Who here has an AP2 with the X-brace installed?

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10-11-2006, 10:03 AM

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KstreetDC

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Originally Posted by ebeldesign,Oct 10 2006, 10:45 PM

Not to jack the thread...but does the rear tie bar make as big of a difference as the x-brace, in your opinion?

Our stock rear tie bars are rather weak and frequently bent. I highly recommend getting a tie bar as well.

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10-11-2006, 12:37 PM

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Rick's X-Brace here. You will feel the difference big time! The stock rear lower bar is weak. You should change it, but you won't feel it.

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10-11-2006, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by KstreetDC,Oct 11 2006, 12:03 PM

Our stock rear tie bars are rather weak and frequently bent. I highly recommend getting a tie bar as well.

Close to 90,000 miles of both hard and daily driving, and yet not a rear bar bent yet.

I've worked on many S2000's over the years, still hadn't seen a bent rear OEM bar (upper or lower). Also I've been on this site since it started, and I don't recall a resounding yelp from owners, past or present, about their cars' bars bending.

Am I missing something here?