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Old Aug 29, 2002 | 06:02 PM
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i see some people have removed it. what is the point of this brace? i don't remember it on my '93Z. i could be wrong though. Why is it there, and does it harm the car to remove it? this is for a drag car, but does drive on the street. if i'm getting an aftermarket PHB, does it matter if i remove it?

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Old Aug 30, 2002 | 10:36 AM
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Mine has been gone all year, but I also did a Hotchkiss PHB to make sure that one bar could take it all.
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Old Aug 30, 2002 | 07:44 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by DARK AGE 53:
<strong>Here's some food for thought, if G.M. could eliminate a 1/2 cent washer on each car they would, that brace is a lot of washers.

Al</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Al, that is one helluva point. I work with DaimlerChrysler on a daily basis. I've seen this firsthand. You hit the nail on the head here.

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Old Aug 31, 2002 | 12:02 AM
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I had a long hard look at that.....

don't think I'd wanna get rid of it for any kind of turning duties......
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Here's some food for thought, if G.M. could eliminate a 1/2 cent washer on each car they would, that brace is a lot of washers.

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Old Aug 31, 2002 | 01:47 PM
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I never though of it that way. Some people have drag queens so it doesn't matter to them, but for daily driving I'd probably leave it in.
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