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[Kirby Schrader]

I would agree with Mike wholeheartedly on the cross braced setup being in
important modification.

As I've mentioned before, I bought the Hall chassis kit years ago.
Since I was driving the car daily, I had to do the installation a piece at
a time.

The single most effective piece in the whole kit was the lower rear brace
just above the transaxle.
The car's handling improved dramatically in my opinion.

Tying the large upper bar to the lower bar with the diagonal pieces helped
even more.

If you were on a budget and you had to pick the piece which is the biggest
bang for buck, there is no question. The upper rear brace set is the best.

FWIW,
Kirby


On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 15:54, <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

>
> In a message dated 4/3/12 12 07 16, tpoemer at gmail.com writes:
>
>
> > Is there a "correct" way to re-install the chassis brace above the
> > transaxle? Jack the rear of the car up with the wheels on and then have
> > the
> > brace fit "back of slot to back of slot" in the tabs.....or on the
> > ground??
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
>
> Good question!
>
> If you have the stock one, it's a no-brainer, since there's no adjustment
> possible.   Regardless of where you put it, it's going to go where it wants
> to go, and then stay there, doing not a whole lot (although it's certainly
> better than nothing, which would be a disaster).
>
> The adjustable ones give a bit more utility, but should never be used
> actively.   That is, you should never crank and crank on the adjustment in
> an
> effort to pry the car apart.   People do this sometimes!
>
> I say, jack the car up in the center rear (don't mangle the sheetmetal)
> with the drivetrain, wheels etc. installed.   The suspension will droop
> and the
> inner wheelhouses will spread apart somewhat.   Install the brace and
> tighten it until it's just snug, then insert the fastening bolts, make
> them as
> tight as you can (washers are a must here, otherwise you'll just fold the
> sheetmetal tabs), then lower the car.
>
> Once you think about how the rear of the car is constructed, you'll see
> that the upper, rear chassis brace kit, with diagonals between the upper
> and
> lower horizontal tubes of that assembly, is the only way to properly brace
> the
> rear of the chassis.
>
> Mike (who has had one of those sitting in a box for a year, too lazy/busy
> to install it, and making do with a square tube-stock adjustable bar
> instead,
> which is much better than stock but not nearly as good as a proper setup)
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