Ultra Racing braces? anyone heard of/or used them before?

[zavala]

i recently found these braces on ebay from some "jdm warehouse" seller. they look te be well made and pretty rugged. after some searching it turns out the company is based in Australia and has quite a line up for many brands of cars. the thing that i liked the most was the 4 point underbrace for the S13. it looks like it goes from the front TC bushings to the front control arms? anyone confirm? thanks. linky: http://www.ultraracingaustralia.com/page14.htm

[Brian]

They used to be here in SoCal.

I don't know now...

[Grenade180sx]

they make good stuff for good price.

recommend them.

[zavala]

i got a quote from a u.s. distributor for the fender braces and that 4 point underbrace for the S13 for $290 shipped. didn't seem like a bad price at all really.

[MELLO*SOS]

I have their fender braces, they work great and were a good value. Can't speak for their other products.

[steve_o1989]

Did you notice much difference when you installed those fender braces? I have seriously considered getting them but I don't know if it is worth it.

The braces themselves look like they are good quality. As long as they fit good and the welds are good I don't think that there is a whole lot that could go wrong with them.

[mademedoit]

Actualy I wanted to order their rear 4pt brace until I saw one of their braces on Ebay and the country of orign said fucking TAWIAN? I decied to spend my money on a tein f stb instead and I'm not sure what I want for the rear. I remeber this guy under the name "YoungAndArtless" trying to pawn these bars off as the best quality and I also had the impresion they were made here from his pics.

[mademedoit]

Direct quote from their Au site ... Ultra Racing Australia was established in 2006, As the First Australian Distributor of Ultra Racing Strengthing Bars.... Ultra Racing is a Malaysian-based specialist manufacturer in Chassis Handling and Tuning components.

[genericforumname]

you should take a look at some of the crashes they have documented on that site, some of those bars are pretty much life-savers, quality looks to be far, far above average

[KA24DESOneThree]

The fender braces are above-average in build quality. Far beefier than anything else I've seen on the market.

They're Malaysian in origin.

Chas used to sell them but now who knows.

Let Jonnie Fraz know you want some fender braces and he'll make us all some.

Yeah, I bumped this old thread.

[MELLO*SOS]

With my s13 on jackstands for the last month or so and without fenders I've been admiring my fender braces every time I walk past. They still look great, better than anything else I've seen sold. If I had to do it over again I'd have something custom made, but these are a great value.

[JBao]

I think kenji (burning86) or someone got in a wreck with a fender brace and it saved a lot of damage and was unscaved.

[zavala]

i ended up getting the fender braces and the front 4-point under brace for the S13 and they really helped with steering response and body roll.

[a_ahmed]

i got a quote from a u.s. distributor for the fender braces and that 4 point underbrace for the S13 for $290 shipped. didn't seem like a bad price at all really.

Where and from who?


I am interested in the rear 4 point brace too.

[zavala]

i got them from youngandartless a little while back and i accually got them for 275$ shipped for the 2

website: http://shift-lock.net/youngandartless//catalog/

[a_ahmed]

I just ordered the S13 3-Point Fender Brace.

The underbrace.. well.. I already have the nismo power brace and yashio factory tension rod brace.. but... ill see... and the rear 4 point.. well... could be useful on my hatch but... i am going with a cage heh... the best rear strutbar/braces imho are the miracle brace (that connect c pillars and strut towers in a twist.. hard to explain need to find a pic) and the ultra racing 4 point :)... its a good deal imho. If I knew, I woulda bought theirs not DC Sports.

[tacotacotaco]

Are they even shipping anything out. I saw a bum review. Let me know how it goes i want to order some stuff. Ive already shot them a couple emails and no dice.

[a_ahmed]

I ordered, i got the 'order accepted' email and uhm now im waiting. I got two emails actually stating two order numbers (wtf? LOL) and i emailed em about it and so far no response.

