Fender Braces

[DustyLBottoms]

In the never-ending quest for a perfect handling Continental I've made a breakthrough.


Ever notice how in 1995 & higher Continentals Ford added a front strut tower brace and fender braces between the fender & radiator support?
http://members.aol.com/jamisoncars/01cont2

Well - I figure that Ford put them there for a reason, so I got a set of my own! (the STB I added about a year ago)


http://mysite.verizon.net/res0tmx9/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/fenderstays.jpg


Wow! My Conti is even smoother through turn & twists now! I was very surprised at how much of a difference these little beauties actually made. Now, I know that the 2nd gen. Conti's are more torsionally stable than my first gen. these must be part of the reason why. :cool:

The braces bolt up fairly easily with a little routing & drilling, I'll see about a picture tomorrow or so!

Oh yeah, total cost for me was $15. :D

[pro-five-oh]

Nice! I always wondered if they would work on other models. I wonder about a lot of Lincoln things that I never take action on. :)

With all your mods, its just a matter of time before your Conti magically turns into an InTech model!

[DustyLBottoms]

It's what ya do with what ya got!

[pro-five-oh]

Hey do you have one of the rear strut tower braces on your car? I know the early (1988-89?) models had them.

[linknnan]

HEY DUSTY THATS NICE I HAVE THEM ON FRONT OF ENGINE BUT MINE HAD 2 BOLT HOLES ON EITHER SIDE IT WAS ADJUSTABLE SO I PUT 1 SIDE ON THEN SLID IT TIGHT AS I COULD THEN CONNECT OTHER SIDE...I ALSO PUT ONE IN TRUNK FOR REAR, LOOKS COOL CAUSE ITS WHITE BUT ALOT BETTER AT TURNING LIKE U SAID...PS I WILL GET WITH YOU TO COMPARE NOTES ABOUT MY ENGINE..HAVE U GOT IT PORT AND POLISH?

[DustyLBottoms]

Hey do you have one of the rear strut tower braces on your car? I know the early (1988-89?) models had them.


HEY DUSTY THATS NICE I HAVE THEM ON FRONT OF ENGINE BUT MINE HAD 2 BOLT HOLES ON EITHER SIDE IT WAS ADJUSTABLE SO I PUT 1 SIDE ON THEN SLID IT TIGHT AS I COULD THEN CONNECT OTHER SIDE...I ALSO PUT ONE IN TRUNK FOR REAR, LOOKS COOL CAUSE ITS WHITE BUT ALOT BETTER AT TURNING LIKE U SAID...PS I WILL GET WITH YOU TO COMPARE NOTES ABOUT MY ENGINE..HAVE U GOT IT PORT AND POLISH?


Yes, I've put both front & rear strut tower braces on, as well as front & rear Taurus SHO sway bars, along with the Coil-over strut conversion & TPR front strut brace bushings (where the "front" of the control arm ties in with the subframe).

As far as the engine goes, I haven't done anything but plan yet. (I like to plan a lot before I actually do something, though it doesn't always help.) ;) I do however have a Jasper tranny in my car, along with an extra tranny cooler, so it's ready for a little more "omph" from the engine.