DIY: Front Lower Arm Brace

Old 08-26-2012, 06:54 PM
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DIY: Front Lower Arm Brace

I consider chassis bracing as the top priority when it comes to modding. The result of chassis bracing can be felt immediately and it isn't the most expensive of the mods out there.

This is the easiest mod I have ever done. I managed to get it done in less than 15 minutes and I had a hangover.

Here is the bar. Very lightweight yet strong.



Step. 1: Put the car on ramps and remove the two 17mm bolts on the rear of the subframe.



Step 2: Put Loctite on the bolts and bolt up the brace. The bar is so well made that it will sit into the cup perfectly.





Done.

So easy and quick that I couldn't even finish a beer before I was done. Usually I go through a six pack.


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Old 08-26-2012, 07:11 PM
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How much? Where did you order it from.
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link would be nice.
Old 08-26-2012, 07:17 PM
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They run about $110.

I ordered directly from Ultra Racing in Malaysia but I know couple vendors here carry them.
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Looks cool, but what does this actually do?
Old 08-26-2012, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by splew
Looks cool, but what does this actually do?
Better handling, stability, and car feel to name a few.
Old 08-26-2012, 09:18 PM
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Can you get a pic of it from th front of the car? Or from the side? Just want to see what ground Clearence looks like
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Jig could you take a picture from side view please. I want to see how much material of the brace is sticking out on the bottom, being that if some of us are lowered. I already scrape at some driveways and speed bumps. Thank you.
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Originally Posted by jiggad369
Better handling, stability, and car feel to name a few.
Do you have road course data, or before/after times to back that up?
Old 08-26-2012, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Mondo375
Can you get a pic of it from th front of the car? Or from the side? Just want to see what ground Clearence looks like
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Jig could you take a picture from side view please. I want to see how much material of the brace is sticking out on the bottom, being that if some of us are lowered. I already scrape at some driveways and speed bumps. Thank you.
Sure, will do!

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Do you have road course data, or before/after times to back that up?
I don't but I used braces on my Maxima and thought I'd give it a try on the TL. It made a difference but that was a short drive. I'll update in a week.
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ULTRA RACING 2-Points Front Lower Bar la2-877 ... dont fit
Old 09-02-2012, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Mondo375
Can you get a pic of it from th front of the car? Or from the side? Just want to see what ground Clearence looks like
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Jig could you take a picture from side view please. I want to see how much material of the brace is sticking out on the bottom, being that if some of us are lowered. I already scrape at some driveways and speed bumps. Thank you.
My bad fellas. Here is the pic. of the underbody. BTW, I'm stock height.

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Looks good, I kinda wish it was a lower profile though, the steepest driveway I go down gives me about 1" clearance in the middle, so it's probably a no go for me, especially if I ever lowered the car.
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i agree with 350...

there isnt much clearance at all with this...not drop friendly at all..

seems like my car would be sitting on this bar the whole time if i had it on my car...or near sitting on it..
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Several ppl here scraped badly with the ATLP v1 Jpipe. Imagine with this Front Lower Arm Brace.
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Yea I would definitely wear that thing out on my car.
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I did a few searches and saw this comany makes other braces, anybody know if there's other ones that tuck up more? Or if one were do just the side braces and not the front/rear etc if it might make other parts of the car twist more?
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Hey, I don't mean to revive a thread. This may anger the Acura community.

However, I have something important I want to say. I have been looking for one of these fuckers and am having a very difficult time finding them especially on Heeltotoe's online store.
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https://www.heeltoeauto.com/ultra-ra...7-la2-487.html
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I have a New, Unopened Ultra-Racing LA2-877 Lower Front Bar if you're interested.

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