OFFICIAL: Tanabe Sustec Under Brace 2008 Scion XB

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03-24-2010, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by CIONIDE

Way to pull a dead thread back from the grave FroZone.

The under brace is only a two-point brace, and hangs down lower than anything else on the undercarriage... skip it, or scrape... and scrape... and scrape over bumps & dips if you're lowered.

sorry cio. late night, lil tired. my b. yea im passing. im gonna lower it in a few months.

03-24-2010, 05:00 PM

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Holy thread revival. These little two point braces do little, if anything. They hang low and just make cringing noises when you hit stuff.

If there is a four point available, that would be a better buy.

From what the photos show, the front underside is already heavily braced. No advantage in adding a four point -- would just cost more!

03-28-2010, 11:40 AM

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Mine is gone. Hit an ice chunk and one side completely ripped off. Thank goodness it is thin aluminum and didn't damage anything. Pushed up around scuba and had to be torched off. Underbrace cost $100.00, recyled aluminum $.35 ????????????????

04-14-2010, 05:20 AM

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dam its really that low.

05-12-2010, 01:25 AM

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Damn, I hope this is ok on a non-lowered car. Mine just shipped out to me yesterday and I was planning to install it this Saturday morning.

05-12-2010, 07:22 AM

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Damn, I hope this is ok on a non-lowered car. Mine just shipped out to me yesterday and I was planning to install it this Saturday morning.

Putting this thing on will rub like you're lowered, but not give any of the visual or handling benefits of lowering springs. Dump it, and get some springs instead. With a username like Puredrive, riding at stock height is not allowed!

05-14-2010, 10:43 PM

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Does anyone have the factory torque specs for the two bolts involved in the install of this brace?. The "directions" that come with it don't have any information at all.