ShigSpeed Brace vs. Whiteline Brace

McLaren F1 2003 · Oct 7th, 2003, 08:32 PM

i did a search for the whiteline and i only found threads about group buys for em, and no real reviews

so..whats the difference? it look like the whiteline brace connects to more places, so does that mean its better?

im prolly still going to get the shigspeed brace, but i was still wondering...

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fastnx · Oct 7th, 2003, 09:41 PM

The whiteline brace is not currently being made and probably will never be made for us, i'd go with the shigspeed.

ReVerm · Oct 8th, 2003, 09:40 PM

The whiteline brace does connect to more places, but the shigspeed unit is a simpler, more rigid bar which connects to the middle of the crossmember. The whiteline unit is composed of round tubing. The shigspeed is rectangular. Supposedly, the whiteline unit reduces ground clearance more than the shigspeed bar, but I haven't checked myself. And finally, the only whiteline braces I've seen out there are for the B13. The ShigSpeed unit was designed for the B14.

In either case, the whiteline braces are difficult to find. Save yourself the trouble (and money) and go with the ShigSpeed unit.

Ninety-Nine SE-L · Oct 8th, 2003, 11:44 PM

man, those whiteline braces look really nice, but I suppose it's all about the gains, not the style.the lower suspension really cinfuses me.

McLaren F1 2003 · Oct 9th, 2003, 12:34 AM

isnt the b13 front and b14 front the same?

ReVerm · Oct 9th, 2003, 11:08 AM

Almost, but the undersides are slightly different. With a single bar like the Shigspeed, Nismo, or now defunct N-tech units, it wouldn't matter, but apparently the whiteline won't bolt into a B14.

McLaren F1 2003 · Oct 9th, 2003, 04:38 PM

oic...cool...shigspeed brace it is then...i just need some money

DisBeBrand0n · Oct 11th, 2003, 10:45 PM

there goes my plans for whiteline brace...

nismo-vzr · Oct 12th, 2003, 03:44 AM

Why not try cusco under brace? It's for JN15 but it will bolt on to B14. That's what I have.
As far as I know both B13 and 14 are the same. I have to check to make sure.

DisBeBrand0n · Oct 12th, 2003, 09:33 PM

actually ill make my own whiteline brace!! to spec!

nismo-vzr · Oct 13th, 2003, 04:27 AM

And what spec that might be?

DisBeBrand0n · Oct 13th, 2003, 10:38 PM

that ill make it clear my HS down tube!!

nismo-vzr · Oct 15th, 2003, 03:14 AM

The one that I Have will clear a 3" pipe. That's the reason why I told tle the guy who's doing the group buy before to tell whiteline to bring the brace up a little. It's not really bad if you are wearing 17" but for 15" you have to look for a little thicker side wall.

DisBeBrand0n · Oct 16th, 2003, 04:21 PM

bring the brace up a little? towards the cross member or do you mean towards the ground?

i can imagine that it would limit groung clearence as well...

ReVerm · Oct 16th, 2003, 05:07 PM

What you could do is make the brace asymmetric (have a portion of it on the side which needs to clear the tubing be lower than the other at that point). It's hard to describe in words. Look at the right side of the bar in this picture to see what I mean. That way you won't lose a significant amount of clearance and you can still fit a new HS header down there.