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la_fx35 said:
Wow, which 4 you got? There nothing particular about installing them Damien. Just make sure you understand how to mount those rivet nuts if you have not done it before. Just make sure all four wheels are on solid ground. Especially if you're installing the rear lower lateral and the the rear tie.
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Thx Andy...hey I got the 4 points ladder, mid chassis, and both rears. So for the rears, the car must be on the ground? But I will have to jack it up to do the mid and ladder though no? So is it pretty easy to figure out where they mount up??

Also, I want to get an alignment, should I do it before or after installing the rear braces?
 
alignment afterwords, but you can keep the alignment close if you mark the washers under the nuts..

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Thx Andy...hey I got the 4 points ladder, mid chassis, and both rears. So for the rears, the car must be on the ground? But I will have to jack it up to do the mid and ladder though no? So is it pretty easy to figure out where they mount up??

Also, I want to get an alignment, should I do it before or after installing the rear braces?
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I did mine on gorilla ramps at four corners. I didn't feel I need an alignment after the rear braces or the 4 point ladder, but I get one anyway.
Not sure if Firestone over in the West Coast has the lifetime alignment offer. I would recommend to take it if they do. Just have to go back two times and you got your money back already.
 
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I did mine on gorilla ramps at four corners. I didn't feel I need an alignment after the rear braces or the 4 point ladder, but I get one anyway.
Not sure if Firestone over in the West Coast has the lifetime alignment offer. I would recommend to take it if they do. Just have to go back two times and you got your money back already.
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Thx Andy...yeah I will probably get an alignment after also just for peace of mind if anything. I did mine at Firestone last year but didn't see the lifetime...I'll check if they offer it when I go.

So it's pretty easy to install, I saw you had trouble installing the 4 points ladder? Any
advice on that one? How about the mid chassis...fairly simple.
 
Might want to ask them if you can just pay the difference to upgrade to lifetime. My brother in law did that without any problem. My guess is all depends on the store.

The Mid Chassis brace is very easy. Just need to understand how to work with the rivet nuts if you have not work with it before.

The 4 Point Ladder was painful because it so tight and since I don't have the height for a longer break bar to loosen the nuts. I ended up taken it to a shop to have them loosen that nut for me.

All very easy, just have to set it up against the frame and you'll see where to mount them.
 
la_fx35 said:
Might want to ask them if you can just pay the difference to upgrade to lifetime. My brother in law did that without any problem. My guess is all depends on the store.

The Mid Chassis brace is very easy. Just need to understand how to work with the rivet nuts if you have not work with it before.

The 4 Point Ladder was painful because it so tight and since I don't have the height for a longer break bar to loosen the nuts. I ended up taken it to a shop to have them loosen that nut for me.

All very easy, just have to set it up against the frame and you'll see where to mount them.
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Thx Handy Andy!! Will tackle this install this weekend. Where do I get the torque specs for the Mid Chassis and 4 Points? I found the specs for the rear braces on a
DIY on here but didn't see the mid chassis or 4 point ones.
 
The Mid Chassis is mounted into existing holes in the frame. No torque specs. I gave it 60-70 ft lb, so it tight. Whereas the other braces are mounted onto existing bolt/nut, so factory torque specs were used.
 
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The Mid Chassis is mounted into existing holes in the frame. No torque specs. I gave it 60-70 ft lb, so it tight. Whereas the other braces are mounted onto existing bolt/nut, so factory torque specs were used.
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Cool...thx Andy. I will jst make sure they are nice and tight. Don't have the factory manual for torque specs though. Thx again for your help brutha...

I have to say I was very surprised at how light the bars are....very nice quality
braces from gtspec!!
 
received the rear lower lateral today, when seeing the package i thought it was going to be heavy, but wow after carrying the package and opening im impressed how light it is also. My stillen strut brace ways 3-5x more..
 
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THX Charles!!

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To compliment all this good stuff. Yay

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My mid arrived yesterday also! I know Will said his STB should have arrived. Now I can get my hands on his NRG!

Can't wait to put the mid on and scrape it up like all the other braces! Anyone else noticed that the GTspec logos just get destroyed?
 
I won't have mine on until December unfortunately, and I'll be putting on the OEM rear sway then also. I'm looking forward to seeing what it's like though because I don't expect as much from the mid.
 
I like it re: the mid, go in with low expectations come out all Sebastian Vettel style.

My rear lower lateral brace (#2) and under panel showed up today.
 
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