Maybe it's all in my mind (the placebo affect) but this part helped increase the responsiveness of my brakes. I love my '14 Forester but the brakes are a little softer than I'm used to - the Cusco brace with braided steel lines (since I spent a fair amount of time off-road) made a huge difference.

Really helps stiffens up the brake feel and feels like it helps with the other suspension upgrades that I've done. Honestly, there really isn't a downside to this - I don't know why it isn't factory.

Purchased a 17 Forester manual, and was like, these brakes are crap! Did some research and came upon the Cusco brake brace. After watching install videos between, Perrin and Cusco, I went with Cusco because the ease of the install.
I couldn't be happier, you felt the difference right away! Car stop more confidently with less pressure. Although this part surely is much heavier than the Perrin I'm sure because it's made of steel.

Easily installed on the 2.5i 2017 Forester. Greatly improved pedal feedback. Very solid and durable bracket!

Solid construction in brilliant Cusco blue. Probably the easiest install you can do for a performance gain. Better feel from the brake pedal. The difference isn't extreme, but it was enough for me to notice. I noticed performance to be better on my 2015 than with the brace for my 2004.