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Originally Posted by stevesnj
Hmmm might be why STi developed the flex joint brace.
Here's an older thread about the STi brace and how good it is. Also reading around it seems solid braces are meant mostly for track use where this flex design allows for potholes, rougher roads and vertical forces typically not experienced on the track. It may be vertical movement that could of caused this break not horizontal. I'm still reading up on all this.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22441
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You can see that the TRD tower bar is carbon fiber, which also allows for vertical movement (we are talking about millimeters here) with flex but prohibits horizontal deflection.
Old STI tower bars were either made out of carbon fiber or titanium with the same idea in mind and they have been around since the 90's.
You get what you paid for.