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Old Apr 17, 2018 | 10:19 AM
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Anyone know what brand X Brace this is? It seems to be all 1 piece and no welds. At first i thought it was a DiGrappa, but it doesn’t look like it based on the pics I found.

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Old Apr 17, 2018 | 10:41 AM
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It looks like a Rick's x-brace.
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Old Apr 17, 2018 | 11:09 AM
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Not Spoon.
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Old Apr 17, 2018 | 01:05 PM
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Thanks guys! Yeah definitely wasn’t Spoons that’s for sure. I guess DiGrappa and Ricks are the same thing with just minor revisions.
I got this as a gift from a friend after helping him with his car. Found lots of good feedback on them so I’ll be cleaning it up and installing it soon.
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Old Apr 17, 2018 | 01:07 PM
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That looks like DiGrappa. I really wish those were still available!

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Old Apr 17, 2018 | 01:56 PM
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One bad thing about this or the Spoon brace is you have to remove it to do a oil drain. The Cusco Front Lower Bar Type II Part#: 50250-AP1-000 avoids this.
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Old Apr 17, 2018 | 02:06 PM
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All the pics of the DiGrappa I've seen have a single gusset. Was there options for more with the DiGrappa?

The pic here: https://www.s2ki.com/forums/s2000-un...0/#post3729446 identifies what seems to be the exact same brace as a Rick's.
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Old Apr 17, 2018 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by jackmugen02
One bad thing about this or the Spoon brace is you have to remove it to do a oil drain. The Cusco Front Lower Bar Type II Part#: 50250-AP1-000 avoids this.
Don't HAVE to, it can just be messy if you don't.
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Old Apr 17, 2018 | 02:15 PM
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Looks like oil will drain just fine from looking at the picture in the link above. Otherwise, it will be a pain to keep removing it every oil change. I’ll report my findings when I go under the car.
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Old Apr 19, 2018 | 01:47 PM
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I have the spoon x-brace and I leave it on. Get a 3 in. extension and a bottle of brake cleaner. Cleans it right up. It's always good practice to clean whatever you see dirty under there everytime anyways. It gives you a blank canvas the next time you go down there to see if anything was leaking.
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