braces

REAR BODY BRACE Want to sharpen up your Golf 7 & 7.5 handling responses? Our beautiful new billet and carbon Rear Body Brace reinforces the bodyshell at its weakest point for a more precise and pleasurable drive. WHAT DOES IT DO? Modern cars like the Golf 7 & 7.5 run a pretty stiff laser-welded bodyshell. Up front, the chassis is very rigid between the suspension tops, but at the rear there is much more chassis flex which negatively affects vehicle handling in hard use, especially with stiff suspension. That's why the Clubsport S Golf gets a factory rear brace.  The new RacingLine Rear Body Brace solves this issue by locking the crucial hard points together. The RacingLine Rear Body Brace uses solid billet aluminium mounts secured into beautiful, ultra-stiff carbon fibre link bars drastically stiffening the rear of the chassis. By reinforcing and tying the rear strut towers together, the brace helps to maintain proper suspension geometry under heavy cornering loads. Remove the bodyshell flex, and the suspension geometry can work as it was designed to do. Despite the added stiffness, this improved handling performance comes without sacrificing any ride quality or introducing any additional noise, vibration, or harshness into the cabin. The clever design means that installation is simple, using existing body mounting points with no drilling and no removal of trim required, and is completely reversible. Compatible with rear seats up or down (or removed altogether). The full interior can be maintained even with the installation of the Rear Body Brace. LOW PROFILE Thin, low-profile design means minimum impact on boot space and no effect on rear seat operation. EASY INSTALL/REMOVE Clever design means fitting is quick and simple. Completely reversible without trace for removal.  NO DRILLING No cutting, no drilling needed. By cleverly re-using the strongest parts of the body, there's no need to modify. PRACTICAL Compatible with rear seats up or down, and we've even added in the luggage tie-downs into the mounting points. LIGHTWEIGHT A ruthless approach to weight-saving. Billet aluminium mounting brackets bonded to ultra stiff 3K twill carbon link bars. ADJUSTABLE Every mass-produced car body has small differences in dimensions. The brace is tensioned after fitment for ultra-tight alignment to your car. Confirmed Fitment Golf Mk7 Hatch Golf Mk7.5 Hatch Golf Mk7 Estate Golf Mk7.5 Estate  

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Racingline MQB Propshaft Bearing Alignment Kit Our new MQB RacingLine Propshaft Bearing Alignment kit cuts out the factory tolerances to maintain accurate propshaft alignment every time, all of the time. Our precision-engineered, Propshaft Bearing Alignment Kit centralises the factory centre support bearing carrier by cutting out the enlarged factory hole tolerances. Meaning your propshaft is held in perfect true orientation at all times. The oversize holes on the factory brackets are designed to allow several degrees of ‘twist’ on the centre bearing carrier, causing unnecessary long-term stresses on the prop, bushes and bearings. That may be great to help the factory with quick production-line assembly, but will lead to accelerated wear on the bush and rubber housing from misalignment. Every hard launch & shift provokes movement in the drivetrain – over time this risks shifting the factory prop mount out of alignment. This simple alignment kit reduces the bolt hole size down from M14 to M8, allowing no further twist from the brackets and ensuring that your prop cannot move from this position. Fit this Propshaft Bearing Alignment Kit once, then forget it. Drive your car safe in the knowledge that your propshaft will remain in the correct alignment forever more and prolong the life of the bearings and bushings. Prior to our development, we were amazed how many cars were out of alignment from factory! Confirmed Applications For all MQB & MQB Evo AWD modelsVWR810009 VW Golf 8 R 2020+VW Golf 7 & 7.5 R 2013-2020VW Passat 2.0 BiTDI 4Motion B8 2015+VW Arteon 2.0 BiTDI 4Motion 2017+VW Arteon R 2.0 TSI 320ps 2020+VW T-Roc R 2.0 TSI 2019+VW Tiguan II 2.0 BiTDI 2016+ Audi S3 8Y 2020+Audi S3 8V 2013-2020Audi RS3 2.5 TSI 8V evo 2017-2020Audi TT 3 2.0 TSI 8S 2014+Audi TTS 3 2.0 TSI 8S 2015+Audi TTRS 3 2.5 TFSI 8S 2017+Audi SQ2 2018+Audi RSQ3 F3 2019+ SEAT Leon III Cupra ST 4Drive 5F 2017-2020SEAT Tarraco 2.0 TSI 190ps 2018+Cupra Ateca 2018+Cupra Formentor 310PS 2020+ Skoda Superb III 2.0 TDI 3V 2015-2020Skoda Kodiaq vRS 2018+

