Gt spec rear strut cross brace

dainedazz · 12-06-2013, 12:06 AM

GT SPEC REAR STRUT CROSS BRACE
CONTACT GTSPEC or RAVSPEC

Remove clips to remove trunk plastic panels (3 pieces will be removed)

Center hatch panel removed first (Pull up)

Remove both side panels to reveal shock tower. Chuck the upper hat rubber cover

Use 36mm socket for the big nut. Black hat is what we need for now.

Jack up and take off the rear wheels. Remove (2) 12mm nut from wheel well

After removing the 12mm nuts, pull down the shock until the upper hat adapter can fit

Bolt up the 2 - 12mm nuts and this is what you'll see inside

On each end of the bar there is 17mm nut along with an 8 or 10mm bolt. Slightly loosen to put bar on

Place the seat belt bar on top of the cross bar

On the other side as well. Leave it loose. Place 36mm but don't tighten.

Note how the seat belt bar is cupped away from seat belt

Remove the triangular trim cover for the seat belt holder. Pry the triangular cover off to reveal the 14mm bolt. Remove 14mm bolt seat belt holder

Pull the seat belt to slack and work on removing the star washer lock as pointed.

Use something heavy to hit the bolt to lodge the star washer off if it's stubborn. (Sometimes it can just spin right off)
Be careful when removing the bolt off as there are plenty of washers. Keep them in order.

Place the supplied allen bolt through the cup hole of the seat belt bar & place the whole assembly of the seat belt holder and tighten and thread as to not cross thread the allen bolt.

Finished with the sides; now go to the back.

Tighten the 36mm big nut

Go back over the 17mm nut and allen bolt on all 6 points

Finished product:

Feedback: I have TEIN FLEX coilovers with EDFC, front and rear Eibach sway bars with a Robispec harness bar. But when I took the car out for a ride after the GT SPEC REAR STRUT CROSS BRACE install, the immediate factor and difference was steering response. It stiffens out the chassis. I wasn't expecting a big difference but it was definitely there. The steering response was on point! For all you precision drivers that loves handling; you need to purchase these. As for the people looking for aftermarket strut/harness bars; you can kill 2 birds with one stone by picking this up. Its safe to mount your racing harness on the cross brace for it is strong, sturdy, and definitely a chassis stiffener.

GTSPEC FTW

TerribleONE · 12-06-2013, 12:09 AM

Nice!

Trips · 12-06-2013, 12:15 AM

Nice writeup

Akbubba47 · 12-06-2013, 12:49 AM

Nice bro. We gotta cruise before winter ruins the mood lol. My car comes back from the shop Saturday. (It's Anthony)

fuct · 12-06-2013, 09:56 AM

now thats an illustrated install! you even have pics of people taking pics! haha

awesome man!

MacLean · 12-06-2013, 10:28 AM

Nice....very nice write up along with the pics

1cleanZ · 12-11-2013, 01:08 PM

Very nice writeup, first writeup I've seen that shows how the brace connects to the seat belts. I find it interesting that you can only use the lateral braces by deleting OEM seat belts?

This is definitely a high priority item on my list to get ordered before spring hits and the full season of Auto-X awaits

dainedazz · 12-17-2013, 02:27 PM

Def dude ^^ must have

Wiggins3377 · 12-17-2013, 03:10 PM

I just installed mine this past weekend. I have to say the install is very simple and the final product is great. It also works as a great harness bar alternative. I'll post my own (or maybe add to this thread) "how to" once I have the interior panels properly trimmed. All in all I'm very happy with the product.

XPNSD IT · 12-18-2013, 09:52 PM

Damn very nice write up, looks great! Might actually consider this seeing what needs to be done in detail. Clean ride btw

Chuck33079 · 12-18-2013, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dainedazz

. As for the people looking for aftermarket strut/harness bars; you can kill 2 birds with one stone by picking this up. Its safe to mount your racing harness on the cross brace for it is strong, sturdy, and definitely a chassis stiffener.

I don't know if I'd go so far as to say it's safe to use as a harness bar. You're not going to know it's not sturdy enough until it seriously injures or kills you.

Very nice writeup, this is definitely on my list of parts to buy.

synolimit · 12-18-2013, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dainedazz

As for the people looking for aftermarket strut/harness bars; you can kill 2 birds with one stone by picking this up. Its safe to mount your racing harness on the cross brace for it is strong, sturdy, and definitely a chassis stiffener.

Hell no! I don't care if its solid Unubtanium. The side walls were not meant to hold a harness. That paper thin sheet metal can try and save your life, but it isn't going to try and save mine.

Vnismo370z · 12-19-2013, 04:30 PM

Great write up!!!

