Corksport Front upper Strut Brace review
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Corksport Front upper Strut Brace review
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So I ordered this brace from Cork Sport. It came in all nice and shiny the welds look good overall a good part.. Fitment was great and I got it all installed in 15 Mins.. As I sat and marveled at my handy work and getting all installed with no problems.. I noticed that it gave no access to change the settings on my front coil over.. And is going to make changing the oil filter a PITA!!!.. I got the dampener extender **** but for my camber adj. is still going to be a problem.. But over all it looks good and feels better and I like it just got to figure out some minor fixes..
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So I ordered this brace from Cork Sport. It came in all nice and shiny the welds look good overall a good part.. Fitment was great and I got it all installed in 15 Mins.. As I sat and marveled at my handy work and getting all installed with no problems.. I noticed that it gave no access to change the settings on my front coil over.. And is going to make changing the oil filter a PITA!!!.. I got the dampener extender **** but for my camber adj. is still going to be a problem.. But over all it looks good and feels better and I like it just got to figure out some minor fixes..
Cell Phone pix..
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yea good point.. i was thinking about using these they make 110mm size about 4.5" so this may work on this hole.. but im still bootied out on the camber adj.. ![Frown](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/frown.gif)
Face palm at my mistake.. i forgot to add this:
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V JCrane82 I have the Megan Racing Coil Over kit and it gives camber adj. (Camber Plates)
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Face palm at my mistake.. i forgot to add this:
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V JCrane82 I have the Megan Racing Coil Over kit and it gives camber adj. (Camber Plates)
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Yea you guys are right... I was getting it confused with my Subaru.. MR coil overs on that too.. Ok. I was able correct my dampener issue..
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Sorry crappy cell phone pictures..
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Notice any difference in handling?
The brace is priced good, but it's bulky and limits access to the areas you mentioned so It's a no go for a good chunk of people running coilovers.
The brace is priced good, but it's bulky and limits access to the areas you mentioned so It's a no go for a good chunk of people running coilovers.
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Well.. I was mistaken about the Megan Coil Overs having camber adj. plates there on the top. So all I needed was access to the dampeners.. the Cork Sport Strut Brace is Very Light.. so its not going to add weight..It gives about 1 CM Diameter hole access to install a dampener extension That is what I did.. For other Coil over manufacturers you would need to see what they had available or modify the strut brace itself.. I have the rear cork sport brace too and it does stiffen things up.. Funny thing i noticed is going through a driveway entrance I can tell its more rigid for sure..
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