Holy crap what the hell, there is THREE items (different people/companies). I've ordered in last week+ and i am having trouble communicating with these ppl + I paid obviously. No shipping tracking numbers, communication, this is starting to piss me off lol.

Well I just ordered this when i posted that msg... so they better ship it to me hahahaha.. I hate being item-less + money-less... then again who doesn't... I like to get my hands on the item I pay for asap :P

[a_ahmed]

They returned mine saying they were out of stock, suppose to get refund but not sure when gah.. takes days to get money back.. lame

[Inland180]

awww this is weaK! I was thinking of ordering the rear! o well!

[a_ahmed]

Their site to me seems highly unprofessional :-/

[waterboy]

did you order from shift lock or from the ultra web site

[a_ahmed]

shiftlock .

[tacotacotaco]

Any updates on this product. It seems they are no longer a distributor for the US

[Brian]

DUH


stop ordering the parts.

[a_ahmed]

Thats lame any one know where we can get this stuff still in canada or usa?

[Brian]

okay, UR was sold basically out of an apt. in Huntington Beach.
That no longer happens.
Don't bother trying to order it.
Just get something from NAMS or SPL or whatever

[a_ahmed]

^no, we want ultra racing brace :P its more beefy and technically suppose to be cheaper than that jdm shyte

[Brian]

ok.


go for it.

[a_ahmed]

lol thnx, now we just need a new supplier heh

[SoSideways]

^no, we want ultra racing brace :P its more beefy and technically suppose to be cheaper than that jdm shyte

And having a fender brace period, is better than not having anything.

Your "I hate anything with the JDM label on it" attitude is really starting to be an annoyance.

If you want it so bad, have someone make you some. Probably cost less than having those Ultra Racing ones imported and shipped and then marked up for a profit anyway.

Ask Bing to make you some and stop being the most difficult person on earth, please.

[a_ahmed]

lmao, the reason i hate jdm shit is cause its marked up and overhyped. Ultra racing braces are made in malaysia so call it mdm if you like :P But for the prices that they were going + being beefier they are worth it. JDM shit is like 200++ shipping + customs + wait = fuck that.

Bing.. meh.... he should consider making it i guess.. i should contact him, would be a good seller if done cheap, but he makes alot of his stuff profitable for himself (naturally) as well so... whatever, imho some of the stuff he sells i would never buy and could prolly get a better deal either money-wise or quality-wise.

Making something yourself prolly would be better (duh) but would take time and materials so maybe not. I have a busy schedule and three cars to maintain, so fuck that (for the time being).

Can't beat 120$+shipping for something better than that overpriced/overhyped JDM shit. It's just that I was too late on it.

And you mention SPL, 250USD+shipping+customs wtf is wrong with you and its weak sauce:

http://www.splparts.com/main4/parts/SilviaShared/Suspension/Bracing/FenderBrace.jpg

VS.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/8330/urbracedu2.jpg

[Brian]

Okay, I think you're annoying now too.

Show me ONE thing that proves UR is better tahn any other brace.
jesus christ.
So, go order the UR ones from Malaysia and somehow forget that you're going to have to ship them too.

[SoSideways]

^ Now imagine you don't even have those shiny silver pieces there.

How is that better than not having at least those silver piece there?

Are you trying to tell me that you are going to be able to tell the difference between having those SPL/Nams brace versus the Ultra Racing stuff?

Because if your answer is yes, then you probably should be trying to get into professional racing driving for real race teams with real race cars.

[a_ahmed]

lol @ jdm fanboys

130+shipping (and triangulated not just two bars connected with a few bracings on the edges)

or JDM tyte:

250+shipping (picture provided, not bad, better than nothing but hello, go to local steel shop get some fucken bars and you can make ti for 20 bux the same as this JDM CHROME YO brace).

uuuh i dont know...

