D4D Strut Brace Fitting

[red fred]

to fit the brace I had to move and mod a few bits and bobs,

remove the whole air box to get access to the fuse holder. remove the bolt and put a small bit of wood behind the hole, drill a new hole about15/20mm above the original one. (you may need to unclip the fuse box at the back.

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reclip the back in and push down on the fuse box intil the new hole lines up.

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slacken off the two bolts arrowed and push down on the cylinder (vacuum to brake master-cylinder)once its down re-tighten the bolts. mine went down far enough but if yours dosnt oval out the holes with a drill and it should be fine)

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bend the brake line out the way gently,by putting light pressure along the line.

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box up the air box and fit the brace.

jobs a carrot!

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[Oxford Cheddar]

Good guide chap!

Where did you pick the brace up from? :)

[madvinegar]

Nice job!!! Happy cornering!

[minidoughty]

why is there such a gap between the top of the strut and the bottom of the brace, it doesn't seem to fit flush?

[madvinegar]

It's not a big gap. Probably it's because the strut must not get in the way of something else in the engine bay.

Check mine to see that it has both a gap and its distant from the brace:

I think its because otherwise it would get in the way of the brake fluid container (on the left side) and the A/C pipe on the right side.

(sorry for the offtopic red fred).

[red fred]

why is there such a gap between the top of the strut and the bottom of the brace, it doesn't seem to fit flush?

if you look closely there is spacers welded onto the base of the brac,only about four mm but is enough to leave a gap. its a cusco brac e so i guess its ok. think thats why my std nuts didnt fit right

[red fred]

Good guide chap!

Where did you pick the brace up from? :)

fleabay was gutted when it didnt just bolt on!

[red fred]

on the subject of cornering and braces, has anyone found the back end very step-out happy? i was on the way down from skye (the best road in the world)and found the car sideways a few times if pushed. there was the odd pot hole on the corners which also unsettled the car and kicked the back out, wasn't very pleasant! any ideas?

fred

[minidoughty]

I always thought braces acted the opposite to ARB's handling wise. if anything it should understeer more at the front (having both struts tied together with the bar).

maybe you're just throwing it in the corners harder to test the brace?

[red fred]

I always thought braces acted the opposite to ARB's handling wise. if anything it should understeer more at the front (having both struts tied together with the bar).

maybe you're just throwing it in the corners harder to test the brace?

nope the brace wasnt fitted on the way down as wasnt sure about the nuts, maybe the brace will help?

[noedel]

Or you could just have bought one that fits perfectly ;)

http://autostyle.nl/productfind.aspx?make=860&model=8608629&indexno=340&searchfor=&universal=false&indexdesc=Veerpootbruggen+Dynamik

(the 2nd one on the 1st picture).

Fitted perfectly on my 1.4 D4D, and also on my friend's 2.0 D4D.

You can order it in the Netherlands :P

Grtz

Edit: Here some pics of it.

[red fred]

Or you could just have bought one that fits perfectly ;)

http://autostyle.nl/productfind.aspx?make=860&model=8608629&indexno=340&searchfor=&universal=false&indexdesc=Veerpootbruggen+Dynamik

(the 2nd one on the 1st picture).

Fitted perfectly on my 1.4 D4D, and also on my friend's 2.0 D4D.

You can order it in the Netherlands :P

Grtz

Edit: Here some pics of it.

but wheres the fun in that?

[noedel]

I don't know, I guess it's just much easier fitting ;)

Grtz

[pimp1chez]

Or you could just have bought one that fits perfectly ;)

http://autostyle.nl/productfind.aspx?make=860&model=8608629&indexno=340&searchfor=&universal=false&indexdesc=Veerpootbruggen+Dynamik

(the 2nd one on the 1st picture).

Fitted perfectly on my 1.4 D4D, and also on my friend's 2.0 D4D.

You can order it in the Netherlands :P

Grtz

Edit: Here some pics of it.

and how did you order this ,you cant click on it and add to a basket like normal sites

[noedel]

Every tuning shop should be able to order it from this manufacturer ;)

I ordered it in the local tuning shop here.

Costed me € 55 (about 40-45 GBP I think).

Grtz

[Colourd]

I know this is an old thread, but, that link doesn't work anymore

Anyone  know what Front Strut Brace is a direct fit these days for the Corolla D4D 01 to 06 ??

[FROSTYBALLS]

Worked for me.

[Colourd]

On 7/5/2018 at 11:13 PM, FROSTYBALLS said:

Worked for me.

What did ?

All i get is the front page and when searching, no mention of E12 braces