I have yet to hear a good explanation for how a back brace makes an 8.75 CENTER live longer, and I have heard a lot of them. Regardless, you may want to review this thread for some ideas, there are about 5? pertinent pics starting at pic #44?.

https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/ubbt...actice-car.html

Proving these are related has yet to be achieved IMO:
" to prevent the housing from flexing and cracking the caps"
if that is your real intended meaning.

Last edited by jcc; 09/29/16 11:57 AM.
Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.