Convertible Vehicles - UMI Convertible 3-Point Subframe Connector Group Purchase!

***Group Purchase has ended. Thanks to all that participated!***

Do you have any pictures of the bolt-ons on a car? Will 3" true duals dumped before axle fit over these? :confused:

If I purchase these I'll probably also be getting the shock tower brace. $350 for both?

Im good for one! Next week! :D

any more of a discount if you already have UMI 2 point SFC's?

I'm wandering how they clear a duel setup as well

I emailed Ryan. This is a pic of the 3 point on a non convertible car but the same design. So yes they will fit.


http://www.umiperformance.com/catalog/images/02camaro/02cam3-b.jpg

Thanks Conrad and yes that is correct, there won't be any interference with exhaust with this set up. Although the picture is a hardtop set up the design is the same and so is the clearance.

I hope this helps!
Ryan

I waited 5 years and finally bought the 2point UMI's and welded them in about 5 months ago...

In for bolt in red's

In for bolt in red's

Chris,

You can place your order online by following the instructions in the first post or call us to get your order in. These are being built as we speak :)

Thanks!
Ryan

Any pics on a convertible?

I have some sort of frame rail that runs the entire length of my car, and wanted to see how these correspond with the rails.

I don't have any good pictures yet since they are still building these. I was able to grab a few poor pictures while they were working on them. Hope these helps for now.

Thanks!
Ryan

Is the ship date late September?

Is the ship date late September?

We are hoping for end of next week or early the week of the 19th.

Ryan, do you know if these hang lower than an off-road y-pipe?

My car is lowered, but the y-pipe is the lowest hanging part of the car. Just trying to get an idea of how well these tuck in/hang down under the car.

Ryan, do you know if these hang lower than an off-road y-pipe?

My car is lowered, but the y-pipe is the lowest hanging part of the car. Just trying to get an idea of how well these tuck in/hang down under the car.

These tuck up as tight as any 3-Point SFC from tubing could. Your y-pipe will hang lower and there will be no ground clearance issues with these connectors.

I hope that helps!
Ryan

These tuck up as tight as any 3-Point SFC from tubing could. Your y-pipe will hang lower and there will be no ground clearance issues with these connectors.

I hope that helps!
Ryan

Sure does! Thanks!

Finished picture!

Looks great! They are shipped out now correct?

Is the "Bolt In, Red or Black- $280.00 Shipped" deal still available??

Looks great! They are shipped out now correct?

Not yet, still finishing up the bracing but it is getting close!

Is the "Bolt In, Red or Black- $280.00 Shipped" deal still available??

Yes it is, I will run this until the end of next week. Please join in if you can, the sooner the better so we can get them out with the rest of the orders.

Thanks again!
Ryan

Paid 1 hour early Ryan, many thanks Bro...xl on my umi cap too ;-)

Thanks for holding this for me, yall rock!

Excellent I will be placing my order today. I have wanted a set for years. Thanks UMI for stepping up and build these for us vert guys.

How much will they be after the GB?

Retail price on the bolt ins will be $349.99.

Thanks!

OUCH! Oh well, nothing I can do about it. Thanks man!

I can read, but need to ask anyway; is the group buy closed, or can us late-bloomers get a piece of the action this week?

C

OUCH! Oh well, nothing I can do about it. Thanks man!

If you have the funds with in the next 30 days let me know and I will help you out.


I can read, but need to ask anyway; is the group buy closed, or can us late-bloomers get a piece of the action this week?

C

Yes you can still get on. Follow the steps in post #1 to order and we will honor the price. Thanks!

If you have the funds with in the next 30 days let me know and I will help you out.


Thanks for the love Bro, but with school and bills, I doubt it, but will try :D

OK, man, I just entered my order for black bolt-ins; thanks for the GP!

C

OK, man, I just entered my order for black bolt-ins; thanks for the GP!

C

Got it and thank you!

We are working on the last bracing pieces now. One more test fit and they go into the weld shop for final production.

Should be shipping shortly!
Ryan

Good news to hear. I'll be looking forward to see more pictures on the test car and receiving mine.

Also, hope you had a lot of interest from the start from buyers.

Bought mine the other day!

Got it and thank you!

