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You wanted less wheel gap without dropping the car on coilovers. Bigger rims is the answer. Hell, get 22"s!

hahah, yea you gotta think outside the Box sometimes!
http://www.the370z.com/members/jeffb...38-photo-4.jpg

dont hate man his pimpin

Still wish it was orange lol.

so, i have a roadster and starting my build and was looking at the 6 or 4 and the rear lower brace...and your saying it will hit everything i go over! ieeee
build list
HKS hipermax 3
SPC camber arms front and rear
Venaci 20" spirits 9.5 and 11" rear
stillen headers and test pipe
HKS cat back
stillen G2 intake

^ get the G3 intake, not the G2. Also I'd get HFC's not Test pipes because the power advantage is really not worth the rasp.

Whatever happened with this brace, I want one :)

ok, ill take a look.
do you need to take off the front bumper every time to clean the filters? i live in a dusty area! grr
so no test pipes, go with the 200 cell cats.

what about the brace...i am in a roadster so the car gets some flex! but dont want it to have no clearence.

Skip the brace, you'll hit everything especially if you're lowered!

And yes, you need to remove the front bumper to access the filters but this is VERY easy. Once you figure out how it works (i.e. after the first time) you can remove the front bumper in under 10 minutes. It's a breeze.

I would go with the high flow cats....less stinky, less rasp and I guess it does something for the environment. Might cost you 3-4hp.

I don't know about the clearance...I'm pretty scared about that myself...Don't think I can make it anywhere...

They may have redesigned it, but on the model i had if you're dropped at all its going to get destroyed. I ended up taking it off when i had my coilovers installed because it just wasn't going to work.

also who says our cars need to be any stiffer??? a lil give is needed!

majority votes.....NO

i was thinking if im adding power in a soft top witch has more flex then a coupe i would need it. but, guess not that much if i cant drive it! 3 or 400 in my pocket :)

wanna give it to me, I don't have coilovers yet

i would have, but i left it at performance motorsport in like november, when i had my coilovers installed. I think GT-SPEC picked it up the next day or so.

Attempted to install the 6 point brace after work today. The compression rivets are an interesting experience as I really did not know when I've tightened them enough. I used hand tools and they do seem to work.
However, the problem I had was that the other four bolts from the frame do not fit with the brace in place. GT-Spec does not provide replacements bolts that fit the length needed. I contacted GT Spec and they stated they used to provide the correct size bolts. They suggested I go to a hardware store and pick up some longer bolts, which I'll do but it would have been better knowing that prior to taking everything apart.
My concern is that other than the rivet bolts the four contact points are not flush where the brace makes contact the frame tightened by the bolt. Not sure if that is intentional so there will be some flex between the brace and frame in the front and side bolts. If you look at picture of this product at the GT-Spec site it shows two additional bolts but it also shows what look like a pair of bushings that I believe are there to resolve the non-flushness. Four of those should have been included in the package.
I also have the 2 point rear brace which fits flush at the bolt contact points and that's what I would have expected from the 6-point.

Retightened everything and will be purchasing the new longer bolts this weekend. If anyone has the specs on the thread and length, thanks.
Cheers.

Purchased longer bolts and washers. Everything suddenly fit and the brace was installed within 10 minutes. After a drive and retighening of all bolts I took it for longer drive. The before and after difference is not dramatic, and I was not expecting it from such a well-built car.
Impressions are that the steering wheel feels more solid. Noises from the road bumps are more muted, distant. On higher speed turns it feel solid, more solid than before. That new feel provides more confidence in the turn. A more solid feel at highway speeds. It is noticeable? Yes to me.

I wonder if it would make more of a difference on the Roadster.

i wonder if it should be called the placebo brace

Cinellipro, did anyone ever verify if the 6 point replaces the 4 point or just adds to it?

Zdayz 2014!!

The mounting points for the 6-point brace attach to the chassis while the 4-point attaches to the front suspension member. The two braces work in separate and unlinked areas. I investigated the same thing and just ordered the 4-point.

Thanks for the info! What were your reasons for going with the 4 and not the 6?

Zdayz 2014!!

I have the 6-point and the 2-point in the rear. The next step is the 4-point.

What were the specs to the bolts and washers you bought?

I'm also thinking about getting this and want to be prepared for the install.

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I reviewed my e-mails with GTSpec and looked for the package and cannot locate the specs on the bolts. I think they were M10x1.25x??mm and automotive grade. I picked up varying lengths at Home Depot and since they were under $3 each it was a good insurance policy from taking multiple trips (returned the unused).
If you want to be prepared for the installation, e-mail GTSpec and ask them to provide you with the bolt specs and then purchase 1/2 in longer bolts. I recommend purchasing 2 longer bolts for the front and 2 longer bolts for the outside. My package did not come with the 2 front bolts, they expect you to use the existing bolts from the chassis.

That's good info, thanks man. I'll have to do that when I decode to buy these since they're definitely in my future.

Zdayz 2014!!

This thread was very helpful. Thanks guys! I just ordered the 6 point and 2 point. Now I gotta have the 4 point lol

time for me to resurrect an old thread. Just to sum it up, if you are lowered, these 3 braces will scrape like crazy?

6 Point Brace on convertible.
 

Added GTSpec 6 point brace to add rigidity to a convertible. Jeffblue has provided good description of install. To add to my experience to the description, the convertible had two small brace section on the left and right that I had to remove to fit the GTSpec brace. I had not noticed these in previous posts. Maybe these are unique to the convertible? These are shown in 1st pic.

GTSpec brace fitted well, captive nuts worked out OK.

I have been having problems with car tracking when crossing uneven surfaces in the road. The 1st drive maybe showed better rigidity. I did not scrape anything, but my car is not lowered. I have not crossed speed bumps yet.

I will update when I have more driving.

In Puerto Rico 6point brace scrapes on every single speed bump even on the stock height.

^^^ Yeah mine scrapes on big dips on the freeways in Cali