horus1970 Posted October 13, 2015 Posted October 13, 2015 as title says, need a new chassis brace as when i got my buddy club exhaust fitted i noticed chassis brace looked like it had just been salvaged from the seabed,, cant have that,,, so any experience of members owning either would help,, i have only mentioned gt spec and ultra racing as they were only ones i could find,, if anyone knows of a better one that would be helpfull also,, cheers. Quote
Ekona Posted October 13, 2015 Posted October 13, 2015 The OEM chassis brace stays on regardless of whether you fit an aftermarket one as well. If yours is rusted through, replace that first before adding anything else. I had the full set of Summit underbody braces on mine. Incredible things, made a good chassis into a great one. Quote
GMballistic Posted October 13, 2015 Posted October 13, 2015 Either will do the job although I believe when brand new the GT spec is the more expensive of the two, ...better see how much Ian wants for his fast and grab a bargain then. Seriously though Op I have bought off Ian before & he's a good seller. Quote
horus1970 Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 The OEM chassis brace stays on regardless of whether you fit an aftermarket one as well. If yours is rusted through, replace that first before adding anything else. I had the full set of Summit underbody braces on mine. Incredible things, made a good chassis into a great one. are you sure the o.e one has to stay in place?? as aftermarket ones use egsisting holes in chassis,,, are we talking about the same brace here? its the one that is sort of w shaped underneath the car, the exhaust runs over the top of it,,, Quote
horus1970 Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 Gt spec Funny enough I have one for sale pm me with a price for the gt chassis brace mate,, cheers. Quote
horus1970 Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 this is brace i am refering too,, cant see the rusty w anywhere,, Quote
Ekona Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Why they've removed the W brace, I've no idea. You keep that one, and the other ones go over it. They supplement, not replace. Quote
ZMANALEX Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Despite what has been said on this forum many times over, the after market bracing is NOT a replacement for the OEM "W" shape brace which is fitted from the factory. As Dan has said, the after market bracing supplements the OEM "W" shape brace. Quote
350 Russ Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) this is brace i am refering too,, cant see the rusty w anywhere,, That's the same brace I have on my zed and it's not a replacement for the w brace your referring to, the gt spec one sits a lot further forward so it's under the gearbox and the w is just in front of the rear subframe. I don't think the w brace is in that photo as it will be right on top of the camera so just out of shot Edited October 14, 2015 by 350 Russ Quote
350 Russ Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) Double post Edited October 14, 2015 by 350 Russ Quote
350 Russ Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Here's a photo of mine, it's not the clearest but it shows it further forward towards the engine than the oem w brace Quote
horus1970 Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 this is brace i am refering too,, cant see the rusty w anywhere,, That's the same brace I have on my zed and it's not a replacement for the w brace your referring to, the gt spec one sits a lot further forward so it's under the gearbox and the w is just in front of the rear subframe. I don't think the w brace is in that photo as it will be right on top of the camera so just out of shot ahh thats whats confusing me then, i thought it replaced w brace,, im still buying one ha,,i want as much bracing upgrading that is possible,, i want my chassis to have as little flex as possible. Quote
horus1970 Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 Here's a photo of mine, it's not the clearest but it shows it further forward towards the engine than the oem w brace suddenly everything became clear ha,, thanks very much for the pick to unscramble my primitive mind,, 1 Quote
350 Russ Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 no probs, I'm usually not very helpful I think this is an aftermarket version of the W brace. I'm not 100% sure of this so might be worth doing some research first if your interested. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nissan-Fairlady-350Z-3-5-2003-Rear-Lower-Bar-Rear-Member-Brace-/371418001776?_trksid=p2054897.l4275 Quote
retro_al Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) Just looking at buying the white ones on ebay, looking at this post the other make GT spec is the better brace? Edited March 25, 2016 by retro_al Quote
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