We are working on the last bracing pieces now. One more test fit and they go into the weld shop for final production.

Should be shipping shortly!
Ryan

Status Please! Need soon! Finishing up suspension and wanted to do these at the same time!

Thanks!

Status Please! Need soon! Finishing up suspension and wanted to do these at the same time!

Thanks!

We have shipped 1/2 of the orders so far, we are basically shipping a few sets a day (which is as fast as we can build them).

If you want to e-mail me your name at ryan@umiperformance.com I will see where your order is.

For anyone looking to purchase, I will let this GP open until Monday the 10th. After that it is closed and these will be full price :)

Thanks again to everyone that participated!
Ryan

We have shipped 1/2 of the orders so far, we are basically shipping a few sets a day (which is as fast as we can build them).

If you want to e-mail me your name at ryan@umiperformance.com I will see where your order is.

For anyone looking to purchase, I will let this GP open until Monday the 10th. After that it is closed and these will be full price :)

Thanks again to everyone that participated!
Ryan

Ryan I just got them and the shock tower brace on Wednesday, they look fantastic!!! My dad also has an fbody and when he saw these he wanted to buy some too! His car isn't a convertible, do you think he could get the same GP price for his t-top car? I think he also needs/wants a shock tower brace. Message me please. I will email you as well.

I just saw this post for the first time and just barely got in on the GB! Thanks for doing it!

Got my SFC's in last week and installed yesterday... The difference is amazing. I took to the car out to test it on some corners and the only issue that I found was the seats couldn't hold me well enough on some of the turns, the car stuck to the road incredibly well. Looks like it may be time to upgrade to a seat with a bit more bolstering! Great Product, I will definitely buy from you again.

Got my SFC's in last week and installed yesterday... The difference is amazing. I took to the car out to test it on some corners and the only issue that I found was the seats couldn't hold me well enough on some of the turns, the car stuck to the road incredibly well. Looks like it may be time to upgrade to a seat with a bit more bolstering! Great Product, I will definitely buy from you again.

Good to hear. Mine came in on Friday, but I have yet to even open the box since I just had knee surgery. Looking forward to getting them installed.

Although this GB is done I wanted to give this thread a bump because I just installed these yesterday and it couldn't have gone any better: fit was great, everything lined right up, hardware worked perfectly, and the pieces look nice under the car. Win all around; thanks for the nice product!

C

sweet! Can't wait to get my car up in the air.

Although this GB is done I wanted to give this thread a bump because I just installed these yesterday and it couldn't have gone any better: fit was great, everything lined right up, hardware worked perfectly, and the pieces look nice under the car. Win all around; thanks for the nice product!

C


Glad to hear :chug:

Ryan

Yesterday I finally got around to installing these. As an engineer in the manufacturing field, let me give you my opinion. This product is a 10/10 and is an extremely well thought out product from a design standpoint. The fitment, hardware selection, welds, powercoating, and tightness to the body are all top notch work! I couldn’t believe how well the bars hug the undercarriage, without any clearance issues at all. You can tell this wasn’t just hacked together- this product was well thought out from a manufacturing, tolerance, and fitment standpoint.

With that said, let me give some tips to installing these.

1.) Undo the rear control arm bolt, but DON’T drop the control arm. I did this on one side and the rear shifted. It took my neighbor to assist me in forcing the control arm into place while sliding the new bolt through the connector and the arm. Alignment took a long time and a lot of effort to line up. The other side I did NOT drop the arn, and alignment was much, much easier.

2.) While working on the rear end of the connector, have the front of the connector elevated near the subframe. I used a box for this.

3.) A magnetic pick-up tool helps with positioning the front bar the bolts connect to. I was expecting this to be a challenge to align up, but it was a very smooth process with the magnet helping.

I have yet to drive the car, as I’m doing several projects at once, but I have no doubt I’ll be happy with the seat of the pants test. I wish all installs where this smooth and straight forward.

In case anyone cares about weight, the bars and hardware come to 41 lbs. The bars came VERY well packaged as well. No way they were going to get damaged during freight. One of the few times my expectations were exceded for an aftermarket part. Good job UMI!

Just put mine on this week, fit is great. Only issue is now I have a LN set of UMI 2pt Vert SFC's FOR SALE @ $125 pickup...

