Center brace upgrade: do I need the whole thing or just upgrade the ends?

[sumguy75]

Was looking at the Basherqueen center brace and can buy either the 7075 rod ends for $20 or the carbon fiber brace with the ends already on it for $45. How important is the carbon fiber brace instead of just getting the ends to install on the stock aluminum brace? I already have M2C front and rear center lower braces and will be getting an M2C chassis in the next few weeks. Is the carbon fiber brace important? Or is the aluminum brace strong enough with all the other M2C stuff?

 

[MMoelmann]

I've bent the aluminum brace before. The aluminum bent before the stock end pieces broke.
I purchased the Basherqueen one for my Talion and it looks really good.
For my Fireteam I bought one off eBay for half the price and it seems just as good, if not even stiffer.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2346270456...dakphomsw2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[dwashb7145]

I would just leave it stock. M2c recommends removing the t2t anyway. I still have one on my m2c chassis’d Kraton.

 

[hobo]

never had any trouble with the tower to tower brace

 

[MMoelmann]

I would just leave it stock. M2c recommends removing the t2t anyway. I still have one on my m2c chassis’d Kraton.

What reasoning do they give for advising to remove the tower to tower brace?

 

[King blitz]

Was looking at the Basherqueen center brace and can buy either the 7075 rod ends for $20 or the carbon fiber brace with the ends already on it for $45. How important is the carbon fiber brace instead of just getting the ends to install on the stock aluminum brace? I already have M2C front and rear center lower braces and will be getting an M2C chassis in the next few weeks. Is the carbon fiber brace important? Or is the aluminum brace strong enough with all the other M2C stuff?

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Just the center will be fine

 

[dwashb7145]

What reasoning do they give for advising to remove the tower to tower brace?

They don’t give any reasoning. They just say “it’s not necessary”

 

[Garcbomber]

Ahh arrma just wastes money designing/testing, producing, and assembling components that serve no purpose, makes sense… because some guy(no pun intended) with a CNC mill using solidworks to knock-off components says so

 

[dwashb7145]

Ahh arrma just wastes money designing/testing, producing, and assembling components that serve no purpose, makes sense… because some guy(no pun intended) with a CNC mill using solidworks to knock-off components says so

I’m not sure I’d describe m2c in that way myself. Although I’m not a m2c nut swinger. Like I said my car still has the t2t.

 

[hobo]

I don't run a tower to tower brace on my m2c chassis kraton's and my v3 talion never had a problem

 

[sumguy75]

Already got the carbon fiber brace. Didn't know people run without it, but already got this so I'll use it:

 

[King blitz]

Already got the carbon fiber brace. Didn't know people run without it, but already got this so I'll use it:
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Beeeeutiful