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Originally Posted by GrimJaw

Was there a noticeable difference?

Butting in here, I know – my experience of strut braces is that because driving styles and circumstances vary so much, you have to try one to find out what difference it makes.

I've installed them on a few cars, and they've made a modest but noticeable difference on each one. Fortunately, they're an inexpensive experiment as they don't cost very much, and they're generally easy to install and remove.

I haven't bought a strut brace for my car because to improve turn-in the shop in Columbus, OH that built my car up for me recommended an H&R front swaybar. I ran the car a while without having that bar installed and then decided the car could use some help in that area.

So I bought the H&R bar and had it installed at a local shop. Between the bar and the installation, it was quite a bit pricier than a strut brace would have been.

My purpose was reducing front-end roll on the track, and I suspect a strut brace would serve that purpose just fine for cars being driven on the street and on back roads. I think you'll have to try one to find out for yourself, and I do think it's quite likely to be worth your effort and expense. I will say that the H&R front swaybar didn't make my street and back road driving any less enjoyable at all; in fact, it was on the track where I most noticed the difference. That's counter-intuitive, but it is this owner's experience.

As always, my 2¢.