For Sale Rear upper strut brace for Z3 & Z3M roadster with reinforced top mounts

[Anthony Cherry]

Thanks Kevin. I have a front brace and two lower rear brace options available now also.

 

[Kevin Gerard]

I'd be interested in the rear lower braces. Please send me some pictures and details of the items.
Thanks.

 

[Anthony Cherry]

There is a thiner low profile rear brace. For max ground clearance. And a more heavy duty one with mounting points for side braces. The lightweight one is £160 and the reinforced one is £210. I have the lighter one on my car at the moment and it kicks quite a bit of arse. Really happy with it. Not tried the heavier one yet. The first prototype should be ready in 2 weeks

 

[J90mud]

just fitted mine today.no problems great packaging

looking forward to any more products..

roadtest to follow

 

[J90mud]

interested when the new one is out.

 

[Althulas]

Will the long side rails fit the Strong butt strutt or will it be best to buy you new heavy duty butt strutt?

 

[Kevin Gerard]

Anthony, am I right to understand that the thinner low profile lower rear brace will not come with mounting points for the side braces?

I had the Strong butt strut and side brace removed from my car as it just couldn't clear most speed bumps in the city. Both items made the car feel solid and allowed the suspension to work better.

Please post some pictures of the rear low profile bottom brace that is installed on your car.

 

[Anthony Cherry]

It is my intention to only have the mounting bolts welded to the heavier duty brace. But in the pictures below they are in the prototype low profile brace. I want to try and offer a cheaper option with the low-profile brace. And welding the bolts adds time and money. The low profile brace performs really well through tension forces which is what it is designed for. But when you add the side braces I suspect they may be slightly less effective in torsion than the heavier duty lower brace. And as the side braces are likely to be relatively quite expensive due to material costs the package make more sense to have a cheaper stand alone low profile brace. And if you want the heavier duty one it can support the side braces. I am also exploring the possibility of a central H brace to further tie the side braces together.
Please note the below pictures show the low profile brace fitted to my Bertini with a non standard exhaust. The lower braces will also be in black powder coat and not grey.

 

[Anthony Cherry]

Will the long side rails fit the Strong butt strutt or will it be best to buy you new heavy duty butt strutt?

The side rails will have twin mounting points. But i imagine you could still another hole in strong butt strutt.
The side rails will be lighter than the ones strong strutt do. Lower profile. Instead of angle iron it will be flat steel with angled box section welded along it. Thus will not be quite as strong or industrial. But a lot lighter and lower profile. Especially at the rear where the pre-welded upward bolting points will result in no need for a ground clearance robbing nut/bolt head below the lower brace. The proposed H bracket and twin rear mounting points should really add to the overall rigidity. The side braces are still in early prototype. I should have more news on the side braces next week.

 

[Althulas]

Cheers look forward to futher development. I can see a kit going on mine in the future

 

[Kevin Gerard]

Thank you Anthony for posting the pictures. It helps visualise the difference, in terms of clearances compared to the other braces. The bottom brace along with the H brackets are definitely going on my shopping list. Looking forward to the next update.

 

[Anthony Cherry]

I have some good news. The thinner rear lower profile braces should be around the £120 mark. If anyone wants to order any of these message me. they do not have the mounting points for the side braces) I have been testing the one you see fitted for 3 weeks and I love it. It makes cornering even more fun!

 

[Anthony Cherry]

I can now release the rear upper brace with integrated 4mm top mount reinforcing plates. This was an idea from Brian H. The jig tolerances have been tightened up with smaller bolt holes for a very precise fit. They are going on eBay at the same price as the older rear braces and will be finished in a matt black powder coat. I have three remaining old stock rear braces in the gunmetal colour.
The bottom picture compares the new and old end plates.

 

[Kevin Gerard]

The new top rear brace looks very nice indeed. I just bought mine but would have preferred this over the previous.

 

[Anthony Cherry]

Glad you like your brace Kevin. I keep trying to improve things as I go along. The next model will have huge wings and laser beams..... Or maybe that's going too far?

 

[AGT1953]

Hi,
Now this looks good - so I have just ordered one for my Z3M.
Andy,
Glasgow.

 

[Althulas]

I would have preferred mini guns but can understand your concern about the environment leaving shell littered everywhere

How's the development going with the side braces going? Any work in progress pics to share?

 

[Anthony Cherry]

Hi,
Now this looks good - so I have just ordered one for my Z3M.
Andy,
Glasgow.

Nice one Andy. I should be sending it out on Monday.

I have developed a set of side braces. But I don't feel they have done much compared to the other braces. Plus I will have to charge quite a lot for them. I am likely to stick with the rear lower brace which is in the final stages of testing. Rha and BrianH have one of my rear lower braces and I'm just waiting for some fitting feedback before putting them up for sale.

 

[Althulas]

What ball park figure are you looking for the side brace then Anthony, might be worth seeing a response to gauge enough interest form a limited order set with the lower rear brace.

 

[Grumps]

No I'm in a diesel Peugeot 307! I try not to think about it too often!

Still break the odd Z3 have 2 in at the moment, but struggling to find time.

I miss my coupe!

Buy another!