Originally Posted by Keyrigger

One way to tell if you need both the aluminium chassis and the brace on at the same time is to stand on the brakes on a high traction track and see if the belt skips. Mine did on a carpet track but I got used to it. That was in stock form and not with an Exotek chassis or brace. I installed a locally made brace (I got a deal on used CF broken arrows) and the first thing to go was the skipping belt. If you put the chassis in and the belt doesn't skip, then you don't require the brace to take out the front/rear flex. Sometimes a bit of flex can be a good thing and sometimes it can lead to other issues. I found that on a carpet track, the brace made a significant enough change to use it but not bother getting the aluminium chassis. Take care.

Don

PS> The tension was correct on the belt without the brace in place. The tension remained exactly the same after the brace was installed but the skipping stopped.