Strut Tower Brace Install

tcam · Post by **tcam** » Tue May 09, 2006 5:57 am

I just recently bought a vibrant strut tower brace and I was surprised that it came without any instructions. I assume that I just remove the stock brackets and then screw in the new ones. And if this is right, then do I need a torque wrench or can I just do it by hand?

Mrizzle05 · Post by **Mrizzle05** » Tue May 09, 2006 6:10 am

thats all i did.I have a megan racing one... i just left the black brackets on. didnt do any harm.preference i guess.

tcam · Post by **tcam** » Tue May 09, 2006 6:11 am

Alright thanks. And did you use a torque wrench?

Mrizzle05 · Post by **Mrizzle05** » Tue May 09, 2006 6:29 am

nope didnt have one... and im not a buff guy so as much as i could tighten i did. made sure it was snugg but not ast tight as possible

tcam · Post by **tcam** » Tue May 09, 2006 6:30 am

Cool. I'm going to go try to install it now. thanks for your help

Mrizzle05 · Post by **Mrizzle05** » Tue May 09, 2006 6:38 am

no prob. thats wat were all here for.welcome to the site. and enjoy.

DavidPIL · Post by **DavidPIL** » Tue May 09, 2006 7:20 am

Hiya tcam,I also got the Vibrant Strut Brace. Thought it to be a slightly better consruction than the Megan one. No instructions here either though I did remove the metal brackets that are on the towers. The design of the Vibrant brace actually fits well without those.As for the torque wrench. I would suggest borrowing one just to make sure you don't over tighten (strip) or undertighten. If I remember correctly, the 3 nuts only need to be tighted to 14 ft-lbf.Dave

Mrizzle05 · Post by **Mrizzle05** » Tue May 09, 2006 7:44 am

you have a pic of them... i wanna see what they look like.how much are they? maybe ill look into one

Petrucci914 · Post by **Petrucci914** » Tue May 09, 2006 9:23 am

I thought it was 29 or 39 ft-lb. Do another search for this install. It's on one of them.

DavidPIL · Post by **DavidPIL** » Tue May 09, 2006 11:35 am

Yeah, it's 29 ft-lbf. Yikes, now I need to check mine!When I did the install, I checked out the repair manual at http://www.trixology.org/Repair/ so I had to of torqued it to 29. Sorry for the miss-info. I must have been thinking the Spark Plugs, which I changed the day I rechecked the strut brace torque.Dave

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Tue May 09, 2006 2:17 pm

i have a vibrant stb too, i took off the old black C things and just have the STB on. i torq'd it hand tight....

Petrucci914 · Post by **Petrucci914** » Tue May 09, 2006 2:59 pm

Hand tight?!?!

DavidPIL · Post by **DavidPIL** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:35 am

hi 13Vibe03NGK's site states 12mm thread to 10.4-14.5 lb-ft . The repair manual states 13 ft-lbf.Links to this info... http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/t...ry=US& ... pai....pdf DaveP.S. Sorry for taking this off-topic for a moment.

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:04 am

I have the TRD one and I just hand tightened mine as tight as possible. No instructions either on the install but its pretty simple. I didn't leave the black rings there however. I took those off.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:23 am

Quote, originally posted by Petrucci914 Â»Hand tight?!?!yea hand tight like mavrik did, as tight as i could with out breaking something

tcam · Post by **tcam** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:16 pm

Does this mean that you also have to torque the the brace to the brackets at 29lbs? Or is that just for mounting the brackets onto the car itself?

tcam · Post by **tcam** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:17 pm

This is with the brace hand tightened as of now.

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