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Old 11-16-2016, 01:24 PM   #62
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Originally Posted by GrimmSpeed View Post

So when you hit the brakes the strut towers are going to pull the stock brace on the firewall, hit a bump and it's going to push (as well as the opposite movements in recoil). There is constant movement between the strut towers and the firewall, and it leads to flexing at the firewall. That firewall flex is going to be cyclical, and thus fatiguing the material (however gradually). It also is going to be a contributor to NVH as it's pulling and pushing on everything connected to the firewall, which is pretty much everything in the driver's cabin.


All you're doing is moving the flex point from the firewall to a different part of the chassis. The flex and fatigue still occurs, albeit less noticeable to the driver since NVH is presumably reduced in the cabin. Like I said, this additional chassis flex certainly doesn't make the suspension work any better, and can't be better for the chassis itself. Explain to me what I'm missing here, because the only positive thing I see from these is a quieter ride.
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