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So the Steeda Clears your Whipple? I was expecting to raise the bar by 1" by welding block strips under each leg, but if It clears then good to go.If you look at my vehicle, you will see that I have a strut tower brace, that Steeda manufactures, on my 2022 Mach 1 with a Whipple. I am not sure what hood you have, but you can check with Steeda if they make a strut tower brace for your setup.
No lowering or raising was required. Because of the hood, there is enough clearance. Steeda manufacturers the strut tower brace in-house.
I guess I will find out when mine arrives Tuesday. It would be nice not to have to modify to clear whipple.
Hey there out of curiosity did you manage to fit the strut tower? Do you have a part number on which tower you picked? Thanks in advance
I bought steeda 4 point strut brace. I cut the brace tube ends at the base of the 1/4" base mount plate which bolts to the 4 each strut tower bolts. I ground/smoothed the base plate where the steeda .750 tubes were welded. I bolted the base plates LT and RT to the strut/brace mount studs. I then placed 3/8" plate on top of my blower to set the top plenum to brace gap. I placed the steeda tube brace on top of my blower lid, leveled the brace and then measure the gaps from the bottom of the tubes to the base plate. I cut 4 each legs from the 1"x2" hot rolled steel stock to the length of my measurements. My welder then put a small tac weld on each tube to each leg. Then I moved the brace, made adjustments until the brace was where I wanted it to be. My welder then put numerous tac weld on each leg. Removed brace and welded all legs/tubes. Fits perfect and I feel due to a larger weld contact of the legs to the base plate, the stability/strength is equal my OEM strrut brace.
Thank you very much for the response this is awesome! Very smart. I was thinking of finding a gt500 one but this is awesome. Plus I love your color scheme. Thank you very much for your detailed reply definitely keeping it on my notes. One more question, did it fit under the stock hood?I bought steeda 4 point strut brace. I cut the brace tube ends at the base of the 1/4" base mount plate which bolts to the 4 each strut tower bolts. I ground/smoothed the base plate where the steeda .750 tubes were welded. I bolted the base plates LT and RT to the strut/brace mount studs. I then placed 3/8" plate on top of my blower to set the top plenum to brace gap. I placed the steeda tube brace on top of my blower lid, leveled the brace and then measure the gaps from the bottom of the tubes to the base plate. I cut 4 each legs from the 1"x2" hot rolled steel stock to the length of my measurements. My welder then put a small tac weld on each tube to each leg. Then I moved the brace, made adjustments until the brace was where I wanted it to be. My welder then put numerous tac weld on each leg. Removed brace and welded all legs/tubes. Fits perfect and I feel due to a larger weld contact of the legs to the base plate, the stability/strength is equal my OEM strrut brace.
