2011 5.0 Strut Tower Brace
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8/29/10, 07:29 PM
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I took a look this weekend, and the strut brace is above the dipstick location. It will make it getting to the dipstick more difficult as you will need to bend it around the rear of the brace when checking. Thats still not gona stop me from adding it though.
8/29/10, 09:12 PM
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Come on guys... It's a matter of placing it over the screws and tightening the nut...
*the oil catch can is from here in case anyone inquires...
http://www.uprproducts.com/mustang-b...arator-11.html
*the oil catch can is from here in case anyone inquires...
http://www.uprproducts.com/mustang-b...arator-11.html
9/2/10, 07:23 PM
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It's somewhat in the way but not really difficult. The hardest part for me is trying to put the dipstick back. I'm in an underground garage and the STB casts a shadow which makes it difficult to find the hole. Need to use a flashlight. Above ground and in the light-- no problem.
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9/2/10, 07:33 PM
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It's somewhat in the way but not really difficult. The hardest part for me is trying to put the dipstick back. I'm in an underground garage and the STB casts a shadow which makes it difficult to find the hole. Need to use a flashlight. Above ground and in the light-- no problem.
9/3/10, 04:41 PM
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I'm wondering if this one will fit over the 5.0:
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9/3/10, 05:12 PM
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All of these designs are really making me just say blehh.
Optimum strength would involve a straight bar in the middle, not these curved designs, which would be much more prone to flexing.
Optimum strength would involve a straight bar in the middle, not these curved designs, which would be much more prone to flexing.
9/3/10, 05:49 PM
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They're all curved so they fit over top of your engine. Nothing important.
9/4/10, 04:07 PM
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Cheers.
9/5/10, 12:35 PM
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For example, this is an optimum bar design. The part linking the strut to the bar can be in whatever shape is necessary, but the bar itself should be absolutely straight.
9/6/10, 03:56 PM
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I think you might have misunderstood what I meant. The section that actually connects both posts should be absolutely straight - not to say the entire bar from strut-to-strut is straight, obviously that wouldn't work.
For example, this is an optimum bar design. The part linking the strut to the bar can be in whatever shape is necessary, but the bar itself should be absolutely straight.
For example, this is an optimum bar design. The part linking the strut to the bar can be in whatever shape is necessary, but the bar itself should be absolutely straight.
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9/6/10, 07:20 PM
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I bought the strut tower brace for a 2010 G.T. from BMR. Part number STB011H, the one that will clear the engine cover. I guess it has the highest arch because i hope to add an engine cover on my 2011 V-6 when Ford starts selling them. The 2011 V-6's engine is sits higher than the G.T.'s engine. It is in the way just a little of the oil dip stick, but not bad enough to worry about. You use the old nuts but add some blue thread locker on them and tighten them to 26 ft./lbs. 
9/6/10, 10:13 PM
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I think you might have misunderstood what I meant. The section that actually connects both posts should be absolutely straight - not to say the entire bar from strut-to-strut is straight, obviously that wouldn't work.
For example, this is an optimum bar design. The part linking the strut to the bar can be in whatever shape is necessary, but the bar itself should be absolutely straight.
For example, this is an optimum bar design. The part linking the strut to the bar can be in whatever shape is necessary, but the bar itself should be absolutely straight.
9/7/10, 09:59 AM
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I don't think the curvature of the strut bar itself really matters. The shape of the curve would influence the bar to flex upward(with its ends flexing downward), but that is not the direction that the struts towers will move during aggressive driving.
9/8/10, 07:37 PM
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The curvature of the bar will have little to no impact if the brace is designed properly. The height of the brace (from the bottom to the top) and the width is what is critical. If the bar was 1/4" tall, it would flex like hell and do nothing, but if it were 3" tall, the rest of the car would flex more than the bar.
9/8/10, 07:44 PM
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A stright bar would not flex as much as a slightly curved bar, if they used the exact same material, say 1" round tube. But if the curved bar used, 1.25" tube and the stright bar used 1" tube, the curved bar should be stronger, although it will weigh more.
For the one person that will ask, no I am not going to tell the theoretical strength of of a curver bar vs. a stright bar. Curved objects are drastically harder to determine since they are not uniform.
For the one person that will ask, no I am not going to tell the theoretical strength of of a curver bar vs. a stright bar. Curved objects are drastically harder to determine since they are not uniform.