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Racingline Front Subframe Brace for MQB/MQB EVO MQB & MQB ‘evo’ cars rely on either a thin stamped-steel or cast alloy OE front subframe. This subframe has to channel all of the immense forces generating by hard driving. ​RacingLine’s bolt-in Front Subframe Brace provides much needed support and rigidity to aid accurate handling dynamics. Not surprisingly, with all of these forces combining in your subframe, significant deflection results, which affects wheel alignment and harms the precision in your steering as it flexes. RacingLine’s Billet Front Subframe Brace stiffens up the rear of the subframe with an intricately machined aluminium replacement, greatly improving stiffness under load. Despite adding stiffness, this improved dynamic performance comes without sacrificing any ride quality or introducing any additional noise, vibration, or harshness into the cabin. This is a highly recommended upgrade to protect and enhance your car – whether it’s hard-driven, high-power or used on track. Confirmed Applications For all MQB & MQB EVO AWD ModelsVWR810006 VW Golf 8 GTI 2020+VW Golf 8 GTI Clubsport 2020+VW Golf 8 R 2020+VW Golf 7 & 7.5 GTI & Clubsport 2013-2020VW Golf 7 & 7.5 R 2013-2020VW Golf 7 & 7.5 2013-2020VW Passat 2.0 TSI B8 2015+VW Arteon 2.0 TSI 2017+VW T-Roc R 2.0 TSI 2019+VW Tiguan II 2.0 TSI 2016+VW Jetta VII GLI 2018+ Audi S3 8Y 2020+Audi A3 8Y 2020+Audi S3 8V 2013-2020Audi A3 8V 2013-2020Audi RS3 2.5 TSI 8V evo 2017-2020Audi TT 3 2.0 TSI 8S 2014+Audi TTS 3 2.0 TSI 8S 2015+Audi TTRS 3 2.5 TFSI 8S 2017+Audi SQ2 2018+Audi RSQ3 F3 2019+ SEAT Leon IV FW 2020+SEAT Leon III Cupra 5F 2014-2020SEAT Tarraco 2.0 TSI 2018+SEAT Leon III 5F 2015-2020 Cupra Leon IV FW 2020+Cupra Ateca 2018+Cupra Formentor 2020+ Skoda Octavia IV vRS NX 2020+Skoda Octavia IV NX 2020+Skoda Octavia III vRS 5E 2014-2020Skoda Superb III 3V 2015-2020 Applications Please note, customers are wholly responsible for checking fitment for their vehicle. SKU: VWR810006

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Racingline Billet Underbody Tunnel Braces Want to sharpen up your MQB handling responses? MQB Billet Underbody Tunnel Braces mount under the body to help fight body flex. This improves rigidity to help refine the handling, whilst also providing valuable extra clearance for larger diameter exhaust system. What do they do? MQB cars rely on thin stamped-steel OE tunnel braces underneath in an attempt to reinforce the body’s weaker points and limit chassis flex under demanding loads. Our new Billet Underbody Braces replace these weak braces with intricately machined aluminium replacements, greatly improving stiffness, giving much better exhaust clearance and even look great! CNC Machined from a solid billet of 6061-T6 Aluminium, each brace has been engineered to remove unnecessary material whilst still increasing rigidity. With any 3″ diameter exhaust system, the OE brace gives insufficient clearance. So rather than removing the tunnel brace, our new Rear Tunnel Brace at last gives you the option to replace it, giving you the clearance you need plus maintaining crucial body stiffness. Despite adding stiffness, this improved dynamic performance comes without sacrificing any ride quality or introducing any additional noise, vibration, or harshness into the cabin. The brace designs mean that installation is simple, using existing body mounting points with no drilling or trim removal required, ensuring fitment is completely reversible. We offer two braces – a Centre and a Rear Tunnel Brace. Owners of FWD cars can fit both, AWD cars can only fit the Rear Tunnel Brace. Looking to fit a larger bore Exhaust System? For large diameter aftermarket exhausts, there simply isn’t clearance space above the factory tunnel brace. Many owners have no choice but to remove the brace. But the brace is there for a reason. With the extra clearance our Rear Tunnel Brace gives, you can now maintain strength and fit your bigger exhaust. VWR810005 – Rear Tunnel BraceVWR810004 – Centre Tunnel Brace (Front-wheel drive only)