12-06-2013, 12:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
dainedazz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NY, NJ, Philippines Posts: 1,325 Drives: 09' SR 6MT Z34 Rep Power: 293	Gt spec rear strut cross brace GT SPEC REAR STRUT CROSS BRACE CONTACT GTSPEC or RAVSPEC Remove clips to remove trunk plastic panels (3 pieces will be removed) Center hatch panel removed first (Pull up) Remove both side panels to reveal shock tower. Chuck the upper hat rubber cover Use 36mm socket for the big nut. Black hat is what we need for now. Jack up and take off the rear wheels. Remove (2) 12mm nut from wheel well After removing the 12mm nuts, pull down the shock until the upper hat adapter can fit Bolt up the 2 - 12mm nuts and this is what you'll see inside On each end of the bar there is 17mm nut along with an 8 or 10mm bolt. Slightly loosen to put bar on Place the seat belt bar on top of the cross bar On the other side as well. Leave it loose. Place 36mm but don't tighten. Note how the seat belt bar is cupped away from seat belt Remove the triangular trim cover for the seat belt holder. Pry the triangular cover off to reveal the 14mm bolt. Remove 14mm bolt seat belt holder Pull the seat belt to slack and work on removing the star washer lock as pointed. Use something heavy to hit the bolt to lodge the star washer off if it's stubborn. (Sometimes it can just spin right off) Be careful when removing the bolt off as there are plenty of washers. Keep them in order. Place the supplied allen bolt through the cup hole of the seat belt bar & place the whole assembly of the seat belt holder and tighten and thread as to not cross thread the allen bolt. Finished with the sides; now go to the back. Tighten the 36mm big nut Go back over the 17mm nut and allen bolt on all 6 points Finished product: Feedback: I have TEIN FLEX coilovers with EDFC, front and rear Eibach sway bars with a Robispec harness bar. But when I took the car out for a ride after the GT SPEC REAR STRUT CROSS BRACE install, the immediate factor and difference was steering response. It stiffens out the chassis. I wasn't expecting a big difference but it was definitely there. The steering response was on point! For all you precision drivers that loves handling; you need to purchase these. As for the people looking for aftermarket strut/harness bars; you can kill 2 birds with one stone by picking this up. Its safe to mount your racing harness on the cross brace for it is strong, sturdy, and definitely a chassis stiffener. GTSPEC FTW fuct, XwChriswX, Mr.Squeeze and 1 others like this. __________________ DaineZ' Rosalena \| Kenwood \| Pioneer \| 3M \| 180 Custom \| Stillen \| Z1 \| Fast Intentions \| Setrab \| Eibach \| Varis \| UpRev \| TEIN \| UAM \| Amuse \| Bride \| Southbend \| WORK \| TWM \| BFGoodrich \| Robispec \| TAKATA \| GTSPEC \| *Instagram* @johndainez

12-06-2013, 12:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
TerribleONE A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 10,203 Drives: WOT Rep Power: 5850	Nice! __________________ 638WHP 541WTQ @ 13.5PSI Build thread

12-06-2013, 12:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,728 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	Nice writeup __________________

12-06-2013, 12:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
Akbubba47 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Fort Lee NJ Posts: 304 Drives: 2009 PW 6sp touring Rep Power: 12	Nice bro. We gotta cruise before winter ruins the mood lol. My car comes back from the shop Saturday. (It's Anthony) __________________ 2009 PW Touring. 6sp, Volk TE37's, MXP catback, and high flow cats.

12-06-2013, 09:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
fuct A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 3,692 Drives: 97' Ranger :) Rep Power: 23	now thats an illustrated install! you even have pics of people taking pics! haha awesome man! DEpointfive0 likes this.

12-06-2013, 10:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
MacLean A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 1,589 Drives: '12 GM Nismo # 0445 Rep Power: 16	Nice....very nice write up along with the pics __________________ l Meisterschaft Full Cat-Back Exhaust l F. I. Resonated High Flow Cats l Stillen Gen 3 l M370 Intake Manifold l UpRev l JWT Clutch & Flywheel l ZSpeed HD CSC l Stillen 19 Row Oil Cooler l ZSpeed Powercoated Under Tray l GTSpec: 6, 4, 2 Point Brace l

12-11-2013, 01:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
1cleanZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 1,132 Drives: '09 PW Nismo Rep Power: 20	Very nice writeup, first writeup I've seen that shows how the brace connects to the seat belts. I find it interesting that you can only use the lateral braces by deleting OEM seat belts? This is definitely a high priority item on my list to get ordered before spring hits and the full season of Auto-X awaits __________________ 2009 PW Nismo #0021 -My Built Progress >>1cleanG to 1cleanZ<< Team NextLevel Last edited by 1cleanZ; 12-11-2013 at 01:10 PM.

12-17-2013, 02:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
dainedazz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NY, NJ, Philippines Posts: 1,325 Drives: 09' SR 6MT Z34 Rep Power: 293	Def dude ^^ must have __________________ DaineZ' Rosalena \| Kenwood \| Pioneer \| 3M \| 180 Custom \| Stillen \| Z1 \| Fast Intentions \| Setrab \| Eibach \| Varis \| UpRev \| TEIN \| UAM \| Amuse \| Bride \| Southbend \| WORK \| TWM \| BFGoodrich \| Robispec \| TAKATA \| GTSPEC \| *Instagram* @johndainez

12-17-2013, 03:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
Wiggins3377 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,236 Drives: 40th 370 Rep Power: 76	I just installed mine this past weekend. I have to say the install is very simple and the final product is great. It also works as a great harness bar alternative. I'll post my own (or maybe add to this thread) "how to" once I have the interior panels properly trimmed. All in all I'm very happy with the product. __________________ AccuAir/ AirRex/ Amuse/ Bride Japan/ Carbon Fiber Element/ Carbon Signal/ Evo-R/ NRG/ Project Kics/ Samco/ Shine Auto/ SPC/ SPL/ Stance/ Stillen/ Takata/ Top Secret/ Work

12-18-2013, 09:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
XPNSD IT Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 298 Drives: 09 370z/16 Hyper STI Rep Power: 13	Damn very nice write up, looks great! Might actually consider this seeing what needs to be done in detail. Clean ride btw

12-19-2013, 04:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
Vnismo370z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tacoma, Wa Posts: 387 Drives: '15 370z PG Sport Rep Power: 13	Great write up!!! __________________ starting over

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