I have the UMI 2pt weld in. Do you notice a difference with the 3 pt? If so what kind of difference?

Yesterday I finally got around to installing these. As an engineer in the manufacturing field, let me give you my opinion. This product is a 10/10 and is an extremely well thought out product from a design standpoint. The fitment, hardware selection, welds, powercoating, and tightness to the body are all top notch work! I couldn’t believe how well the bars hug the undercarriage, without any clearance issues at all. You can tell this wasn’t just hacked together- this product was well thought out from a manufacturing, tolerance, and fitment standpoint.One of the few times my expectations were exceded for an aftermarket part. Good job UMI!

Glad to hear you like them and I am happy to see we were able to meet your expectations :cheers:

Glad to hear you like them and I am happy to see we were able to meet your expectations :cheers:

No, thank you. I'm so impressed, I've been doing some research on your site and I'm drooling for some front control arms now. I also saw you had a job posting for CNC operators. I would be open to it on the side if I was closer - I run a Mazak 5-axis, and have access to a Haas TL-2 and TM-2 just down the hall. Would be fun to work on automotive parts!

No, thank you. I'm so impressed, I've been doing some research on your site and I'm drooling for some front control arms now. I also saw you had a job posting for CNC operators. I would be open to it on the side if I was closer - I run a Mazak 5-axis, and have access to a Haas TL-2 and TM-2 just down the hall. Would be fun to work on automotive parts!

Well again I am glad to hear! We take pride in our products and spend lots of extra time on making sure the quality is excellent. All tubes on the 3-Point SFC's are CNC notched, this is how we get them to fit so well and be consistent. Many of our competitors are using band saw methods and belt sanding notching to produce their items and we feel their consistency isn't always there.

We currently run (6) machining centers as well as a variety of manual mills, lathes, saws, tube benders and press brake. It can be a lot of fun!

The Mazak's are awesome machines.

Luving mine too..:cheers:

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I love mine too but I have no pictures yet. I will get some when I get the oil changed and can get under it. Only problem is I scrape occasionally when backing out of the garage but I need to get more rock for the driveway and put it outside my garage bay so I don't have as far of a fall down out of the garage. Only scrape when I don't crawl slowly out of the garage.

Hi UMI, I am loving the subframe connectors and strut tower brace, but it is time to upgrade again. Could you PM me a "best price shipped" for the On-car adjustable panhard rod with poly bushings, and non-adjustable lower control arms with poly bushings, with the required grease, and sway bar end links for the front and rear. All in red please.

I was going to hold out until the next sale, but...just couldn't wait. :lol:

Thank you, looking to hear from you soon! :cheers:

Hello Conrad, Unfortunately right now we aren't running any sales or special offers (its the busy season).

Glad you like the SFC's and we appreciate the return business! :)

Ryan

After reading this post, I was convinced to put a set of UMI 3 point subframe connectors on my low milage CETA vert. Sounds like a real cost effective way to upgrade an already, not bad WS6 car. I purchased the car last August with 7500 miles on it and wished I had followed this forum a little closer when the SFC's were a group buy.

Nobody had issues with the fuel lines running in the channel where the left side connector bar tucks in? It won't pinch the fuel lines once it's in place?

I never had an interferance issue....with anything.

Nobody had issues with the fuel lines running in the channel where the left side connector bar tucks in? It won't pinch the fuel lines once it's in place?

I never had an interferance issue....with anything.

it only happens on the 94-97 verts, had the same problem, it even mentions it in the direction. I had to trim the plastic that was covering mine to get the front part to bolt in and sit flush. I have the 2point.

Ended up making/putting in spacers to place the bars down lower away from the fuel lines. And man, do I love these 3 points! It's a whole new car.

How much are they now? I have a 2001 Trans Am vert.

Thanks

350 for bolt in, 340 for weld in 3 pt.
http://www.umiperformance.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=7_113_264&zenid=bs7bc1bnegqr6dtgpbpnflkn95

Had these 3-point connectors (along with strut tower bar and tunnel brace) installed on my SS back in May this year. My buddy who owns a '01 Firehawk coupe noticed how stiff my convertible is compared to his car. Definitely made a difference.