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Cadillac strut brace mod
Friday, March 08, 2013 1:16 PM
Is it the front or the rear strut brace on the 90s cadillac's that will fit in the rear of cavis? because i can find front ones, but no rear ones. Anybody have a picture of the rear bar? I cannot find a picture of what it should look like, not even on google. none of them look like the bolt pattern is right.



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Re: Cadillac strut brace mod
Friday, March 08, 2013 1:56 PM
It's the front and it doesn't bolt to the strut tower on jbodys. You have to drill holes in the frame next to the Sapir tire holes and bolt it in.




On the inside my car looks like a fighter jet.
Re: Cadillac strut brace mod
Friday, March 08, 2013 2:00 PM
Spare tire*

http://www.clubcav.com/showthread.php?t=10678
There is a tutorial.




On the inside my car looks like a fighter jet.
Re: Cadillac strut brace mod
Friday, March 08, 2013 2:02 PM
Thanks for the clarification. I was so confused.



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Re: Cadillac strut brace mod
Friday, March 08, 2013 2:46 PM
The brace can also be modded to fit the front strut towers. I ran one for a few months until I stumbled upon a 'vert strut bar.
Re: Cadillac strut brace mod
Saturday, March 09, 2013 12:00 PM
How noticable is the difference after adding this bar in the rear?



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Re: Cadillac strut brace mod
Saturday, March 09, 2013 2:04 PM
I can't attest for this specific modification, but adding braces to a unibody chassis is always a good thing IMO. I never found the rear bars to make as big of a difference as the front braces, but they are still very effective.

I've got the upper and lower braces on my Corsica (from the 2nd gen J's). I've also got a rear hitch, which I plan to triangulate further to brace the rear up, adding this type of bar and a rear shock tower bar as well (no rear struts for the L-Bodies).. It should be able to endure the gravel highways up here in Labrador after I'm done with it.

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Re: Cadillac strut brace mod
Sunday, March 10, 2013 9:05 AM
Depends on what suspension mods/bracing you already have done... Alone it probably won't be noticeable.

On my car it made a noticeable difference, especially when autoxing



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