Anyone using this OBX chassis brace? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Ponchonutty · 07-01-2017, 07:54 PM

Found this and I need to do either some spacers or buy something like this for my vert so I can install 3" exhaust. Looks to be decent looking and is much cheaper priced than others out there.

Avenging Orange · 07-01-2017, 09:18 PM

Why do you think you need this for 3" exhaust?

shibbs · 07-01-2017, 09:52 PM

Get good quality exhaust. My Magnaflow 3" kit fits perfectly and doesn't contact the cross braces even without spacers.

Ponchonutty · 07-02-2017, 12:47 AM

Because I bought the Dynomax race bullet 3" kit and I have a convertible. The plate that BOTH the coupe and convertible share isn't the issue. It's the extra one the verts have

Top Off · 07-02-2017, 10:47 AM

I have spacers in mine right now. The OBX is a knock off of the ARH brace which is not cheap.

Ponchonutty · 07-02-2017, 03:45 PM

Yeah I was looking at specs of those two and they look exactly the same. I was wondering if the obx was a copy or a reboxed kit

Ponchonutty · 07-02-2017, 08:32 PM

Ok so here's a picture of the ARH brace. Can anyone tell me if there's any difference in the OBX picture above?

Olddudesrule · 07-04-2017, 12:43 PM

I would say it's exactly the same picture. I compared the shadowing, and it seems to be exactly the same. Guess that begs the question, are they selling the same brace?

Seems likely.....

Ponchonutty · 07-05-2017, 12:43 AM

That's what I'm wondering. The "cheap" one doesn't mention about it being made here in the states but the other one does. I know many companies outsource stuff all the time and slap their sticker on it and put it in their own box. Heck, when I worked at Timken, we would pack bearings in Ford, GM, Dodge, etc packaging all the time and there wasn't anything different between them other than the box they were put in

Ponchonutty · 07-05-2017, 12:57 AM

Ended up ordering it

Avenging Orange · 07-05-2017, 05:45 AM

A lot of folks using OBX products and happy with em. I always advise to just be careful of the source you buy form. Make sure you buy direct or know distributor.

jimmyp · 07-21-2017, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ponchonutty

Ended up ordering it

Did you ever get this installed? How do you like it ?

JusticePete · 07-21-2017, 09:01 AM

It depends, if you like toaster covers, you'll like 5th Gen chassis braces.

Olddudesrule · 07-21-2017, 09:41 AM

Overkill, huh? I've read your opinion on the 5th Gen strut brace, so I know you don't think that's really necessary to help keep the front clip from flexing.....

07-01-2017, 07:54 PM	#1
Ponchonutty Drives: 2012 SS L99 Converible Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: New Washington, Ohio Posts: 606	Anyone using this OBX chassis brace? Found this and I need to do either some spacers or buy something like this for my vert so I can install 3" exhaust. Looks to be decent looking and is much cheaper priced than others out there. Attached Images

07-01-2017, 09:18 PM	#2
Avenging Orange Drives: 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Clermont, IN Posts: 3,297	Why do you think you need this for 3" exhaust? __________________ 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS M6 Black Leather, Sun Roof, OBX Headers, Borla touring axle back, Cold Air Inductions CAI , non synthetic fluids, BMR total bushing upgrade/1" lowering springs, DSE 32mm rear sway bar. GM fe4 shocks/struts/LCA's, AAM 3.91 diff, Vertini RFS1.8 20x9 +30. Conti ExtremeContact Sport 275/35/20. sjm autoprod ABL dash kit. Mike Norris tuned 413/419. Avenging Orange: 43 years of not buying into the Hype........and damn proud of it!! https://youtu.be/9JD9it6SmB8 https://youtu.be/xmelTlEzI34 KICKING CANCERS ASS SINCE 2015!!

07-02-2017, 03:45 PM	#6
Ponchonutty Drives: 2012 SS L99 Converible Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: New Washington, Ohio Posts: 606	Yeah I was looking at specs of those two and they look exactly the same. I was wondering if the obx was a copy or a reboxed kit __________________ 2012 L99 Convertible SS Tooley Racing Stage 2 DOD delete, 3,200 stall converter, Shorty headers and custom stainless exhaust, CAI, and tune as mods

07-02-2017, 08:32 PM	#7
Ponchonutty Drives: 2012 SS L99 Converible Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: New Washington, Ohio Posts: 606	Ok so here's a picture of the ARH brace. Can anyone tell me if there's any difference in the OBX picture above? Attached Images __________________ 2012 L99 Convertible SS Tooley Racing Stage 2 DOD delete, 3,200 stall converter, Shorty headers and custom stainless exhaust, CAI, and tune as mods