You two are now just being retards in the last few comments cause

a. you're not useful
b. you are not helping people get UR braces
c. you first argued there is no difference now prove the difference...
d. price, how i should get it made by bings or something but now who cares just get the shiny one cause its better than none (but 250USD+shipping+customs)

you're confusing me, I fail to see where you're being helpful at all UR brace or no brace at all

So it's not JDM tyte for you? who gives a fuck.

And lastly, i have two daily drivers, im building this car as a track car, gtfo, i will do whatever the fuck i want with my car.

[SoSideways]

Per this page (http://www.ultraracingaustralia.com/page14.htm), it is $223 AUD + postage.

Per xe.com $223 AUD = $213.26 USD.

Without postage.

Shipping anything from Australia to the US = a whole lot of fucking money.

PS - you can't make any post without calling someone names can you? You sir fail at insults.

[a_ahmed]

You fail at geography, we're not in Australia. We're in north america. The original site alot of us ordered from here was asking 130+shipping. I was just one of the unlucky ones not to get it amongst two other guys. We had our money refunded however.

[Brian]

What?

"jdm tyte" .... what the hell are you talking about?

Go to the Ultra Racing site and order them from Malaysia.
What do you need help with?

[ThatGuy]

Just buy everything Jonnie Fraz produces.

The stuff he makes is BEEFY! Plus he's a Zilvian.
Support the locals. :D

[a_ahmed]

Oh wait is that the guy that made the underbrace? And front 3 pt strut tower bars and well rear bars too (were suppose to also be 3 pt). If I didn't buy my DC Sports front and rears, I woulda bought those :(... well except the rear i woulda gotten the 4pt ur braces... not that it matters when i go with a cage anymore...

Did he finish the fender brace???.... i was the last to post in that thread and then there was no more updates :(

[SoSideways]

What?

"jdm tyte" .... what the hell are you talking about?

Go to the Ultra Racing site and order them from Malaysia.
What do you need help with?

I just checked.

You can't.

That site looks like it was made from 1996, by a third grader.

As for a_ahmed, I guess he fails to realize that he can no longer get it from the site that sold them originally for $130 + shipping, and that right now, if he wants any, he'll either have to get them from Malaysia or Australia.

[a_ahmed]

^Wow well you're genious and you two have helped me and others who ordered originally get UR braces how?

Obviously we know that its no longer available and that the website is waaay out of date and sucks ass.

Someone needs to start selling them like that guy was... 130+ shipping... frickin cmon thats a good deal... so thats all the point was, plus very beefy n not really that heavy according to racepar.. he also welded it, his car's picture (awesome car and silver like mine + same tire/wheel combo more or less hehe)

Anyways...

[SoSideways]

^Wow well you're genious and you two have helped me and others who ordered originally get UR braces how?

Obviously we know that its no longer available and that the website is waaay out of date and sucks ass.

Someone needs to start selling them like that guy was... 130+ shipping... frickin cmon thats a good deal... so thats all the point was, plus very beefy n not really that heavy according to racepar.. he also welded it, his car's picture (awesome car and silver like mine + same tire/wheel combo more or less hehe)

Anyways...

If the Australian website isn't even selling those bars for anywhere close to $130 + shipping USD, what makes you think you can get those same exact bars, like a year later, for $130 + shipping USD?

Have you not gotten affected by the price increase of EVERYTHING due to the increase of oil prices?

If you're so impatient about getting those bars, why don't you take charge of the situation and run with it?

You always sit there in front of your computer complaining about everything and bitching about something, and yet you do nothing.

Seriously, if you want them so bad, go talk to the Malaysian HQ and work out a deal with those guys and be the North American distributor, then sell them for $130 + shipping USD.

[a_ahmed]

Are you like.. smoking crack or weed, like.... yo... wusup homie lol?

PS - who cares what it costs in aus, i know what it used to cost here.

It's like me saying I wana cruise 180 all the time on the shitty canadian highways because in germany they have portions of the autobahn where the recommended speed is 130 but unlimited and people go 300 and blabla.... uuuh yeah, doesn't work even though I wish that would work, flawed logic.

