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  1. #1 Strut Tower Brace is it worth it? 
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    im considering putting a zzp STB on the front struts of my 99 GTP but is it really worth it, will there be any noticeable improvement in handling at any speeds?
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    buy the really expensive one.
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    In all seriousness, i had them on previous cars and I didnt think it was worth the money.
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    STB's should really be the last suspension upgrade, not the first. The difference is pretty small, especially when the important stuff is all squishy and weak.
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    well i already have the GMPP front sway bar and i plan on doing the rear one soon just wondering if i should throw a STB on there as well
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    huge difference? no...

    A difference? yes...
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    right i dont expect it to be amazing just let me hit those corners a little harder on my drive home
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    yeah you will for sure feel a difference..not crazy huge but it will be known
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    now will i be able to put a rear one in if i have subs back there?
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    maybe
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    Duh.
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    find yourself a bigger rear swaybar first and better trailing arms. thats the biggest difference.

    and you gotta figure out yourself if you can fit one, all depends on how big your sub box is.
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    sub box reaches all the way to the top of the trunk i guess i could slide them forward (away from the driver) but would rear trailing arms really make that much of a difference and the progressive rear sway bar is next
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    trailing arms make a huge difference. you can bend the stockers with your hands.
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    or just remove them completely.
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    subs are awesome they add depth to your music i love having bose and 2 12'' subs it sounds so good
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    Bose and Depth do not belong in the same sentence or paragraph.

    Strut tower braces are always worth it though.
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    as far as stock speakers go GM Bose are very good better then other companies bose of that era yes some Rockford's would sound amazing and make the bose sound like poop but they do there job for stockers
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    mark levinson were pretty boss.
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