MX83 Strut Braces

[Rifleman]

Hey guys
I'm looking to get some Strut Braces for my 1J-MX83 but cant find any easy options. I know JZX81 had stock 3 point brace and would prefer to get one but they are hard to find.
My question is would JZA70/MA70/GA70 front and rear braces fit?
Could be common knowledge but I'm just getting in to Toyota's. (I'm a Nissan guy, Be nice! lol)
Any info would be great
Thanks

[madmont]

What benefit would you get from a brace on the rear considering it would attach to the top of the shock/spring assembly?

[Rifleman]

Just to stiffen up the rear end for drifting. It's a 30 year old car, the chassis is gonna flex under load while drifting. The strut brace will minimize it

[madmont]

Just to stiffen up the rear end for drifting. It's a 30 year old car, the chassis is gonna flex under load while drifting. The strut brace will minimize it

I had one which was 20 years old I did not realise they had been around for 30 years

[Rifleman]

I had one which was 20 years old I did not realise they had been around for 30 years

Typo, I ment 20yo car
Anyone have an answer?

[madmont]

I had a Eunos 500 with front and rear strut braces. It actually had struts front and rear unlike the MX83 which does not have rear struts.

[Bananaman]

I had a Eunos 500 with front and rear strut braces. It actually had struts front and rear unlike the MX83 which does not have rear struts.

I have no idea whether there is a point in bracing them, but I would have called them struts...? The fact that you change the entire rear shock unit as one rather than just an insert doesn't really change how it functions? Or am i missing something here..

[madmont]

The MX83 does not have a strut type rear suspension so what is the point of bracing something which does not need bracing. The Eunos had struts front and rear and the manufacturer saw fit to fit braces front and back

[takai]

MX83 may not be a MacPherson strut setup, but shock load is still transmitted through the strut towers.