CAT SX FRONT BRACE
 

So i can gauge interest i'm looking at how many people would be interested in purchasing a front brace to protect the front hinge pins and blocks ?
The more people that want one the cheeper it will be :thumbsup:
Let me know. The first brace will be for the 2mm front and rear track spacers, if any other size's are required again let me know. :)
Regards steve brew

:thumbsup:I be very interested.

Sick of buying more screws & replacing the 10Deg Blocks gone through 3 sets now :mad:
I know my driving wont help but alloy is pants very soft compound bends to easy.
So i def be up for one STEGGER:thumbsup:

MAKE IT TWO FOR ME INSTEAD BUDDY

could well be interested, what are they made of? I'm guessing it'd need a mod to the front bumper. How much were you thinking for one?

Frint Brace
 

Yes, want one too, for 2mm shims on each side is ok.

Greetings

Maurice

Same here carlin. Just cost me £30 to replace pins and blocks and don't get me started on screws, northy must be a millionaire:p

I'm hoping for around about £10. But you will have to dremmel some material from the bumper.

Dude, I want two asap!!!!!

Just to remind all, when fitting one of these, it is well worth replacing screws, blocks and hinge pins. It'll give the brace a better chance of lining up, and then the brace ought to keep it alligned.

Stegger..

Put me down for two also please..

PM me when you need paying :thumbsup:

Cheers

Lee

You took the words out of mouth chris :) including the spacers which bend aswell. I've done this to get the proper spec's :thumbsup:

I want 1!!! I havent have any problems myself, but i have seen damage on the hingpin blocks on Stefkes car, so I will need 1 in the future.

yeah f**k it ill have 2 :)

I'll take 1, possibly two. :thumbsup:

Sounds like the one we had on our 24hr car made by nortec

1 for me please:thumbsup:

;);)

Made from grade 5251 mate, has good anodizing properties too. ;)
I will have one at the latest tuesday night :thumbsup: And i can confirm a price of £9.99 plus p&p. :drool:
Regards steve brew

As he said, already ruined two sets of blocks. Astro tracks are real killers for those blocks. I'll take two !!!!

Me too...
 

I would go for two sets...let me know when available....

Greets, Chris

count me in please i will have 2 also asap please:) I spoke to phil as schumacher about 3 weeks ago and me mentioned trying to sort out a brace of some sort of they had time. My wallet wont wait much longer if i keep on bending these damn things.

Hi,I'll have one please! PM me when you want paying.

ill have 2 . could we have a pic of it fitted

Scratch me off the list, going 1/8 electric, the only 1/10 offroad racing in my area if on the one day I can't change my schedule to get off. :thumbdown:

I am interested in a couple of these. Have you got any pictures ready of them?

One here please :drool:

Just to keep everyone up to date, i should be getting the first brace tonight and if its ok the rest of them will be made up towards the end of the week :thumbsup:

All PM's answered:)

front brace
 

I'll take one !!! pm 2 follow

Are we going to see some PICS TOO :thumbsup:

Yes at the latest tomorrow :thumbsup: i will see the first one tonight and it fits o.k will post pics :)

Sorry for the quality of the pictures but you can get the jist. The top and bottom lips are going to be reduced slightly so it doesn't hit the bulkhead and to reduce the amount of material to be taken of the bumper but that's the only changers that will be made. They will be made up sometime this week at the latest tuesday the 19TH. :thumbsup:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2.../IMG_FRONT.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...s/IMG_SIDE.jpg

I've left the rear nuts off the hinge pin which can bind up the suspension as standard. :thumbsup:
It also makes it easier to remove the suspension if needed by just unscrewing the hinge pin. :thumbsup:

Thanks for looking. :thumbsup:

Regards steve brew

I'll take 1.:thumbsup:

Looks well made, but can't see wat you are gaining other than stopping ripping the screws out, screws are still going to bend, and the rear wishbone hangers I would say are more prone now as you have more leverage from both sides not just one!

Hello paul thanks for the compliment :thumbsup:
From experience it's mainly been the front 10* block and screws that have bent and crushed, making the front spread out and causing the rear blocks and screws to do the same because of the leverage. This brace will stop that ;)

not had any problems with the front blocks, plenty of screws though!

If you can design something that stops the rear blocks from snapping, ill have one! lol

Rear blocks on the front suspension or rear suspension paul ? do you have a picture of what happens ?

Can I have one please Steg !!! :D

Could i have 2 please?

:)

Hi Paul,
The rear front-wishbone blocks break because of the sliding motion of the wishbone going back on an impact, so if you have the nut on there loose and the front block is tightened and screw not bent, it should stop this - although many of us, me included, don't run the nut as it does tend to tighten and bind the wishbone up.

So perhaps threadlock the nut on loosely.

Ive snapped 2 of these, both times in big crashes - hitting stationary car on the straight at full speed. But both times ive also broken a wishbone, severely bent the screw and crippled the front block too, also the pin bent. So unavoidable/expected damage.

With the front block tight, this new brace on, and nut loosely on the back the rear block should be as safe as it can be I reckon.

Come on Steve, send me my braces, im dieing to run these.... :thumbsup:

If everyone can wait just a little bit longer i should have these within a week. :thumbsup:

Two for me please, just pm me your payment details when your ready

Paul.:)

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