RnD office - 86 1 peice rear strut brace!! - comments

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RnD office - 86 1 peice rear strut brace!! - comments

Postby ronny » Mon Jan 21, 2013 1:00 pm

hi all,

so i am looking to produce a rear brace that has been sought after by many ae86 owners.

for those that know this bar it was either:

RUN FREE
TPS - TECHNO PRO SPIRIT
OKUYAMA - OG

what is special about this setup is that there is no drilling of your car and its just PLAIN simple to install and it works great, it follows what an ae86 should be ( SIMPLE ) and looks amazing.

the original piece design was using:
1. an alluminum oval bar in the center
2. CAST pieces for the mount on the tower bars

these 2 pieces were then welded together to create this popular Bar.

my take on is to try and improve this piece.

i plan to:
1. improve the mounting strength with more ribs
2. improve the shape of the strut cup design for a more tighter fit.
3. use a hollow cylinder type bar with a matte texture finish - lighter and stronger
4. CNC the whole piece as ONE!

below are pictures of the TEST fit of a rough sample - 3 piece welded -
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i want to gauge your interest in this bar.. for the many years that i have been playing with this car, this strut brace was very sought after, and many people payed top dollar for this type of setup.

if i produce and IMPROVE this, would you guys all be interested?

keep in mind - as far as price - i would assume 135-145.. this is a rough estimate - but most likely in this range.

lets here your comments!

thanks again,

this year i will help create fun and great products for the AE86 ONLY... enjoy your 86..

Ronny

PS - alot of great products to come!!!
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Postby RW Bliss » Mon Jan 21, 2013 1:36 pm

Look great. Great price too
More braces on the interior would be nice in the future

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Postby AE86DRIFTOY » Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:45 pm

I know I've been wanting one of these forever! I definitely buy one if you made some. If you do make them put me on the list for the 1st batch :D

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Postby Boyeas Factory » Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:24 pm

Very interested in this!!!!
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Postby tiprock » Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:34 pm

what kind of rear shocks are those? i have TRDs and they were too short to get the 2 "cups", bushing, and nuts to all fit. i ended selling the bar i had because of that. i would get your bar if that problem in the design would be addressed.
btw ppl with AGXs will not have a problem using this.
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Postby Grant H » Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:55 pm

My advice would be to figure out how to butt it up against the chassis real well. If you have just the shock bushings holding it in...that's gonna flex more than the sheet metal you are trying to strengthen!

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Postby ronny » Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:09 pm

yes, the cup section needs to be re measured and redone - its about 2-3mm off on the edges - however on the underside of the cup, it is sitting completely flush against the chassis. its almost like doing pattern cutting for shoes.. this is one hurdle that i am looking rite now. other then that the rest is very simple for me to work around.

the shocks used on this car are TRD short stroke.
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Postby Deuce Cam » Tue Jan 22, 2013 5:06 pm

Looks nice.

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Postby abrahamc.1987 » Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:44 pm

Finally, been waiting for someone to make something like this for a long time. Iirc the techno pro spirit one got discontinued a few years back but its good to see that its being brought back, something simple yet useful.

Put me down, got my interest and can't wait to see what else is yet to come.

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Postby HASport AE86 » Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:39 pm

don't hate me Ronny. We made something like this that we haven't posted for sale yet, different design though.
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Postby Blacklion » Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:36 am

Definitely interested. Keep me in the loop.

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Postby GL87 » Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:26 am

Interested too. Always wanted a TPS rear strut bar. Looks great!

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Postby Mr.Fujiwara » Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:41 am

Put me on the list!! :D
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Postby ronny » Fri Jan 25, 2013 2:25 pm

thanks for the feedback.. i sent the sample to my contact to check and align everything and double check again...

hopefully i can turn around another photo sample for me to test and try out, this time in one peice.
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Postby NOKsk8er » Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:38 am

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Postby knkout86 » Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:38 pm

down!

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Postby drift warrior fab » Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:59 am

that work looks great nd these bars would look awesome. but from an engineering standpoint you have to realize a rear strut bar in a live axle car is only for looks. think about what forces try to push those 2 shock towers togeather, or apart. just food for thought.

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Postby el_boricua_luny » Tue Jan 29, 2013 12:43 am

I'm down for one once they're ready

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Postby kimawashi » Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:02 pm

ready with cash in hand... if u need another test vehicle lmk

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Postby Hmoob_86 » Thu Feb 07, 2013 2:55 am

Very nice and alway want one.

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Postby trdtureno86 » Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:27 pm

I want one Ronny!

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Postby wattsupbr86 » Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:19 am

ill buy one!

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Postby ronny » Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:25 pm

Soon guys. Waiting for the revised preproduction sample
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Postby Mr.Fujiwara » Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:04 am

Still waiting for this !! :D
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Postby ronny » Thu Mar 28, 2013 7:15 pm

i revised the pre production sample - and sent it back for another revision. hope to get another one back in a few weeks.
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Postby el_boricua_luny » Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:46 pm

any update on this?

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Postby supraman10 » Wed May 08, 2013 11:27 pm

i'm down for one of these when you start manufacturing them. i would also love to see a solid 3-point front strut tower bar come into the market for less than the typical $300+ that you usually see them for.