by Leo Diaz | source GoTuning

This brace is on my wish-list, and while doing some research I came across this information on GoTuning’s website.

The ASM GT tower bar is made for people who enjoy driving and wish to experience the vehicle’s actual driving performance. This product was developed with a focus on the quality of the materials and the production process. Unlike a normal tower bar, a truss connects the steering rack bolts on the subframe to the tower bar so that the front section can be strengthened as well. As a result, braking and steering response are improved when entering a corner and the driver’s vehicle control will be improved as well. For complete front end reinforcement, use along with the GT Front Lower Arm bar, which reinforces the subframe and binds the front of the steering race to the sway bar brackets.

All ASM GT Series Reinforcement Bars are hand-made in Japan by Succeed Sports. Succeed Sports is led by Ichikawa-San who is the chief engineer of the record setting ASM Tsukuba Special Time Attack Car. He was also a race engineer at Mugen before the M-Tec transition and was involved with JGTC projects such as the Mugen Takata Dome NSX. Each GT Front Tower Bar is hand made by a master craftsman at Succeed Sports from high grade stainless steel from Japan. All the torched colors and marks have been left naturally by the process of hand bending by torch or welding by hand. They’re not simply color treated for show. The entire manufacturing process of each bar takes 4 hours so only 2 can be produced per day. Many ASM GT series bars hold design patents to protect their innovative designs.

Ichikawa-San himself of Succeed Sports going through the process of making an ASM GT Front Tower Bar.