mik
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I am keen to put a strut brace on my Rallye (had them on other cars before) but don't really want a steel one as it is heavy and does not go with the lightweight Rallye theme. Also, there is no benefit to having a strut brace in steel, alloy does as good a job other things being equal, such as design. Besides the OMP ones seem to be over £80 now which is getting up there for a nothing-special steel one IMO. The price seems to have gone up a bit in the last few months too. The E-Tech one does not look sturdy enough for me and I don't like ones with bolts that act as pivots (though others might be perfectly happy).
I can't find a decent alloy brace for the 306. I've seen the one in the pic for a 205, and it is exactly what I would want for the 306 - no pivot points, solid sturdy construction - and it is alloy apparently. The auction for it is at:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180647301742&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
I know this is a long shot but...
For someone who has a 205 and a 306 and knows the dimensional differences, would it possibly be adaptable to the 306, maybe with a bit of lengthening? Are the strut towers/bolt spacing compatible? I would want a pretty good idea before buying one as it is a lot of money to start hacking about without a fair idea of a solution. And if the work to make it fit is too extensive, it gets too costly to be worthwhile starting at that price.
Or better yet, does someone know of a brace like this in alloy for the 306. I've done lots of searches but haven't turned up anything yet, apart from a passing reference on this forum to a Sparco (?) alloy one.
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Cherry Rallye SOLD
Posted 29th Apr 2011 at 00:20
