X-Brace - Page 5 - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

Kevin · 12-09-2011

damn it now I'm looking for the cross bar/harness bar thing

-=Jeff=- · 12-09-2011

you guys can debate the braces I have all you want..

All I know is the car is stiffer then without them..

As for the design and the heim joints, Ask Gordon Killebrew why they were used

Blue Flame Restorations · 12-09-2011

Alright, alright.......now we just have to borrow one and make a nice copy......LOL

USAFPILOT · 12-10-2011

i think I am going to get that Killebrew Brace.

Polo-1 · 12-10-2011

I like the Killebrew brace, but I know the c4 frame needs a X brace....

Pete should have it at the end of this next week and I'll let him say how the X works.

RHanselman · 12-12-2011

Anyone have the roof brace? I've been looking for one for sometime now... I like top off driving but the car gets too loose!

USAFPILOT · 12-12-2011

I bet the Killebrew brace + the Targa Truss + the Harness Bar + RD Camber Brace would equal solid.

Kevin · 12-12-2011

then comes the porting to make up for the extra weight.

USAFPILOT · 12-12-2011

thats what I keep thinking...I add weight to stiffen it up and then go slower? hmmm

Hib Halverson · 12-15-2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete

Has anybody used/using the R-D Racing X-Brace.

Does it help?

Love to get my Z to feel like a C5/6

Pros and Cons.

Thanks
Pete

To get a 2G ZR1 to feel like a C5/6 you'll need a lot more than the "R-D Racing X-Brace. In fact, it's not possible to do that.

You could get about 50% of the way there, but putting a cage in the car then upgrading the suspension to Z07 specs. You'd have a stiffer and, perhaps, better handing car but the ride would not be as nice and you'd be putting a bunch of weight in the car.

Accept that you can't DIY 20 years of technical evolution then enjoy your ZR-1 for what it is....one of the finest examples of late-'80s American performance car technology.

12-09-2011	#41
Kevin Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 4,632	Re: X-Brace damn it now I'm looking for the cross bar/harness bar thing __________________ It's not the car, it's the people - Doug Johnson 90 r/r "KEYS ON" nick named "T.L.B"

12-09-2011	#42
-=Jeff=- Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 7,169	Re: X-Brace you guys can debate the braces I have all you want.. All I know is the car is stiffer then without them.. As for the design and the heim joints, Ask Gordon Killebrew why they were used __________________ 1990 Corvette ZR-1 #1051 Watson Headers (2" Primary) - Flowmaster Cats - Borla Catback Late Model IH - Plenum Coilovers - 4.10s Custom Interior NCM Lifetime Member #978

12-09-2011	#43
Blue Flame Restorations Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pendleton, IN Posts: 3,904	Re: X-Brace Alright, alright.......now we just have to borrow one and make a nice copy......LOL __________________ 1988 KOH Prototype EX5023 sold 1990 ZR-1 #444 Convertible 1990 ZR-1 Black #966 1991 ZR-1 Quazar Blue #296 1957 Duntov SS Project Last edited by Blue Flame Restorations; 12-10-2011 at 01:42 AM.

12-10-2011	#44
USAFPILOT Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Spring TX Posts: 1,348	Re: X-Brace i think I am going to get that Killebrew Brace. __________________ 1994 #293 ZR-1 Stainless Works Long Tube Headers, B&B catback w/ X-Pipe, 18" Shelby Series One Wheels, SLP CAI.

12-10-2011	#45
Polo-1 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 955	Re: X-Brace I like the Killebrew brace, but I know the c4 frame needs a X brace.... Pete should have it at the end of this next week and I'll let him say how the X works.

12-12-2011	#46
RHanselman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cresson, TX Posts: 970	Re: X-Brace Anyone have the roof brace? I've been looking for one for sometime now... I like top off driving but the car gets too loose! __________________ Ron Hanselman Founding Member #80 CM Lifetime Member #1093 1991 #383 Twin Turbo 1993 #099 Ruby, Jeal 368 w/Snake Skinner body 1961 White with Red Int

12-12-2011	#47
USAFPILOT Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Spring TX Posts: 1,348	Re: X-Brace I bet the Killebrew brace + the Targa Truss + the Harness Bar + RD Camber Brace would equal solid. __________________ 1994 #293 ZR-1 Stainless Works Long Tube Headers, B&B catback w/ X-Pipe, 18" Shelby Series One Wheels, SLP CAI.

12-12-2011	#48
Kevin Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 4,632	Re: X-Brace then comes the porting to make up for the extra weight. __________________ It's not the car, it's the people - Doug Johnson 90 r/r "KEYS ON" nick named "T.L.B"

12-12-2011	#49
USAFPILOT Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Spring TX Posts: 1,348	Re: X-Brace thats what I keep thinking...I add weight to stiffen it up and then go slower? hmmm __________________ 1994 #293 ZR-1 Stainless Works Long Tube Headers, B&B catback w/ X-Pipe, 18" Shelby Series One Wheels, SLP CAI.