367

Now I feel that my car needs a bit of dialing again in the front. Welcome to the tuning world

. I believe I'll manage this with the longer steering gear bolts. I haven't installed them yet, but I heard that they make also a bit stiffer the front frame. Not too much, but as I said it doesn't need a lot in front.

Here is the link:
https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/47821

Regarding the flexible draw stiffener, I don't have an experience in the BRZ. However, I installed once a similar component to my Forester and I couldn't tell any difference. I am sure that you will feel an improvement in the BRZ, but not as massive as other parts. For the time being I want to spend my money to other improvements like exhaust etc.

06-08-2016, 03:26 AM	#2211
nikitopo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: '15 BRZ RA Location: Greece Posts: 3,787 Thanks: 2,417 Thanked 1,944 Times in 1,261 Posts Mentioned: 29 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hi Mim, I also have a 2015 car and noticed a very big improvement with the flexible strut tower brace. Maybe after the suspension revision and the updated bolts, the car needed more the tower brace. I believe that you need now better tires and make the rear a bit stiffer. When I installed the strut bar, I noticed sometimes the rear going a bit sidewise. I managed to fix this after installing a bigger bolt and an additional stopper in the rear subframe. Here are the links: https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/45368 https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/45367 Now I feel that my car needs a bit of dialing again in the front. Welcome to the tuning world . I believe I'll manage this with the longer steering gear bolts. I haven't installed them yet, but I heard that they make also a bit stiffer the front frame. Not too much, but as I said it doesn't need a lot in front. Here is the link: https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/47821 Regarding the flexible draw stiffener, I don't have an experience in the BRZ. However, I installed once a similar component to my Forester and I couldn't tell any difference. I am sure that you will feel an improvement in the BRZ, but not as massive as other parts. For the time being I want to spend my money to other improvements like exhaust etc.