Ultra Racing 4-point lower brace (Update/new parts pg 3)

by **Chinky420** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:01 am

did it change the driving characteristics? tighten up understeer? create too much oversteer?

it looks pretty decent though.

by **Akfahad** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:42 pm

Mr_Krispy1183 wrote:
Akfahad wrote:again...what type y-pipe you running with that?

Sorry for the delay, stock y-pipe.

Cool man...thanks bro! turned out well!

by **aenties** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:44 pm

Very nice dude, anybody want to set up this group buy. Seems like there's a decent amount of interest, and toyotanation haven't heard about this yet. I'll be in definitely.

by **ASG14** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:57 pm

He He posted it on TN, haha. If it fits the Gen 3, there would be more interest as well

by **ToyoSolV6** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:59 pm

Very nice Brian, i think im interested in this. How does the handling on the car feel?
Looks sick though, props!

by **Mr_Krispy1183** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:40 pm

Thanks for the feedback and comments everybody, it feels good to help out the Solara/Camry community in any way.

ToyoSol/Fern, handling's pretty nice, and steering tightened up quite a bit too. It seems to contribute a bit to oversteer, but hopefully I'll get it balanced once I get on a Whiteline front sway/TRD rear sway.

funboy102 & Kevin: Yeah, Johnny's Viet, & very proud hahaha

funboy102: It wouldn't be impossible without a lift, but it did make it easier (and able to see what we were doing when cutting into the plastic fender liner)

Adam/ASG14: Weather hasn't been on my side, but I'll get you those measurements ASAP.

And as far as under-car clearance, I busted out a tape measure and measured ~2.8-3" from the the lips of the mounting points/bar itself to the ground. This is with my own suspension setup and wheels (Tein S-Tech/Tokico HP/18" wheels/225/40/18 tires), so factor in your own slight varainces and you'll have an idea of clearance.

One more thing, the other night I got a reality check when I took a semi-steep speed bump the way I usually did before the bar (one wheel on, other wheel off the edge of the bump) and ATE it

. Some scrapes to the center section, but the overall integrity of the bar was just fine. As much as possible, take speed bumps head-on with the bar installed folks!

by **KILLA CAM** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:48 pm

Mr_Krispy1183 wrote:And as far as under-car clearance, I busted out a tape measure and measured ~2.8-3" from the the lips of the mounting points/bar itself to the ground. This is with my own suspension setup and wheels (Tein S-Tech/Tokico HP/18" wheels/225/40/18 tires), so factor in your own slight varainces and you'll have an idea of clearance.

One more thing, the other night I got a reality check when I took a semi-steep spped bump the way I usually did before the bar (one wheel on, other wheel off the edge of the bump) and ATE it. The raised/lowered rim/lip of the mounting points were what scraped, but the bar overall was just fine. As much as possible, take speed bumps head-on with the bar installed folks!

I'm dropped on K-Sports so it looks like my Whiteline FSB, and TRD RSB are going to be enough for me. Thanks for the heads up!

by **ASG14** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:49 pm

Ouch, glad the bar is well made. Suck you hiy iy though.

As for measurements, whenever you can. Weather here is total crap too.

by **Toy1mzfe** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:24 pm

DANG, got it chewed up already. They should make a skidplate on the bottom to protect those stuff.

Im in the process of designing a rear diffuser for the solara. MAybe if that goes well with material wise, i may look into a skidplate for the sensitive parts down under.

by **Mr_Krispy1183** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:31 pm

^Sounds like a plan. Keep us all informed.

by **CamryOnBronze** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:02 am

Bar looks like a solid idea, but I think I probably would have passed on it as well due to clearance... Ahh, who am I kidding, I would have bought it and powdercoated it :lol:

Props for being the test subject!

by **ptballer** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:16 pm

Even though I'm probably gonna smash the crap of that bar I'd still cop one haha.

by **Mr_Krispy1183** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:35 am

Adam, I PMed you the approx measurements, hope Gen 3 fitment is a possibility!

by **Mr_Krispy1183** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:23 pm

UPDATE: Our very own ASG14 has confirmed that this bar will indeed fit Gen 3 Camrys. Go! Go! Go!

by **Mr_Krispy1183** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:59 pm

If anyone is interested in the bar, Evan at NextGen has set up a group buy, and is looking for willing buyers. Check out the thread here: http://nextgentuning.forumotion.com/group-buy-f17/group-buy-ultra-racing-4-point-lower-front-bar-ur-la4-366-t38.htm

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