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Jabriel, they work i have one on my Turbo S seems to make turn in sharper, mine was originaly from the states i cannot remember the name off hand, just bolts on though you can adjust the"bracing" by way of a threaded adjustment on the brace bar............................get one !
 
I assume your car has Airconditioning? If yes then most strutbraces will not work as they interfere with the AC pipes and a "valve" or what ever it is called that on some 944 models is on top of the AC pipes just by the suspension fasteners :-( I believe that there are 1 or 2 American prducers that make AC friendly alternatives. All depending on your car then I have 2 German aluminium Wiechers strut bars: one for non AC cars and one for AC cars bot with the "valve" located another place than by the suspension. First one is used but in excellent condition and costs 115 GBP and the other is brand new and in polished surface and costs 145 GBP. Cheers Niels
 
Any strut top brace needs to be triangulated against the bulkhead to work properly and really you need a bottom brace too (and some sort of lateral inner wing brace too, if you can find one). I think that, in order to correct a problem, you have to be certain what causes it - simply adding parts may work, but it probably wont. If your car is pushing then you need more front end grip. The 'accepted wisdom' is to increase the rear roll stiffness, but this is only acceptable if you arent losing rear grip in doing so, because whilst loose can be easier to drive, youve only ended up trading one shortcoming for another. Do you have oversized rear tyres, as these will always cause a car to push when youre pressing on? On virtually every front engined car theyre far more show than actual go.
 
Hi folks,

Does anyone know where I would be able to source a strut brace for my '91 944t?

I'd prefer one which would require no modifications to the car.

Thanks in advance...
 
This is a wiechers on and if you look at the ight of the picture the ac valve appears to be in place. However the heat shield has had to be altered for it to fit.
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Whilst it will change how the car feels, in particular how the steering feels don't expect it to do much with regards to understeer. Once geometry has been considered an upgrade to a thicker rear ARB will help point the car into corners and is probably the cheapest thing to do, 968 M030 bar in particular has the advantage of adjustability.
 
I've got one from Simon at SAR technology. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-944S2-and-968-strut-brace-NEW-adjustable-/140757033705?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item20c5c5e2e9#ht_500wt_1054 This one states 944S2 but I have one very similar and it fits my turbo with a/c. I would send him an e-mail in case there is a turbo specific one. It may be that by S2 he is referring to oval dash. You could also chuck these on (which I have) to stiffen up your rear sway bar a bit by replacing tired factory items. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-944-adjustable-ARB-drop-links-/140757458726?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item20c5cc5f26#ht_500wt_1054 I installed these items at the same time and the result was noticeable. Felt a bit tighter all round and a bit more responsive turning in and changing direction. I also poly bushed my arb's and added the front arb triangular supports which also help a good deal. They seemed to keep the front corners more level when cornering and prevent dip on turn in. Cheers Stuart
 
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