The Strut Brace Is On my C70!

[bjc9696]

I had read so many pros and cons about installing one but the flex in my C70 was driving me crazy.
I thought I was driving my dad's Ford Galaxy.
Well we're not yet at German handling but for $300, I would highly recommend adding.
I special ordered the brace OEM from Volvo & what a difference. It was installed in under an hour & must have cut the dreaded
cowl by 75%. and the slopiness in the wheel mostly disappeared.

Next year, I'll get rid of my '17 tires & buy some new '16's. That should help smooth things out even more.

BUY THE BRACE!

[matthew1]

I've had my OMP brace on for 10 years, I forget what it's like without it.

The P80 cars had one characteristic if any: they were anything but stiff. If you've ever parked with a wheel on a curb and couldn't open a door because of it, you know this firsthand.

IMHO the brace makes a great deal of improvement in handling, as well as ride, but no 850 I've driven has what I'd call good road feel. The brace helps turn-in yes, but cars either have road feel or they don't. Volvo P80s don't. (Your C70 might be a P2 car, I forget where the cutoff is for those. Either way, P2s don't have BMW road feel either .)

Sorry to get "cup-half-empty", I don't mean to. Good to hear it helped so much, BJC.

[precopster]

True the 850 chassis was not the most sporting chassis but compared to the old RWD one it was leaps ahead.

Still; doesn't stop this guy from having some fun on a track. The rear end was a little high and the overall look was floaty: