Miata Mailing List: August 1996, Message #145
sponsored by



     


   From: "Werner Cassel" 
Subject: (Fwd) Re: Custom Rear Subframe Brace
   Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 09:00:00 -0400

------- Forwarded Message Follows -------
From:          Self 
To:            scannon@earthnet.net, Miata US
Subject:       Re: Custom Rear Subframe Brace
Reply-to:      Cassel@papin.hrz.uni-marburg.de
Date:          Fri, 2 Aug 1996 11:16:21

Skip,

count me in!
This would be my 3rd rear subframe brace for Brua.
#1: Technosports track bar. Looked nice, after some hundred miles I 
realized there was "movement" on the side with the "oval" hole for the
bolt to allow for inter-car tolerances. Could not be fixed by
tightening, but I fixed it with some custom cut washers filling the
unwanted space. This was an improvement. Worked fine until I did about
150 miles on Goodwood race track. At home, I discovered that the right
mounting brace was bent. I am absolutely positive that it was straight
before the event (installed the JR exhaust then). I did not hit
anything that might have caused the bending on the trip.I took some
pictures of the bent part, and sent a fax to Technosports. They
answered: This has never been reported before, cannot happen, you must
have hit something, and we don't manufature or sell the track bar any
longer .... Look for the pictures of the bent track bar and their
response on my upcoming web page. I got me a RB rear subframe brace,
which has received high praise on the net, and like you, was
disappointed just from looking at it. I am sure there will be movement
allowed, probably all it does is "dampen" the movement. Really strange
if you compare it to their very well made front subframe brace ....

Think I will get your customized bar, or is Bill going to offer a REAL
subframe brace soon? I love the Flyin' Miata Strut Brace! 

Werner and Brua, who can't wait to get back to Goodwood