Need some sources for tower braces "shock tower braces"
Need some sources for tower braces "shock tower braces"
BMR, Pedders, and I believe Whiteline.
2009.5 MSM GXP 500ish N/A RWHP. Mods include but aren't limited to: Texas Speed 418 (6.8L) fully forged held together with ARP from top to bottom, PRC 255cc heads, Rick Crawford intake plenum, TB port, polish and tune, Roto-Fab 102mm CAI w/LS7 MAF, Kooks 1-7/8" headers wrapped with DEI, Corsa catless system, Circle D 3200 Stall, 3.45 final drive, BMR's complete street bushing kit and sway bars, Eibach Pro Kit, G-Force Axles, running on staggered VMR 710's with Bridgestone RE11 rubber. HSV triple gauge pack with Calais smokers kit mod, V6 tails, debadge/rebadge, V6 door handles, AU black door trim, Maverick Man under hood strut covers, & washer and bolt kit, fully corrected paint thanks to Adams Polishes and my hard work. Built with reliability in mind with some power for those times when you need to pass or go over a big hill. Just a poser, not a racer!
And if you do go with BMR once it goes in your not gonna want to take it back out. Pain in the balls
2009 LR G8 GT
Varraram intake, LS7 maf, SLP underdrive pulley, granatelli 0 ohms resistant 10.5 wires and coil packs, PYPES 1 3/4 tri y long tubes, OBX x pipe no cats, flowmaster 44 with 4" quad tips, camaro 3.45 rear end, BC coilovers, BMR lower control arms, BMR tow rods, BMR trailing arm, BMR subframe connectors, BMR tunnel brace, BMR strut tower brace, BMR front sway bar, BMR rear sway bar, spyder rear tail lights, powder coated black camaro rims
6.2L engine swap
Rick Crawford special
Ported polished and milled heads (11.6:1) with LS9 valvetrain, Rickifast intake, Rickifast throttle body,DOD delete,CTSV racing lifters, 111 lunati cam, 3000 triple disk coan stall
2011 yellow ctsv brake upgrade
They're more for looks they don't do anything with the structure of the vehicle.
09 G8GT SwitchBlade Silver/Sunroof:
SSV Z-Series ll Rims, GXP rear diffuser, Chrome G8 gas cap cover, Console sliding leather lid, Holden Engine Covers, Intake cover delete, Auto dimming mirror, Holden VE Onyx Leather Sports Steering Wheel, SLP spoiler
Roto-Fab CAI, HSRK, MagnaFlow cat backs, Kooks mids w/ HFCs, GXP Brembos w/Drilled Rotors, VMS Stage 2 tuned, Mobil 1
Best: 60'- 1.954 1/4-12.753 @ 109.42
not true but believe what you wish.
I'll admit its not as good as it could be - IE in a perfect world they would be triangulated to the firewall in the middle of the rail. Failing that - they are indeed helpful to the car's rigidity.
I will say they are really only useful for someone that has upgraded their swaybars - or changed springs and shocks. Conversly it is probably also good for anyone with the sunroof option as their chassis has less torsional rigidity.
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Maybe the one's that go from tower to tower. The BMR brace is connected to the little stud where you put your catch can. There's no support there.
09 G8GT SwitchBlade Silver/Sunroof:
SSV Z-Series ll Rims, GXP rear diffuser, Chrome G8 gas cap cover, Console sliding leather lid, Holden Engine Covers, Intake cover delete, Auto dimming mirror, Holden VE Onyx Leather Sports Steering Wheel, SLP spoiler
Roto-Fab CAI, HSRK, MagnaFlow cat backs, Kooks mids w/ HFCs, GXP Brembos w/Drilled Rotors, VMS Stage 2 tuned, Mobil 1
Best: 60'- 1.954 1/4-12.753 @ 109.42
Whiteline sells some quick release clamps for their strut tower brace. This would probably help if you ever need to do any work that requires you to remove the intake manifold.
http://www.whiteline.com.au/do_segue...=8%2F06-8%2F09
Terry Scott
San Antonio, TX
2009 G8 GXP - Sport Red Metallic (#821 of 1829 / #33 of 74 as Optioned)