Rear Strut Brace Help

[ollie ryan]

right guys

got a greddy rear strut brace recently that has two holes on each base part but my glanza has four threads?

do i cut two of the threads off or how exactly can i fit this?

thanks for any help guys

[GT Phayer]

i think u have to drill holes to clear the studs mate but not 100% sure

[llawgoch]

you just tighten it onto the two longest bolts

[ollie ryan]

doesnt fit on the longest bolts

the are spread to far apart

[Dan507]

witch are plastic,

[ollie ryan]

all 4metal dude

[Dan507]

whoooops, thats one for the fail basket

[Stulet-GTT]

Silly i know but are they not handed???

e.g left and right....

[ollie ryan]

if i try to put it on the large bolts it wont fit

[Lukew360]

If it's handed maybe the previous owner put it together wrong

Try take the ends of and swap 'em?

[ollie ryan]

i took the ends of to paint but it cam straight of a na but wont fit my glanza

i think i need to cut the white thread off in those pictures but unsure lol

[pig666eon]

well man if it was made for the car there should be no need to cut and drill. i highly doubt cusco has in their instruction that this is what has to be done.

as said swap ends and if that doesnt work i would get my money back. the brace has to be square across otherewise the bolts will be taking the strain and cause problems. thats alot of effort. aswell if you drill it out its not going to be worth the money if you ever go to sell it.

[ollie ryan]

hmm will have a mess around tomorrow and see what happens

[ollie ryan]

is there a difference between na and glanza top mount parts?

as it came of a na

[BigMan]

is there a difference between na and glanza top mount parts?

as it came of a na

well ive heard the rear strut braces off standard v's wont fit on n/a's for some reason not sure why though mate.

[pig666eon]

is there a difference between na and glanza top mount parts?

as it came of a na

by the looks of things man i would say so. im sure you could flog it for a new one?

[ollie ryan]

yeah well i got it and it was corroded so polished it all up and re painted the ends so looks pretty mint and no will have to sell it

[Asad]

The rear 3 point toyota optional extra one doesnt fit N/As and Mk1 1 GTs as theres no place to bolt it at the bottom.......the brace you have should fit 100% be it 2 bolts or 4 bolts if not id go knock on the sellers door.

As above i very much doubt cusco or anyone got the manufacture process wrong

[Amjad]

I'm quite sure the Cusco ones have 4 bolts and Greddy need to be drilled for Glanzas/GTs because they have 2 extra strut threads

[Ryan5793]

the cusco brace does have the 4 holes unlike the greedy's which i never understood as every turbo I've seen has 4 and uk n/a has 2. Was the greedy only designed for the n/a's then? which would be quite silly lol

[Jozinobi]

A good indication would be to look back at Whitelines braces as I'm pretty sure there was the 2 bolt problem back then as well and people had to drill. Hardcore EP91

Cusco is always 100% for rear brace fitment but the plastic mount covers either have to be trimmed or removed.

Joz

[Idrees]

That brace is for a Mark 1 GT or UK spec Starlet. They don't have the threads on the car like the later GT/Glanzas do.

[ianrayner]

What do the other 2 studs/bolts do that are not attahed to the rear shock ?

[Ryan5793]

What do the other 2 studs/bolts do that are not attahed to the rear shock ?

i think they were added for the oem optional rear strut brace. well thats what i always thought anyways..

[ollie ryan]

so i drill two holes in the brace or remove the two threads of the top of the suspension?