Please do post, a video, though, not pictures, I'd love to see what you finally have to do to bend that metal. I'll even give you a hint, start with your xB, the bike won't be heavy enough, honestly, I'm not sure if the box will be heavy enough

 

^^^ im dead serious about that video. if you post it and your claims are true i will retract everything i said. I want to believe in this product but i dont think someone would go through this much time and energy to claim otherwise and not have a point. so please come through and walk us through so we can feel your struggle

FZ

 

So here are some pics of the trunk brace, shocks leaned in and tightened down and sound slight pounding to get it down this far, threads on my shocks are scared very little. I got one side very close to the nut, but the other has a way to go. About another 1" on one side and at least 2" on the other. Like i said i can make it work with a file and a hammer, 1/8" out of each side, shocks would be straight up and down and brace would be flat. TB also sends this brace with two nuts and i dont know why. I wanted a tubular brace with the ends notched to match and welded clean. I am no longer interested in getting replacement for the traction bar or using this braces. Also like i said i am disputing this transaction, so if i don't have to send the braces back i will get pics for sure maybe a vid on me bending the trunk brace over my knee, which you are really stuck on.

 

The brace sits a little higher then my ground effects. Clears my exhaust extreme, but i had the exhaust shop keep everything nice and tight to the body.

 

Cool

 

So do the truck brace make a difference ??

 

yes and no. imo unless you're really pushing the car you won't feel much if anything. For what's it worth I'm happy I bought it.

 

well my whole stage 2 kit doesn't fit. I ordered from bean garage because I love their service, didn't even go to the TB site until now, here's their Refund Disclaimer on their site which is complete BS.
http://www.tbperformanceproducts.com...contact-us.php
They're not going to issue refunds at all. I'm just here like SKI to warn everyone to stay clear from this company.

 

That is a new policy. They changed it after they screwed me i guess. We'll the braces are a joke. I have all the braces waiting on the trashcan. Tanabe braces work great though, i have the chasis brace and strut tower brace. With my solid motor mount combined with tanabe braces my xb is tight stiff and no wheel hop.

 

It's threads like this, that make me want to learn to weld... This way I can properly design one of my own, and not have to worry about poor quality. Those welds look TERRIBLE!

 

damn come on TB... i was pulling for yall

 

So i guess my company didn't want to pay, 234 and some change i am out. But here are some pics that i said i would take. I am hanging around a scion club up here in VA and some of them told me to stay away from TB, opps too late. This was done by hand, I will have my friend make me a brace that isn't a joke. He is a certified welder, and was not impressed with the paper weights TB Performance sent me.

 

Oh snap i must be superman.

Bent in one way and then the other. Hmmm....


I will hold on to the paper weights. If anyone is in my area i will be happy to show you these before you decide to buy or not.

 

 

to the guy who snapped them... thats just showing you snapped a brace in half.. has nothing to do with the welds.

 

 

Well damn, since this thread has been zombyfied I'll chime in on my set of braces. Been running them for over a year now and they have worked great. The front brace has taken a bit of a beating from road objects and scraping but is still solid. Paint is chipping off on the rear strut brace is a few places but I do actually use my hatch area to haul stuff on a regular basis so it's expected.

 

^^^ Same here