JPuehl
New Member
I recently installed a Steeda 3-point front strut tower brace in my ’01 Cobra and ran into a fitment issue and I’m trying to determine the cause of the issue. I followed the instructions which say to make sure all the mounting points fit flush against the car, drill the holes and bolt in place. I had no problem doing this as everything aligned up and fit flush as indicated. I then tried to install the support plate behind the firewall and was not able to because there is a support brace for the windshield wiper arm attachment point for the passenger side wiper, in the way. To clear the brace, which is not mentioned in the installation instructions, I had to lower the attachment point about 1 ½” causing the mounting points on the strut tower to no longer align. The section of the brace mount that connects to the front of the tower now has a gap as about ¼”. I redrilled all the holes, bolted it into place but filled the gap on the front of the strut tower with 3 to 4 fender washers. I brought this is Steeda attention to which they replied that my car probably “settled” over the years, they use a jig to make the brace and that the stack of washers should work fine from a performance standpoint. I don’t like the stack of fender washers as a solution and will probably make a filler plate out of ¼” thick aluminum. I also disagree that my car “settled” to the point that both strut towers moved back the same amount of ¼” without affect any attaching panels or panel gaps, like fender to door for example.
What I’m trying to find out is if the brace for the passenger side windshield wiper is a “revision” to the chassis that Steeda should take into consideration? Does anyone with a ’01 Cobra have this same brace? If so, was there fitment issues like what I described? Does anyone know if prior years had or didn’t have this brace? I feel that since it wasn’t mentioned in their installation instructions, they were not aware of it. As a note I don’t want anything from Steeda other than if this is an issue with the bar it’s brought to their attention.
What I’m trying to find out is if the brace for the passenger side windshield wiper is a “revision” to the chassis that Steeda should take into consideration? Does anyone with a ’01 Cobra have this same brace? If so, was there fitment issues like what I described? Does anyone know if prior years had or didn’t have this brace? I feel that since it wasn’t mentioned in their installation instructions, they were not aware of it. As a note I don’t want anything from Steeda other than if this is an issue with the bar it’s brought to their attention.