Type-R Handling with Strut and Brace Bars

 There is a multitude of aftermarket performance suspension components to aide you in your quest for dominance in your favorite realm of motorsports. The ability of Strut bars, and brace bars to improve your handling with a minimal investment, and ease of installation, make them a given in the quest for beyond Type-R handling. Ideally you want to increase the rigidity of the chassis of your Honda, or Acura to improve its handling abilities. By adding  strut bars, and brace bars to your Honda, or Acura you stiffen the chassis, by reducing the flex experienced during hard acceleration, and cornering. Strut bars, and brace bars tie various portions of the body, and chassis together to increase the ability to resist flex, thus improving the rigidity. Most strut bars, and brace bars are of the bolt on variety, and incorporate many varieties of materials, from mild steel, carbon steel, aluminum, and even carbon fiber, and titanium. The benefits of these various materials varies but the desired result is constant...a stiffer more rigid chassis. There are many varieties of strut bars, and brace bars available including front and rear brace bars, under brace bars, X-Cross brace bars with varying degrees of reinforcement, depending on your budget, taste, and required level of durability. The basic street terrorizing tuner may not need to spend hundreds of dollars on titanium strut bars, however a heavily modified time attack car, road racer, drag racer, or drifter, would not even consider running a basic mild steel unit as weight and durability are important factors.

 Additional Benefits

Did you know that increased horsepower and traction, can cause enough twist in your Honda, or Acura to cause stress cracks in the body, and even chassis. Well it is a reality that you must face when building, and campaigning an elevated level of horsepower without increasing the level of rigidity. If you have a car you have been racing, or drifting that you have not added a strut brace, rear brace, or chassis brace to, but you have increased the horsepower, or added racing compound tires then you likely have stress cracks at your quarter windows, and / or floorpan. You can reduce, or eliminate the progression of stress cracks by installing the various strut brace bars, brace bars, and chassis bars available for your Honda, or Acura.

Key Points

• Easy installation of brace bars
• Reduce chassis, and body flex through stiffening with brace bars  
• Reduce or eliminate stress cracks
• Brace bars are functional, and have an attractive appearance
• Assist in attaining the Beyond Type-R handling desired by enthusiasts