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redcoats1976 · 03-08-2021, 10:38 AM

is this a waste of a hundred bucks on a street driven car or will it be a noticeable improvement? have been wanting to add one if i will feel a difference.

1JEWLDSSRS · 03-08-2021, 10:46 AM

Well when I installed one on MY Camaro, I noticed the difference right away when I backed out of my driveway. Driving around town and doing some spirited cornering on some of the off and on ramps around, most deffinatly noticed it, the front doesn't flex anymore at the shock towers or roll under. Just me though. I had mine custom painted and installed LED lights on the underside of it for nightime/evening shows.

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CamaroCracka · 03-08-2021, 11:19 AM

Are you running sticky tires and cornering hard? Have you already done swaybars?

redcoats1976 · 03-08-2021, 11:36 AM

stock RS.i dont drive crazy although every once in a while i might do some cornering.just wondering if it was worth it or only good for LED lights at night car shows.im tempted to order one.

CamaroCracka · 03-08-2021, 12:36 PM

I doubt you will notice performance gains based on that, but I use mine to hang my nitrous solenoids of of, so ya, it can be multipurposed.

gtstorey · 03-08-2021, 12:59 PM

Justice Pete used to say that they might offer a slight improvement, but they never saw any gains on lap times adding them.

Greenhornet2 · 03-08-2021, 01:16 PM

bought one of the stock ones for the 1LE put it on, noticed no difference. Left it on until I supercharged at, added all that weight. Took it off, don't need the extra weight, notice no difference.

1JEWLDSSRS · 03-08-2021, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by redcoats1976

stock RS.i dont drive crazy although every once in a while i might do some cornering.just wondering if it was worth it or t car only good for LED lights at nigh.im tempted to order one.

^^^ this... Not worth it..

Camaro2ss2010 · 03-08-2021, 04:41 PM

As mentioned already by others it really seems to keep the car more stable per say when cornering or if there are sharp curves on on/off ramps. To me it was worth it but to each there own. I installed the 4 point brace.

Avenging Orange · 03-08-2021, 04:54 PM

Its really up to you...not us. If you like it and want it...buy it. I like the GM one. It would mostly be for looks because there are many many other useful things that will improve handling...or just because its how you think the car should look or handle. I would get one..but I have a 2010. It would require drilling and a kit (which is ridiculously over priced....and cost more than the brace itself).
Good luck.

Norm Peterson · 03-08-2021, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by redcoats1976

is this a waste of a hundred bucks on a street driven car or will it be a noticeable improvement? have been wanting to add one if i will feel a difference.

Install it for reasons of improved subjective feel (a more composed-feeling car).

It won't improve overall chassis stiffnesses, and the local stiffness improvements won't make enough difference in front tire operating camber for normal people to actually feel and be able to identify.

Norm

LCPLPunk · 03-08-2021, 05:35 PM

Not worth it...use on actual upgrades, i.e. bushings...

1JEWLDSSRS · 03-08-2021, 06:29 PM

The main reason I installed it WAS for the look it provided, not the thought of any performance gain which I knew wouldn't be there, I liked it so I bought one, but it did tighten up the front a bit as Camaro2SS2010 and I have mentioned earlier. If you like the look, get one. And as mentioned for performance handling, there are a lot more items that are important for that.

03-08-2021, 10:38 AM	#1
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,916	strut tower brace is this a waste of a hundred bucks on a street driven car or will it be a noticeable improvement? have been wanting to add one if i will feel a difference.

03-08-2021, 10:46 AM	#2
1JEWLDSSRS Drives: 2011 SS-RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 11,402	Well when I installed one on MY Camaro, I noticed the difference right away when I backed out of my driveway. Driving around town and doing some spirited cornering on some of the off and on ramps around, most deffinatly noticed it, the front doesn't flex anymore at the shock towers or roll under. Just me though. I had mine custom painted and installed LED lights on the underside of it for nightime/evening shows. __________________ TSP STAGE 3 CAM,231/246 @112 LSA 614/641 LIFT, CIRCLE D 5C-4200-4500 CONVERTER,LOD INTAKE.CORSA EXHAUST. DSS 1 PC DS. PEGASUS SOLID CRADLE MOUNTS. 486RWHP/475RWTQ.LOTS MORE.

03-08-2021, 10:49 AM	#3
1JEWLDSSRS Drives: 2011 SS-RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 11,402	__________________ TSP STAGE 3 CAM,231/246 @112 LSA 614/641 LIFT, CIRCLE D 5C-4200-4500 CONVERTER,LOD INTAKE.CORSA EXHAUST. DSS 1 PC DS. PEGASUS SOLID CRADLE MOUNTS. 486RWHP/475RWTQ.LOTS MORE.

03-08-2021, 11:19 AM	#4
CamaroCracka Drives: 2010 Turbo LS3 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Palm Bay, FL Posts: 2,729	Are you running sticky tires and cornering hard? Have you already done swaybars? __________________ 2010 SS - On3 kit with downpipe cutout, CTR 78/80, CompCam 239/251 620/632 122+4, E85, Z28 suspension and ZL1 diff with Outlaw axles. Gen6 ZL1/1LE brakes. 2011 Vert - 416/w 230/236 .612/.602 115lsa, 1LE suspension w/32mm rear bar. Z28 diff. ZL1 brakes.