Some stuff is cheaper some stuff is more expensive there, so who cares, we're not in aussie land. And you're just being a troll now as you fail at life to provide us a local distributor for the same or similar price but instead are going on criticizing me like a jerk for not agreeing with you on something completely off topic and not UR brace related or related to that UR brace distributor's failure to distribute any more of these aka the topic.

[SoSideways]

Are you like.. smoking crack or weed, like.... yo... wusup homie lol?

PS - who cares what it costs in aus, i know what it used to cost here.

It's like me saying I wana cruise 180 all the time on the shitty canadian highways because in germany they have portions of the autobahn where the recommended speed is 130 but unlimited and people go 300 and blabla.... uuuh yeah, doesn't work even though I wish that would work, flawed logic.

Some stuff is cheaper some stuff is more expensive there, so who cares, we're not in aussie land. And you're just being a troll now as you fail at life to provide us a local distributor for the same or similar price but instead are going on criticizing me like a jerk for not agreeing with you on something completely off topic and not UR brace related or related to that UR brace distributor's failure to distribute any more of these aka the topic.

Then get on the phone and become a NA distributor for everyone?

[a_ahmed]

^lmao

anyways this rocks if it ever gets completed and is still under or at 150$ or something...:

http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=188460

No need to get raped by overpriced, overrated japanese parts just because they are japanese made parts... unless they are really worth it in every sense and they are not for the price.

[Brian]

^Wow well you're genious and you two have helped me and others who ordered originally get UR braces how?

Obviously we know that its no longer available and that the website is waaay out of date and sucks ass.

Someone needs to start selling them like that guy was... 130+ shipping... frickin cmon thats a good deal... so thats all the point was, plus very beefy n not really that heavy according to racepar.. he also welded it, his car's picture (awesome car and silver like mine + same tire/wheel combo more or less hehe)

Anyways...


Ummm, I want the gas station to start selling gas at $1.50.... "frickin cmon thats a good deal"

Do you think anybody cares what YOU want?

[tacotacotaco]

To late i just put in a request. great products and a good demand. Not too expensive of an upgrade for what it is and what most people are capable of bolting on themselves.

[a_ahmed]

Ummm, I want the gas station to start selling gas at $1.50.... "frickin cmon thats a good deal"

Do you think anybody cares what YOU want?

lol "Your opinion is WRONG" suits your name. Must have been neglected as a child. Other than getting angry at me stating that the japanese brand braces are overpriced and just 'jdm tyte' you have done nothing but be an asshole. Full of contradiction imho, still confusing me as to what you are trying to achieve here other than pick a fight with me. If you got a problem with your ego take it to the PM with me even though I have a productive busy life other than zilvia to cope with lol.

[racepar1]

This thread is pathetic! 99.9% of fender braces out there are fucking lame! The UR ones are the best I have seen so far and are light as hell, that is actually my car with the UR fender braces installed above on this page. To clear the pricing up,I ordered mine from Chas for $150 SHIPPED to my fucking door. Where the hell did anybody get $200 + from? Unfortuanetly Charles Moore seems to have gone AWOL and as I understand it he still owes people parts. I have tried to contact ultra racing directly via e-mail, but have not gotten a response. The bottom line is that if you do not have any information that would help people interested in ultra racing's products get their hands on said products then shut up and get out. Your posts are useless.

[Brian]

Chas is gone in gone in Diego somewhere.
done.

He WAS UR usa.
Now he is gone, now UR usa is gone.

Yes, I am still owed parts from them, but I'll never see them.
oh well.


a-ahmed - come on, give me a break. you're a jackass.

[racepar1]

Chas is gone in gone in Diego somewhere.
done.

He WAS UR usa.
Now he is gone, now UR usa is gone.

Yes, I am still owed parts from them, but I'll never see them.
oh well.


a-ahmed - come on, give me a break. you're a jackass.

