Reply With QuoteHey mate, the only difference is weight and strength. The steel option is A LOT heavier as it's a bigger brace than the Forge.
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Hi,
Before placing any orders, I thought I would open this up and ask you what you prefer / what is beter ad why -- Steel or Alumiium strut brace).
Thanks
Polo 9n3 GTI
Volkswagenist
Hey mate, the only difference is weight and strength. The steel option is A LOT heavier as it's a bigger brace than the Forge.
Volkswagen Fan
did you go for the red steel / aluminium
Polo 9n3 GTI
Volkswagenist
I went steel in the end like my lower brace from them.
Volkswagenist
Another thread on this http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...ium-68364.html
Resident grumpy old fart
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Volkswagenist
are the strut towers close enough to the firewall (chassis) such that technically, front strut tower bars dont serve any real purpose other than a cosmetic one?
Volkswagenist
That's the opinion of my mechanic. He reckons that torsional flex is the big issue with our (and most) cars.
Resident grumpy old fart
VW - Metallic Paint, Radial Tyres, Laminated Windscreen, Electric Windows, VW Alloy Wheels, Variable Geometry Exhaust Driven Supercharger, Direct Unit Fuel Injection, Adiabatic Ignition, MacPherson Struts front, Torsion Beam rear, Coil Springs, Hydraulic Dampers, Front Anti-Roll Bar, Disc Brakes, Bosch ECU, ABS
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i had suspected as much.....Originally Posted by kaanage
placebo! gotta love it. thank god i've removed the placebo mods from my car (apart from the detailing, which has me believe that the slicker you make your paintwork, the faster it slips through the air on a spirited run)
Volkswagen Fan
And isn't white a faster colour as well !!!!
Volkswagenist
I agree and disagree with the placebo comments lads. The strut brace was the very first suspension mod I did on the polo. And there was a noticeable difference in steering feedback. Turn in was more apparent and the car felt more stable and solid on take off. Can't remember if it helped traction at all sorry.
Recently I sold the Forge brace to make way for the new one and can say with all the other suspension mods that have gone on since then ie. coilovers, front sway bar, lower bar, control arm bushed etc. the only difference I have noticed is the passenger side front wheel is less reluctant to break traction under hard acceleration but there is more torque steer.
So seeing as though you lads both have diesels (please correct me if I'm wrong) I really don't think it's a fair comparison to make with us petrol boys. And not being an expert and probably never going to have the extensive database of knowledge kaanage has, but maybe the way the power is delivered between our cars really dictates the benefit v's placebo comments.
And once and for all "RED IS THE FASTEST COLOUR". Google fact
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