I've had a Password JDM strut tower brace on my car since I bought it and I've wondered what good it did and what effects it had. Does this help the handling of an S2000 at all? Does it increase understeer?

I assume the reason one wasn't included from the factory was because the stock car didn't need it. Are there any benefits for a high performance suspension/tire setup?

 

Serves Zero Function other than a good armrest when working on the car and looks.

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James

 

They're nice and shiny

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Really, so nothing at all?

 

Makes you feel better i had one on my car for about a year.i felt zero difference

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It is bling bling tho

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Found this thread in the racing forum that offered a great explanation: https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/906...#entry21283735

 

I think they help, especially with uprated suspension. The clear and tangible benefit is that for me to even put on my last 2 one-piece shock tower bars, I had to completely lift the front of the car up so that the tires weren't on the ground. the suspension flexed the towers enough (on tein srcs). Otherwise, the holes for the shock tower brace was so off, it was impossible to install.

 

There are people that say it does something and people that say it does nothing.
This part should be called a shock tower bar for our strut less car.

I can see how it may make a difference on a heavily sprung car as far as chassis rigidity but what you'd feel would be minor is my guess since its more of an up and in angle vs a pulling away like on a strutted car.

The bar that would make the biggest difference would be the ASM bar.
http://www.gotuning.com/product_info...roducts_id=111

This bar ties everything together and would also help prevent that up and in motion that a plain strut bar couldn't do.

 

If all the bar is doing is adding weight to the front of the car, I might as well take it off and sell it. Thanks for the input guys.