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Old 12-04-2014, 04:29 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by babydriver View Post
OK, I found the TRD strut brace; very nice carbon fiber, but more than twice as much as the GrimmSpeed brace. Is the benefit that much greater than with mild steel? I don't do any track racing, strictly street driving. I'm looking to improve handling around some twisty roads near Lake Travis (in Texas).
No- CF is a strong, lightweight material. Will you benefit from the slight decrease in weight between the two models? Yes, but so insignificantly that it will realistically have no effect on you, making the dollar per utilty aspect dismal for the TRD. It's much more a bling factor
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