its seems more logical that it would connect down lower at the bottom of the springs under the car, rather then on top of them in the engine compartment, can someone explain this to me?

 

Hmm.. very interesting question. But there is a very easy and logical answer.

Think of the engine bay as one big cardboard box w/ the bottom and top totally open.

Now you can imagine how easy it would be for this box to easily fold on itself. Now the engine/tranny mounts and the front swaybar already "stiffin up" the bottom of the box. Now only the top part of the box flexes. Add the strut tower brace and that completes the box and now the entire thing flexes less which = less suspension geometry changes which = better handling though corners/sweepers etc..

Hope this helps.

 

that was a fine explanation...i never looked at it that way but it makes more sense then just saying it stiffens it up ...

 

ahh.. yes very good explanation, i totally understand now, thanks!

 

Damn Jeff after reading that waiting till next week to get my fstb seems almost criminal.