Lower Front Stress Bar Install

[k757]

I believe it just might be! We're sending 3 out tonight-you should get tracking info sent to the paypal address late this evening. The orange on Dave's bar wasn't a good match for the Molten color, but matched his accents really well!

Piercemotorsports
How do we go about selecting a color for the lower brace? On your website, the photo has a white bar and no spots to designate color.

Thanks

 

[Piercemotorsports]

Sorry about that---it's an older shopping cart. You can just leave me a note in paypal when you check out, or just leave me a note here and I'll confirm when I receive it. Couple more pics of Dave's bar and then Jose's upper/lower that we knocked out yesterday---thanks again guys!

 

[Harvick]

Great job, how much clearance are there over the engine cover?

 

[me32]

looking good

 

[Piercemotorsports]

Great job, how much clearance are there over the engine cover?

I'd say an 1"-it's pretty tight between the hood felt/cover/hoses etc...

 

[FiST]

i believe it just might be! We're sending 3 out tonight-you should get tracking info sent to the paypal address late this evening. The orange on dave's bar wasn't a good match for the molten color, but matched his accents really well!

excellent!

 

[Svvift]

when i get some excess funds (car payments start soon)... i will be purchasing a matching set!

 

[FiST]

I got tracking! Delivering tomorrow

 

[Piercemotorsports]

We finished up Jose's combo and made Keith's lower today---just managed to get some paint on them so they can ship next week-thanks again guys!

 

[FiST]

And installed! Thank you again James!

 

[FocusMike]

And installed! Thank you again James!

Looks excellent.

 

[me32]

And installed! Thank you again James!

Looks good. Did you do the lower too?

 

[FiST]

Looks good. Did you do the lower too?

Didn't do the lower...but may do it later

To be honest, I mainly bought this cause it made under the hood look good. But after doing some "spirited driving" it actually made the car feel tighter going into a corner! I love this bar...GREAT purchase!

 

[me32]

Didn't do the lower...but may do it later

To be honest, I mainly bought this cause it made under the hood look good. But after doing some "spirited driving" it actually made the car feel tighter going into a corner! I love this bar...GREAT purchase!

So then your staying the car without the upper brace feels looser?

 

[Piercemotorsports]

We've got a bunch of braces going out tonight--and stay tuned for a couple of new underbraces to debut next week after the holidays! It's super last minute but I'm at one of our local racetracks here in central California tomorrow--Buttinwillow Raceway---I'm coaching all day in various cars, but am bringing our Fiesta ST to give rides---if anyone is local----LA or Bakersfield area and wants to go for a ride in a Fiesta ST on a racetrack come on out!

 

[D1JL]

Looking forward to the new products and may come to see you on 9/8 if they are ready.



Dave

 

[Joszer]

Just got my braces today. They look great. My only gripe is that I had some trouble lining up the upper strut brace. It took some brute force to get it on. I guess that bit of tension helps with the ridigity. One of the bars had a scape in the paint. Might have been from shipping or during the wrapping process. I filled iy in with sharpie. Quality product. Can't wait for new future releases.

 

[Piercemotorsports]

Just got my braces today. They look great. My only gripe is that I had some trouble lining up the upper strut brace. It took some brute force to get it on. I guess that bit of tension helps with the ridigity. One of the bars had a scape in the paint. Might have been from shipping or during the wrapping process. I filled iy in with sharpie. Quality product. Can't wait for new future releases.

Thanks for the great feedback!!! They are definitely tight---the studs from the struts come through the towers at an angle rather than 90 degrees so we've had the laser cutter slot the holes to make it easier (without this you'd have to lower the struts down flush with the tower, set the brace on and then push struts back up). We've test fit them all on our own actual Fiesta ST, but did have one other bar that took some work as well---was it one of the outer studs that was difficult to "pop" in place? I can easily open those holes up on these flanges I have left and then make adjustments in the program for future batch's. The install should take less than a half hour---we can do them in about 5 minutes here because we've done it 50 times now (or more)!

 

[Joszer]

Thanks for the great feedback!!! They are definitely tight---the studs from the struts come through the towers at an angle rather than 90 degrees so we've had the laser cutter slot the holes to make it easier (without this you'd have to lower the struts down flush with the tower, set the brace on and then push struts back up). We've test fit them all on our own actual Fiesta ST, but did have one other bar that took some work as well---was it one of the outer studs that was difficult to "pop" in place? I can easily open those holes up on these flanges I have left and then make adjustments in the program for future batch's. The install should take less than a half hour---we can do them in about 5 minutes here because we've done it 50 times now (or more)!

It makes sense now that you explain it that way haha. It took me a good fifteen minutes trying to pop it in myself. I think if the holes were slightly bigger it'd help future purchasers just s bit more.

 

[Joszer]

Just as a heads up. This lower bar BARLEY fits with the COBB FMIC and Charge pipes. I think I may have bent the pipe by 1% to get it to fit. Those bolts are TIGHT. I almost shat myself trying to get them off with a 3/8s ratchet.