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      04-26-2015, 08:23 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Suprgnat View Post
You're right, and I'll qualify my statement.
During the initial assembly of the front suspension the brace assembly would have to be loose to do the alignment and get a consistent zero point for both sides as the braces have no means to locate the strut tops.
Once aligned and torqued, the 1M/M3 braces should be rigid enough to hold things in place while loosening the strut nuts for track side adjustments of the GC camber plates.
Thank you, that's how my Vorshlags are setup.

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The caveat when using the 1M/M3 brace is that the firewall brace position shouldn't vary between alignments if you rely on assumptions for accurate track side alignments; that said, if you don't have access to the tools or a friendly to weld on pins as per the original post, this may be a viable work around for ~$200 which you can fit yourself with the added benefits of better strut top access.
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