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TIGHTEN UP YOUR DYNAMICS Want to sharpen up your Polo GTI AW handling responses? Our beautiful billet and carbon Rear Body Brace reinforces the bodyshell at its weakest point for a more precise and pleasurable drive. WHAT DOES THE BODY BRACE DO? Modern cars like the Polo AW & other MQB A0 have a pretty stiff laser-welded bodyshell. Up front, the chassis is very rigid between the suspension tops, but at the rear there is much more chassis flex which negatively affects vehicle handling in hard use, especially with stiff suspension. That's why cars like the Golf Clubsport S gets a factory rear brace.   The new RacingLine Rear Body Brace solves this issue by locking the crucial hard points together. The RacingLine Rear Body Brace uses solid billet aluminium mounts secured into the beautiful, ultra-stiff carbon fibre link bar drastically stiffening the rear of the chassis. By reinforcing and tying the rear strut towers together, the brace helps to maintain proper suspension geometry under heavy cornering loads. Remove the bodyshell flex, and the suspension geometry can work as it was designed to do. Despite the added stiffness, this improved handling performance comes without sacrificing any ride quality or introducing any additional noise, vibration, or harshness into the cabin The clever design means that installation GLOSS BLACK & CARBON POLO GTI AW VWR810003 IMPORTANT: Not to be used as a mounting point for seatbelts or race harnesses PRECISION ENGINEERED FOR PERFECT PERFORMANCE. Brackets locate into rear seat mounts, no drilling or cutting All mounts are CNC 5-axis machined from solid billet 3K twill weave carbon fibre ultra-stiff 35mm link bar FEA design maximises stiffness whilst keeping weight down Aerospace-grade T6-6061 Aluminium bracketry used throughout CONFIRMED APPLICATIONS VWR810003 >    VW Polo GTI (AW) 2017+ >    Audi A1 (GB) 40 TFSI 2017+ >    SEAT Ibiza 6F 2017+ LOW PROFILE Thin, low-profile design means minimum impact on boot space and no effect on rear seat operation, up or down. EASY INSTALL/REMOVE Clever design means fitting is quick and simple. Completely reversible without trace for removal.  NO DRILLING No cutting, no drilling needed. By cleverly re-using the strongest parts of the body, there's no need to modify.   WHAT'S IN THE KIT? 2x Billet Mounting brackets Carbon Brace Bar All required fitting hardware

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Sharpen up the Audi S4/S5 B9’s handling response and steering feel. Racingline Performance’s beautiful new billet Strut Brace replaces the cheap factory bars to reinforce the bodyshell for a more pleasurable and precise drive. Modern cars like the B9 Audi run a pretty stiff bodyshell. Load your car hard in the corners though, and the thin, pressed aluminium factory brace won’t be doing much to prevent chassis flex as the strut towers deflect laterally. The result? Imprecise steering input and a vague, disconnected feeling from the front end. – The RacingLine Body Brace is a stiff, solid billet aluminium replacement which drastically stiffens the front end of the chassis– By reinforcing and tying the front strut towers together, the brace helps to maintain proper suspension geometry under heavy cornering loads and provides consistent steering response, ensuring a more connected driving experience– Despite the added stiffness, this improved handling performance comes without sacrificing any ride quality or introducing any additional noise, vibration, or harshness into the cabin– Installation is simple, and is completely reversible– The stunning appearance of the RacingLine Body Brace will finish off your engine bay to the standard the B9 deserves. Applications Please note, this information is a combination of supplier provided compatibility data and our workshop expertise. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this information Racingline Shop/VAGManchester are not liable for abnormalities or inaccurate data. Customers are wholly responsible for checking fitment for their vehicle. SKU: VWR814100

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