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The OE strut tower
brace for the Cadillac CTS-V is purely cosmetic and does little
for handling. Made from 1" x .083" square tubing,
you can practically bend it over your knee. Our brace features
1" x 2" x .120" brushed stainless tubing with
sturdy 3/16" black powdercoated mounting plates and stainless
hardware. New GM "V" emblem provided with brace.
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| STB008 |
2004-2005 Cadillac CTS-V Strut
Tower Brace with OE "V" badge |
$289.95 |
Anybody that's driven one
of these cars knows about the serious wheelhop issues. What
people don't know is how to resolve it. While this car is
definitely a modern day musclecar, first and foremost it's
a Cadillac and GM designed the suspension ultimately with
ride quality in mind. This doesn't mean that you have to
sacrifice ride quality, though. A careful balance of fixed
mounts and rubber mounts can provide both ride quality and
traction.
This kit makes the cradle a fixed mount with machined polyurethane
spacers and reinforces the cradle at the trailing arm mount.
With this kit alone, wheelhop is reduced approximately 75%
and ride quality is only slightly effected. Available
in Black Hammertone
or red powdercoat.
NOTE: May not clear B&B exhaust
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AWK001
AWK003
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2004-2005 Cadillac CTS-V
Anti-wheelhop kit
2004-2005 Cadillac CTS-V
Anti-wheelhop kit (Bushings Only)
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$299.95
$179.99
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The differential is mounted to the rear
cradle by soft rubber bushings. There are two bushings in
the rear and only one in the front. This front bushing is
responsible for maintaining pinion angle which is critical
for u-joint life, launch consistency, and overall driveline
efficiency.
By simply releasing the clutch at idle
with the brake on, the stock, unsupported pinion measures
up to 2 degrees of deflection. Aggressive driving loads
this bushing significantly more allowing up to 4 degrees
of pinion deflection before the OE bushing "bottoms
out".
Our Pinion Support adds a low deflection
polyurethane bushing to the front mount and reduces deflection
to almost zero off idle. The result is immediately noticeable
as it removes the "spongy" feel noticeable off
idle and decreases the audible "thunk" heard when
the OE bushing bottoms out.
Available in Black
Hammertone or red powdercoat. Simple 1 hour installation.
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2004-2006 Cadillac
CTS-V Pinion Support Brace |
$144.95 |
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As you can tell
by this comparison of the OE toe rod vs. our heavy duty replacements
- there is no comparison. The toe rod is responsible for maintaining
toe settings of the the rear wheels similar to tie rod ends
on the front end. This ensures that the wheels remain set
to a fixed position, not erratically pointing inward or outward
under loading. The factory rods are made from 1/2" material
and use soft rubber bushings at the mounting points. Under
load, deflection can cause poor launch stability, inconsistent
handling and decreased braking ability. Our toe rods are made
from 1" heavy wall DOM and use |
| Teflon lined QA1 rod ends with stainless
spacers. Moderate install with no decrease in ride quality.
Available in Black
Hammertone or red powdercoat. |
| TR001 |
2004-2006 Cadillac CTS-V Toe
Rod kit |
$284.95
pr. |
| BMR trailing
arms are similar in design to the factory arms but are made
from larger diameter, heavier gauge tubing and use heavy duty
QA1 spherical bearings in the front mount instead of the soft
rubber factory bushing. Available in
Black Hammertone
or red powdercoat. NOTE:
When combined with the BMR anti-wheelhop kit, expect some
additional road noise. |
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hi-res image
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| TCA018 |
2004-2006 Cadillac CTS-V Trailing
Arms |
$229.95
pr. |
| CTS AWK 300M |
Anti-wheelhop kit - 300M axle shafts and boots
only |
$599.95 |
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