03-08-2021, 12:36 PM	#6
CamaroCracka Drives: 2010 Turbo LS3 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Palm Bay, FL Posts: 2,729	I doubt you will notice performance gains based on that, but I use mine to hang my nitrous solenoids of of, so ya, it can be multipurposed. __________________ 2010 SS - On3 kit with downpipe cutout, CTR 78/80, CompCam 239/251 620/632 122+4, E85, Z28 suspension and ZL1 diff with Outlaw axles. Gen6 ZL1/1LE brakes. 2011 Vert - 416/w 230/236 .612/.602 115lsa, 1LE suspension w/32mm rear bar. Z28 diff. ZL1 brakes.

03-08-2021, 11:36 AM	#5
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,916	stock RS.i dont drive crazy although every once in a while i might do some cornering.just wondering if it was worth it or only good for LED lights at night car shows.im tempted to order one.

03-08-2021, 12:59 PM	#7
gtstorey Drives: 2010 Camaro SS2,L99, LSA SC Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,147	Justice Pete used to say that they might offer a slight improvement, but they never saw any gains on lap times adding them.

03-08-2021, 01:16 PM	#8
Greenhornet2 Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS LS3 Whipple Join Date: May 2019 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,925	bought one of the stock ones for the 1LE put it on, noticed no difference. Left it on until I supercharged at, added all that weight. Took it off, don't need the extra weight, notice no difference. __________________ Whipple 2.9 CAI ID1050x injectors ZL1 Pump JRE FPCM JMS Voltage booster JRE Rough Idle blower cam BTR .660 springs CHE trunnion kit 1 7/8 Speed Engineering Borla Atak JRE scoop 1.5" lowering springs BMR trailing arms and toe links Cradle inserts 704WHP 603WTQ 93 octane

03-08-2021, 04:41 PM	#10
Camaro2ss2010 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SSRS M6 Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,249	As mentioned already by others it really seems to keep the car more stable per say when cornering or if there are sharp curves on on/off ramps. To me it was worth it but to each there own. I installed the 4 point brace. __________________ ECS supercharger, custom ground cam, ported throttle body, long tube headers, aeromotive fuel pump, fic injectors, ATI super damper, Corsa Extreme exhaust, elite engineering catch can and many other things.

03-08-2021, 04:54 PM	#11
Avenging Orange Drives: 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Clermont, IN Posts: 3,297	Its really up to you...not us. If you like it and want it...buy it. I like the GM one. It would mostly be for looks because there are many many other useful things that will improve handling...or just because its how you think the car should look or handle. I would get one..but I have a 2010. It would require drilling and a kit (which is ridiculously over priced....and cost more than the brace itself). Good luck. __________________ 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS M6 Black Leather, Sun Roof, OBX Headers, Borla touring axle back, Cold Air Inductions CAI , non synthetic fluids, BMR total bushing upgrade/1" lowering springs, DSE 32mm rear sway bar. GM fe4 shocks/struts/LCA's, AAM 3.91 diff, Vertini RFS1.8 20x9 +30. Conti ExtremeContact Sport 275/35/20. sjm autoprod ABL dash kit. Mike Norris tuned 413/419. Avenging Orange: 43 years of not buying into the Hype........and damn proud of it!! https://youtu.be/9JD9it6SmB8 https://youtu.be/xmelTlEzI34 KICKING CANCERS ASS SINCE 2015!!

03-08-2021, 05:35 PM	#13
LCPLPunk USA-1 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS L99 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Near DC Posts: 1,893 View My Garage	Not worth it...use on actual upgrades, i.e. bushings... __________________ "A Camaro in the garage is safe, but that's not what Camaros are built for..." R2C CAI / Apex Scoop / VMAX Ported TB / Speed Engineering LTHs / X-pipe / GPI port/rod-mod intake manifold / Circle D 3200 278mm Converter / 3.91 gears / DynoSteve tuned / 1LE Shocks/Struts/Toe Links / ZL1 Rear Sway Bar / Z/28 Trailing arms / Prothane Radius Arm & Subframe Bushings / BMR UCA Bracket, Steering rack bushing / B&M Tranny Cooler / RX Catch Can / Jannetty Tranny Dipstick / 2012+ Heater Hose / 2013+ Rearview Mirror / Fuel rail flip / Drake shifter / Oil Cooler Delete

03-08-2021, 06:29 PM	#14
1JEWLDSSRS Drives: 2011 SS-RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 11,402	The main reason I installed it WAS for the look it provided, not the thought of any performance gain which I knew wouldn't be there, I liked it so I bought one, but it did tighten up the front a bit as Camaro2SS2010 and I have mentioned earlier. If you like the look, get one. And as mentioned for performance handling, there are a lot more items that are important for that. __________________ TSP STAGE 3 CAM,231/246 @112 LSA 614/641 LIFT, CIRCLE D 5C-4200-4500 CONVERTER,LOD INTAKE.CORSA EXHAUST. DSS 1 PC DS. PEGASUS SOLID CRADLE MOUNTS. 486RWHP/475RWTQ.LOTS MORE.