It took almost 3 months to get my shit from him after I ordered it so unless it has been longer than that for yoyou still have a shot.

[Brian]

No, I don't have a shot, nor do I care.

[tacotacotaco]

I love how people get ripped off and brush it off like its nothing. No wonder so many scammers and bad businesses get off on forums like ours. bad deal im a baller oh well brush it off.

[Brian]

Well, I didn't pay for it.
It was supposed to be free.
So I didn't lose out on any money..

"baller" is the most idiotic word this year.

[SoSideways]

"baller" is the most idiotic word this year.

You sure? It's only July, something else might pop up... :keke:

[tacotacotaco]

Well its pretty popular here. Or the IDEA of baller on a broke ass car forum.

[Brian]

Oh I know it is popular.

Oh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit those wheels are baller
aw damn, that Nardi is baller

dang, those HIDs are baller, bro.

knock it off.

[tacotacotaco]

Anyways. I sent an email to the North America distributor to see whats going on. Ill keep you guys updated.

Im off to go eat a trex egg and sprinkle diamonds on my food.

[Brian]

Who did you email?

Chas?

or

Youngandartless?

[tacotacotaco]

some guy out in the midwest. Those guys were cool in the beginning came down to irvine to personally deliver my fender braces. after i installed them i was impressed with the product compared to other fender braces other friends installed. I loved the fact we had to push the bar down to the rail after we bolted in the door to bolt it on.

this is the email i contacted
'[email protected]'

[mademedoit]

Forget about ur this is the one to buy, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GTSPEC-FENDER-BRACE-95-98-240SX-S14-GACCHIRI-GT-SPEC_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42609QQihZ021QQite mZ310022015565QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW#ebayphotohos ting the only problem is I've only seen them for the s14. I asked the seller if they make them for my s13 and got no reply but if more people ask maybe.....

[racepar1]

Forget about ur this is the one to buy, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GTSPEC-FENDER-BRACE-95-98-240SX-S14-GACCHIRI-GT-SPEC_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42609QQihZ021QQite mZ310022015565QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW#ebayphotohos ting the only problem is I've only seen them for the s14. I asked the seller if they make them for my s13 and got no reply but if more people ask maybe.....

I honestly don't like that brace. It just looks janky and by looking at it I am willing to bet that it's heavy as FUCK!

[racepar1]

Who did you email?

Chas?

or

Youngandartless?

I thought that was the same guy, just his alterego or something.

[Brian]

ummmm

yes and no


Chas is a person

Youngandarteless was just what they sold the stuff under.

[tacotacotaco]

hi john here is the prices on the s13
FD3-183 $138
TW2-080 $122
RE2-065 $122
AR19-011$205
LA4-147 $ 148

here is the s14-15
FD3-183 $128
TW2-359$128
AR29-061$315
AR25-060$281
LA4-375 $148
SD4-274 $171

Pricing from the other north american distributor

*edit i checked the part no.s against the malaysian and australian websites and sent a request to reverify.

[wwwyzzerr]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-NISSAN-S13-180SX-240SX-SILVIA-SR20DET-FENDER-BRACE_W0QQitemZ160244841450QQihZ006QQcategoryZ4260 9QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1 638Q2em118Q2el1247#ebayphotohosting

[racepar1]

hi john here is the prices on the s13
FD3-183 $138
TW2-080 $122
RE2-065 $122
AR19-011$205
LA4-147 $ 148

here is the s14-15
FD3-183 $128
TW2-359$128
AR29-061$315
AR25-060$281
LA4-375 $148
SD4-274 $171

Pricing from the other north american distributor

*edit i checked the part no.s against the malaysian and australian websites and sent a request to reverify.

What "other north american distributor"? Contact info please.

[tacotacotaco]

[email protected]

[Ninjabread]

Can we just ban arkmed?

Thanks.

[turtl631]

For real. No need for all these outrageous ad hominem attacks by him.

