Well is it really bad? What is your purpose of doing performance mods? You need to be willing to sacrifice some things in order to improve your performance. Why do you think Ford didn't include a brace from SVT even? Why is a strut brace used on every race car? ( And many cars have them as OEM like the Miata and Celica, etc) If you are trying to improve the handling characteristics of the car you will, I repeat, you will risk a chance of damaging the car in some way. If you put shorter springs to lower the car you put more stress on the car, but it looks cool so it doesn't hurt? Come on guys. Every mod you make to the engne changes the original performance plan that will , I repeat, will have an adverse effect on other parts of the engine. It is bound to happen, but if you are serious about improving the performance of your 3000lb+ sedan you have to make some sacrifices. Taller wheels like 17&18's increase the load on the suspension under lateral acceleration. Causing ripping and tearing of the bushings, prematurely. So than you put spherical bearings in place of the bushings, so you have to improve the strength of the control arms, than you need to improve the chassis to prevent flexing which can flex body panels and cause stress damage which can affect the stability of the ride cruising down I-95 at 55mph. When does it end? All I am saying is if you are going to hurt the car in some way, get the most out of the changes you make.
