Strut Brace

[T Go]

Hey Guys,

Im lookin 2 buy a strut brace for my GTI.
I can see that the Forge SB is the 1 that ppl most use here on the forum, but I was wondering if there was any alternatives??

Ive had a look, but cant seem to find any on the net.
Does any1 know any other brand of SB available for the Polo?

Thanks.
T Go.

[shaneth]

Mate i know Seat themselves made one for the mk4 Ibiza which i tried to get prices for but had some troubles. I did the group buy for the forge ones and they are the only other i could find at the time. There is a group buy for them in the group buy section.

[T Go]

Thanx heaps man.

Done and done.

T Go.

[GTI_jim]

Hi everyone, resurrecting an old thread.

I just installed Forge front Strut Brace today and was wondering whether when i'm tightening the tower bolts back up if they need a specific amount of force (+ how do you measure this?)

sorry for the noob question.

jim

[Quest]

Here are answers mate !

It was in the FAQ/DIY thread....

Cheers,
Quest

[GTI_jim]

I realise that it was in there thanks mate, but how do you measure force (torque) etc... is my question. I just did the bolts up until i thought they were tight enough???

[shaneth]

Mate you measure it with a torque wrench but as for the exact settings im not sure. Maybe someone with etka or similar can answer.

[Blitzen]

I did mine up FT(F*#king Tight), or first click of the elbow, along with some locktite.

[Grant]

the recommended 15Nm isn't overly tight. so you needn't be too worried. they required no effort at all to undo when i installed mine.

[GTI_jim]

cool, thanks guys. I figured if i did them as tight or tighter than when i took them out its better than too little. I don't have a torque wrench, so I guess i'll just keep checking them over the next few weeks to check for loose ones... (or perhaps it's a good excuse to buy a decent set of socket wrenches, broke the last one installing the bugger yesterday, along with taking some skin off the hand on that bloody air-box )

[Quest]

Finally you will do it like almost everybody here....as tight as you can !
Good luck GTI_jim !!!
If you don't fit the TIP yet, don't change your dressings...it will hurt again !! lol !