Rear Brace Installation Seattle WA

There are many ways to improve the handling characteristics of your car. Unfortunately, most of those ways involve very complicated suspension work. Tools like spring compressors, air wrenches and a hydraulic lift are obviously pricey—and doing it on your garage floor will probably not be much fun nor is it very safe.

However, an easy and affordable way to give your car better handling is by bracing the body. Cars with unibody construction are easy for manufacturers to build because the frame is built-in. This lack of a real frame does allow the body to flex much like a shoebox without its lid (get the picture—).

Most cars today have what's called a subframe at the front and rear of the car. This is where the wheels, tires and suspension are located. The subframe is beefed up with extra steel in the unibody where the suspension is attached. However, the remainder of the body around the subframe is not as rigid and, because the car's weight is acting on the suspension attachment points in the subframe, this causes the body to twist and flex between the two opposing front tires as well as the rear. This flexing results in compromised traction when the car is put through its paces on a twisting road.

Author: Matt Hardesty

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