Chassis bracing

[MESOGLEA]

Here's a Taiwanese company that offers chassis bracing for our rigs.
I ordered the hatch brace, forward and rear lower braces. They are waiting to be cleared by customs.

https://www.tw-kcdesign.com/products_sort2/24/1

[Jeff_Jeske]

I'm really not sure what bracing will help. The down low bars don't seem to be very far away from the rear seat frame which would provide similar rigidity. I was entertaining some sub frame connectors for a bit but after jacking the car up and doing some string tests it didn't seem like there was much flex happening. I've looked at some pictures from from various track events and the car seems to rather go on two wheels than fold over on itself.
https://i.ibb.co/K2nprHP/brace.jpg (https://ibb.co/y62cQJ9)
https://i.ibb.co/vz1nGt9/85708810-Jefferson-6-19-20-321.jpg (https://ibb.co/5cTHy7Z)

[comingabriel]

You make me miss my white ‘19 TT RS :(
It has been in the shop for about a month now.
I estimate about that much longer or more before it is ready to come back home.
They are waiting for a BO front right caliper. :banghead:

[Faceman76]

I found this item interesting: https://www.tw-kcdesign.com/products_detail/145

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[Jeff_Jeske]

I found this item interesting: https://www.tw-kcdesign.com/products_detail/145

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It's a spin off of the Audi Performance Part.

https://parts.mattieaudioffallriver.com/p/Audi__TT-RS/Audi-Sport-Rear-Axle-Crossmember-Reinforcement/95992083/ZAW071151DDSP.html
https://parts.mattieaudioffallriver.com/images/parts/VW/fullsize/ZAW071151DDSP_1.jpg
https://www.audizine.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=194360&d=1598749217

[MESOGLEA]

https://www.audizine.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=194360&d=1598749217


That's pimp. KC designs are nowhere near that stout.
Are there other hidden gems from Audi?

[Huey52]

btw: Jeff, Mattie Audi is a good outfit. I wish I was still close enough to use them rather than my current dealership. Circa 2015 when dealers got orders to facelift all USA dealerships for a consistent look Mattie Import Motors balked and therefore got stripped of Audi (but continued on with VW). They've since complied and are again Audi. But I like that sense of individualism and renegade mindset which carries over into their more personalized customer attention.


It's a spin off of the Audi Performance Part.

https://parts.mattieaudioffallriver.com/p/Audi__TT-RS/Audi-Sport-Rear-Axle-Crossmember-Reinforcement/95992083/ZAW071151DDSP.html
https://parts.mattieaudioffallriver.com/images/parts/VW/fullsize/ZAW071151DDSP_1.jpg
https://www.audizine.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=194360&d=1598749217

[PartsByTopher]

Happy to help anyone looking for the cross brace as well!


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[Jeff_Jeske]

All good stuff.... that bar is the only real brace that is available. I can only really see that brace being helpful for those that are slamming corner curbs as it will add rigidity but looking at the diagram you can see that area is pretty heavy duty. For me it won't be worth adding the weight.

The Audi Performance Parts are tested and proven add ons so I assume this was part was designed for the TTS Cup Cars.

[comingabriel]

https://www.audizine.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=194360&d=1598749217

That's pimp. KC designs are nowhere near that stout.


That looks pretty heavy, wonder how much it weights?

[sirsycott]

That looks pretty heavy, wonder how much it weights?

It was around 4-5 lbs


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