One piece is MUCH stiffer than the multi-piece alternatives! LIGHTEST Shock Tower Brace on the market for NC, featuring an ultra stiff honeycomb aluminium construction in our "X" design for maximum strength.
Just 3.5 pounds! (1.5kgs) Finished with a durable powder coat finish. The aluminium bar possesses high rigidity and resists flex while stiffening up your engine bay for better steering response and less front cowl shake. Most easy way to reduce NVH. This bar for the MX5 NC also connects to the firewall.
Strong AND lighter!
Many times stronger than the multi-piece factory steel brace and yet lighter too! Factory steel shock tower brace: 4.5 lbs Other aftermarket steel shock tower braces solve the strength issue of the factory brace, but are far too heavy, the lightest of them starting around 8-9 lbs and they go up from there! RoadsterSport honeycomb aluminium shock tower brace: 3.5 lbs (1.5kgs)
YES, fits with the 2.5L engine!
Does not clear the MP62 Magnusson/Cosworth supercharger, and unlikely to fit most turbocharger setups.
If your MX5 NC came with a factory steel shock tower brace this is a nice upgrade designed to include access for adjustment knobs when you add adjustable shocks or coilovers.
INSTALLATION NOTES: Includes hardware needed for install.
If your MX5 NC did not come with factory shock tower brace note you need to add the Mazda Cowl Mounting Bracket for Shock Tower Brace is a challenge for average DIY owner, typically a mechanic will install the bracket.
If your MX5 NC already has a stock tower brace then the cowl bracket is factory installed and swapping out just the shock tower brace is very easy, just 40 ft/lbs please on the shock tower nuts, and 15 ft/lbs on the smaller firewall nuts. Use a torque wrench!
Note that due to small differences between cars, rear cowl bracket position, etc. the brace may not sit perfectly flat until it is bolted down fully. To install, set the brace in position and then lightly install all bolts/nuts that hold the brace to the vehicle and then tighten them down evenly. The brace will snug down to the vehicle and the result will be extremely rigid and strong.
