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Old 06-30-2005, 09:30 AM
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those who have a tubular k member, what does the car " feel" like when driving it? i heard that you can feel sway in the car and it does not feel as solid as with the regular k member.
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Old 06-30-2005, 10:11 AM
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No difference for me.

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No difference whatsoever. I run a BMR piece.
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I've got the BMR too. The only difference is it's squeaky but I imagine I could easily fix that with some lube.
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Pro-Fab on my '94 and AJE Racing on my '02.

Both feel solid.
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BMR, no noticable diference
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BMR here as well with no noticable differance.
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PA Racing.... no difference.. just ALOT lighter
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BMR, no difference.
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BMR also with no difference.
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BMR here, front end walks a little, but thats because the wheels are no longer on the ground. LOL, no problems here
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BMR and rides like stock. You can tell that some weight is gone however.
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Good to know since I'm putting in my BMR this weekend
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Great thread. What is the wieght savings anyhow if I were to go from stock to Tubular K and all A's?
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tubular k-member and a-arms was easy to carry around with one hand. with the stock k-member, i struggled to pick the stock k-member only up from the basement
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From the BMR website:

"Using our tubular K-member and upper/lower a-arm set, expect a weight reduction of 42 lbs. "
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