[ellisonrox]

if you tried looking him up as a seller

i'd have probably not risked ordering from him

http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=195528&highlight=youngandartless

[xplicit240]

theres another company that makes alot of braces. the name of the company is called GTSPEC.
if they dont make it im sure they can get them.

[SoSideways]

theres another company that makes alot of braces. the name of the company is called GTSPEC.
if they dont make it im sure they can get them.

They don't make them.

[xplicit240]

yeah i just looked now. well they deal with alot of other companies. im sure Ken over there would be able to locate a set of those braces for you. they have real good service.

[racepar1]

Can we just ban arkmed?

Thanks.

What the fuck is you and your canadien homeboys problem with a_ahmed? I am seriously sick of your little quarrel fucking up good threads like the bodykit thread! Your little lover's quarrel started on another forum so why don't you guys just keep it there and away from zilvia? I have never had any problems at all with him. No attitude, always respect, and he listens to advice.

For real. No need for all these outrageous ad hominem attacks by him.

If people would contribute useful information to threads rather than bullshit there would be no attacks and if you pay attention he seems to get attacked a LOT more often than he attacks others. As I said I am sick of this whole quarrel bullshit.

[Brian]

Oh well, I, for one, was trying to protect you guys from losing money.


Whatever, go for it.
Order from UR usa.

[racepar1]

Oh well, I, for one, was trying to protect you guys from losing money.


Whatever, go for it.
Order from UR usa.

Nah, I'm DONE with UR unless they get another US distributor. I am going to shoot some e-mails to the "other" distributor whose e-mail is posted in this thread, but unless he can convince me that he is A: NOT infact just Charles Moore using another name (Chas came off shady enough for me to think that he might do that), and B: Not a flaky piece of crap like Chas and has the ability and desire to actually answer e-mails and provide a working contact #.

[TurboSE]

I picked up a set of their fender braces from ebay. I don't typically skimp, but I think these are a spot where I can give up a brand name to save some coin. I think they're a good value...there's a lot of odd angles they have to take. The welds look good. I did have to hammer in the "chassis flanges" a bit to make them sit right. I also had to pick up some M8x1.25 30mm bolts to replace the original door bolts. I haven't bolted the front flanges yet, I'm waiting until I get the car back to ride height. But I think they're a solid product.

[aga]

Used Ultra braces on my last car which was a budget build, no problem, it was a 3 point rear strut brace, like the previous fella said it took a couple of well placed hammer hits for the center flange to sit well but no big deal. They are decent budget products

[racepar1]

I picked up a set of their fender braces from ebay. I don't typically skimp, but I think these are a spot where I can give up a brand name to save some coin. I think they're a good value...there's a lot of odd angles they have to take. The welds look good. I did have to hammer in the "chassis flanges" a bit to make them sit right. I also had to pick up some M8x1.25 30mm bolts to replace the original door bolts. I haven't bolted the front flanges yet, I'm waiting until I get the car back to ride height. But I think they're a solid product.

Used Ultra braces on my last car which was a budget build, no problem, it was a 3 point rear strut brace, like the previous fella said it took a couple of well placed hammer hits for the center flange to sit well but no big deal. They are decent budget products

You guys are about 5 years late to this discussion...

:duh:

[aga]

Well blame the one who brought it from the dead :p

[tacotacotaco]

Its always good to add to an old thread versus making a new one.

[shogun!]

I have a bunch of them and can confirm they are beefy and a good add on when using a roll cage. I have used a number of different braces. The UR are by far the better ones.

http://www1.garaget.org/archive/6/5284/299009/large_299009-2922268.jpg

http://www1.garaget.org/archive/6/5284/299009/large_299009-3043396.jpg

[aga]

well with so much bling in the bay i wouldnt put an ultra bar...

[carcrazee]

so u can buy these on ebay? after reading this thread, then this guy has one? lol

[BossHogg]

wait for it......AAAAAAAND.......