TANABE-SUSTEC-FRONT-UNDER-LADDER-BRACE

Post by **Drax** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:42 pm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TANABE-SUSTEC ... 4cfb3f412c

are these a lower front brace? or just the front upper brace mis-advertised?

Post by **Merlin** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:47 pm

Looks to be the front lower brace

Post by **Drax** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:50 pm

Merlin wrote:Looks to be the front lower brace

are they a straight fit do you know, unlike the Innovative Competition front traction bar

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:03 pm

The image is of a rear lower brace...

These are front ladder braces...

I didn't know Tanabe did them for the Prelude, but you wouldn't want to fit one to a road goer anyway.

Post by **Merlin** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:05 pm

Drax wrote:are they a straight fit do you know, unlike the Innovative Competition front traction bar

You remove the bolts for the front lower arms and bolt it in there, just like the pic that Nafe has posted up for the rear. The Innovative traction bar is a straight fit as well, I didn't have any issues fitting it.

If you have a traction bar the fact that a front brace hangs so low is not an issue as the traction bar itself hangs very low.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:06 pm

Tanabe do sort of list them, but I don't really understand their website...

http://www.tanabe-usa.com/underbrace.asp

Also that price on the ebay link is rear lower brace money, not front lower ladder.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:12 pm

Ok, I've made sense of the website now

They only do a front 2 point, not a ladder. It does look almost identical to the rear one I pictured.

Front...

Rear...

I've heard a number of horror stories in the past of people catching them on speed bumps and ripping them off, so not many people run them anymore, not in this country anyway.

Post by **vanzep** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:49 pm

Post by **Drax** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 11:12 pm

hmm sounds like more of a ball-ache than its worth. i cant fit a rear lower brace to mine atm anyway due to the 4ws, so ill leave it for now. cheers for all the info people!

vanzep you bought/fitted one already?

Post by **vanzep** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:18 pm

Drax - i have bought one but yet to fit it - will have to see if it clears the plm downpipe - which im sure it will.
Will let you know how i get on with it.
Also worth mentioning guy on ebay is selling tanabe rear upper braces for £45 plus p&p