Cusco front strut brace not fitting...

[shabz]

I tried to fit a cusco front strut brace today and it wont fit?

I can get 3 of the holes to line up, but then the 4th one is about 5-6mm off centre...i tried doing each corner bit at at a time and that didnt work

any ideas..?

[jasongtr]

post a pic up, that might help sort it out

[djpkins]

sure it's for the rear?

[craig]

Are the brackets that attach to the bar the right way round? I know with the motoria braces, they fit the brackets upside down for ease of shipping.

Was the brace brand new?

[craig]

These the ones?

[shabz]

yeh its those ones in the pic...and i'm defo mounting them in the correct orientation...

and the brackets are in the position shown in your pic aswell

its wierd because its literally only a few mm off...i tried the rear aswell and that was the same...also have had the same strut braces on before (sold them, so this is a different set, but the same type)

[jasongtr]

are they copies? or has the car had an accident?

[craig]

As Jason says, I wonder if they're ill fitting copies

[jasongtr]

file the holes bigger, do a bit from each side

[craig]

out of interest, without the bar connected, do the turret mounts fit the strut bolts?

[pnicho]

You have undone the two big allen bolts so that the end brackets are loose haven't you and then fitted it to see if they line up - when you've then done up the two bolts to the chassis do the allen bolts up on the strut brace.

[craig]

You have undone the two big allen bolts so that the end brackets are loose haven't you and then fitted it to see if they line up - when you've then done up the two bolts to the chassis do the allen bolts up on the strut brace.

Yup, which is what I was getting at with my last reply. If the bar is tightened to the brackets when you try and fit the brace, chances are it won't fit.

Brackets need to be slack/removed from the bar to fit the brace, then all tightened up in place.