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Hope you don't mind if I steal this someday.

Seems like ET25's in the neighborhood of perfect for the front (Supra and Z4 both, unsurprisingly). Maybe 30-ish in the rear. But you can vary either way some if you don't max out the tire width to the absolute fullest. Also you can get wheels a little more tucked in (ET35 for example) and space...

Mercedes, Wow. Question (because I really don't know): Is this one of those times where the track is "suited" to their cars, or is their car just that much faster than everyone else's much like McLaren was last year?

Screenshot of qualifying results if folks are interested. Top couple of teams aren't exactly unexpected. Check out Hadjar and Antonelli both being really high. RB, Audi and Haas all looking like 5th place could be a good battle, could they even make it to a 4th spot? Glad Verstappen is OK...

Just to be sure, you're going "up", right? Maybe try hammering a little bit all around and not just one side in case it's rocking sideways a bit and catching. Or try prying against one of the little brackets that are welded on (but don't go so hard you pry them off instead)

FWIW I think it's a good thing when people notice changes or noises in their cars. It means you care, and that you're not an idiot. At least certainly not an idiot in the way some people think everything is fine right before a wheel falls off on the highway or their engine won't stop knocking.

On the bolt torque subject, I want to say that I do NOT know if I'm looking at the correct information here, and so this is a question only: What, for sure, is the bolt torque spec to be used here? The guide for the brace indicates 45 ft-lbs, but if I'm reading the Toyota doc here correctly it...

I really hate to venture a prediction since I don't know all that much, but would agree your top 4 are probably going to indeed be the top 4, in some order or another. I want to say McLaren might be higher but then the question is - which team are they better than, which one of them above is...

We were thinking you were saying someone had already installed it Yeah, I'm prepared for that, just hoping to avoid it. I'm stubborn that way but ultimately if you had to remove it I'm sure I will as well.

OK, where? I just looked back at all the pictures and didn't see one on a Z4 nor a Supra w/ the z4 brace.

I'm hoping to sneak it in there without removing the bracing. I guess we'll see.

Just to verify, to did you go w/ the 3-bolt? From what I can tell it's a sure fit. 4-bolt was iffy.

Are you putting both new parts on at the same time? If not, try that. Otherwise you the short OEM link on the other side of the car is what is causing your issue.

It is practically guaranteed that the 3-bolt will fit. The only issue with where the 4-bolt brace might hit anything at all was just at the one nut and bolt on the reinforcement parts, but the 3-bolt doesn't have any material there. If you wait to find out if mine fits, you'd be waiting for a...

Edit: I see 17Nm in the top of the first drawing posted in post #2. Never mind the below unless you're really bored. ************** BMW TIS shows 17Nm for rear caliper, aluminum, painted (oddly specific, I'd think it just matters aluminum or cast iron, but unpainted aluminum is the same...

Agreed. If not identical certainly darn close and > over doing nothing. 3-bolt ordered. Thanks for looking into it.

Yeah, as they answered / showed above. Slight preference for the 4-bolt version. Though I doubt it's substantially different. When you took a look did you think the 4-bolt brace might hit the nut or the bolt itself? Or just kind of hard to tell, generally in the way? I know it's a maybe /...

Oh, and, duh there's the 3 bolt version... Infinite clearance in this area. SMH.

A shorter bolt from underneath is feasible, it's clearly longer than it needs to be, if that's where it's close to / might hit. A question too would be if that nut is welded or otherwise fixed in place. If not, perhaps something could be inverted there that has a head shorter than the nut is...

I totally get it. No rush.