07-04-2017, 12:43 PM	#8
Olddudesrule Resident nomad Drives: 2014 Summit White 1SS/1LE Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,765	I would say it's exactly the same picture. I compared the shadowing, and it seems to be exactly the same. Guess that begs the question, are they selling the same brace? Seems likely..... __________________ Sold: 2007 Z06 2002 Viper GTS/ACR 2003 Z06 1965 FFR Cobra 2012 Nissan 370Z ADM LSA Stage II, Roto-Fab CAI, Kooks LTH/HFC's, Phastek CC, ported TB, Mishimoto radiator and oil cooler, BC Racing ER Series CO's, JPSS 32mm Black Magic rear bar, JPSS front inserts, R1 Concepts Premier slotted rotors/Goodrich SS lines, Schroth ASM harness, MGW flatstick, Brey-Krause HB, Tuned by NicD, at Cordes Performance Racing.

07-02-2017, 12:47 AM	#4
Ponchonutty Drives: 2012 SS L99 Converible Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: New Washington, Ohio Posts: 606	Because I bought the Dynomax race bullet 3" kit and I have a convertible. The plate that BOTH the coupe and convertible share isn't the issue. It's the extra one the verts have

07-02-2017, 10:47 AM	#5
Top Off Drives: 2012 LS3 1SS/RS Vert Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Hamburg Posts: 371	I have spacers in mine right now. The OBX is a knock off of the ARH brace which is not cheap.

07-05-2017, 12:43 AM	#9
Ponchonutty Drives: 2012 SS L99 Converible Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: New Washington, Ohio Posts: 606	That's what I'm wondering. The "cheap" one doesn't mention about it being made here in the states but the other one does. I know many companies outsource stuff all the time and slap their sticker on it and put it in their own box. Heck, when I worked at Timken, we would pack bearings in Ford, GM, Dodge, etc packaging all the time and there wasn't anything different between them other than the box they were put in __________________ 2012 L99 Convertible SS Tooley Racing Stage 2 DOD delete, 3,200 stall converter, Shorty headers and custom stainless exhaust, CAI, and tune as mods

07-05-2017, 12:57 AM	#10
Ponchonutty Drives: 2012 SS L99 Converible Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: New Washington, Ohio Posts: 606	Ended up ordering it __________________ 2012 L99 Convertible SS Tooley Racing Stage 2 DOD delete, 3,200 stall converter, Shorty headers and custom stainless exhaust, CAI, and tune as mods

07-05-2017, 05:45 AM	#11
Avenging Orange Drives: 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Clermont, IN Posts: 3,297	A lot of folks using OBX products and happy with em. I always advise to just be careful of the source you buy form. Make sure you buy direct or know distributor. __________________ 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS M6 Black Leather, Sun Roof, OBX Headers, Borla touring axle back, Cold Air Inductions CAI , non synthetic fluids, BMR total bushing upgrade/1" lowering springs, DSE 32mm rear sway bar. GM fe4 shocks/struts/LCA's, AAM 3.91 diff, Vertini RFS1.8 20x9 +30. Conti ExtremeContact Sport 275/35/20. sjm autoprod ABL dash kit. Mike Norris tuned 413/419. Avenging Orange: 43 years of not buying into the Hype........and damn proud of it!! https://youtu.be/9JD9it6SmB8 https://youtu.be/xmelTlEzI34 KICKING CANCERS ASS SINCE 2015!!

07-21-2017, 09:01 AM	#13
JusticePete Drives: Camaro Justice Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 20,174	It depends, if you like toaster covers, you'll like 5th Gen chassis braces.

07-21-2017, 09:41 AM	#14
Olddudesrule Resident nomad Drives: 2014 Summit White 1SS/1LE Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,765	Overkill, huh? I've read your opinion on the 5th Gen strut brace, so I know you don't think that's really necessary to help keep the front clip from flexing..... __________________ Sold: 2007 Z06 2002 Viper GTS/ACR 2003 Z06 1965 FFR Cobra 2012 Nissan 370Z ADM LSA Stage II, Roto-Fab CAI, Kooks LTH/HFC's, Phastek CC, ported TB, Mishimoto radiator and oil cooler, BC Racing ER Series CO's, JPSS 32mm Black Magic rear bar, JPSS front inserts, R1 Concepts Premier slotted rotors/Goodrich SS lines, Schroth ASM harness, MGW flatstick, Brey-Krause HB, Tuned by NicD, at Cordes Performance Racing.