For those who installed the pure-tech x brace, how well did the hole line up for you between the shock tower plates and the x-bar?
I tinkered around with different ways to get this aligned before I do any drilling into the shock tower and the holes don't line up.
I checked to be sure the tower plates fit fine, which they do, as shown. No gaps or issues.
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Now trying to align the x-bar...driver side holes align perfectly
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but the passenger side...
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If I try to put the bolts through the x-bar and tower plates first, then secure the tower plates to the tower, i end up with gaps like so...
Puretech claims they haven't seen this issue before. My car is pretty darn clean and unmolested so I'm not thinking it's racp or shock tower uniformity issue. Only thing I can think is when I drill the holes in the tower the bolts will pull things in where there's gaps, concern is deforming the shock tower make this happen.
What does everyone think?
[Tagging robgill and liam821 from some previous threads I found on this topic.]
I tinkered around with different ways to get this aligned before I do any drilling into the shock tower and the holes don't line up.
I checked to be sure the tower plates fit fine, which they do, as shown. No gaps or issues.
Now trying to align the x-bar...driver side holes align perfectly
but the passenger side...
If I try to put the bolts through the x-bar and tower plates first, then secure the tower plates to the tower, i end up with gaps like so...
Puretech claims they haven't seen this issue before. My car is pretty darn clean and unmolested so I'm not thinking it's racp or shock tower uniformity issue. Only thing I can think is when I drill the holes in the tower the bolts will pull things in where there's gaps, concern is deforming the shock tower make this happen.
What does everyone think?
[Tagging robgill and liam821 from some previous threads I found on this topic.]
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