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lees02WS6

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Next make forged aluminum spindles to replace the iron ones.

Trans Am Jam

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^^^yes

InsaneAuto86

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^^ also agree

99Bluz28

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Very nice, almost too nice !
Is there any color options?

PRAY HRD

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NICE!!! Aside from saving 3#'s, is there any other benefit? How will they hold up with wheels up action....or the landing more importantly! LOL Any risk to an aluminum block using these?

+1 on the Forged spindles IF they work for street duty, i'd be IN!!!!!

lees02WS6

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Well yes, that's what I was suggesting, put up with being driven hard for 100,000+ miles, like the iron ones, on public roads in all conditions. GM can make stock cast aluminum spindles for the vette, and have them last.

Motovative

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That design sure looks familiar

UMI Performance

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Thank you! We will only be offering them in a clear anodize finish. However if you would like we could powder coat them red or black. The anodize would hold up a lot better, the powder coat may chip when installing and we would prefer to see anodized purchased.


These are solid motor mounts designed to eliminate the rubber or poly mounts, so they do have benefits over just weight savings. Solid motor mounts for these vehicles have been available for many years so we are the inventor of a solid mount. We have used them in the past as well with good luck and haven't seen any issues with a block cracking that I am aware of.

As for forged spindles, we machine and fabricate, we do not have the capabilities of forging so we won't be able to offer those.

Thank you!
Ryan

VIPRETR2

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What's your point, did you have a hand in the design? I'm curious because in you introductory thread someone mentioned how your offering looks exactly like the Midwest Chassis mounts that have been out for quite a while.

UMI Performance

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These will be ready to ship Monday or Tuesday... just waiting on a batch to come back from anodize.

Thanks for your patience,
Ryan

mike135531bubba

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Cool, I called in last Thursday to place my order

01ssreda4

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Nice

libertyforall1776

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I'm curious, does GM ship solid mounts on any of its cars these days? If so, what are the mounts made of?

Cumbias

GM uses rubber mounts because they absorb engine vibrations and thus give a "smoother" ride. Rubber mounts wont transmit vibrations throughout the car and the driver will get a more "comfortable" drive.

dutinsss

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what would be the difference between these and using you guys's one-piece solid mount that replaces the stock style 2 piece?

tripblackls1

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yes! just what i needed when i needed it! ill be buying some soon as my tax returns come in!!!!

quick question my old tubular kmember had a problem with cracking at the motor mount stands welds, would these solid mounts help prevent that since they would be kinda triangulating the the mounting system?
(im also welding in gussets as well)

tripblackls1

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+1 on this

UMI Performance

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At this time this is the only solid motor mount we offer. There is another brand with a one piece that removes the cast iron stands. These mounts are little less expensive with the same weight savings.

So far we have used these with our K-member and have not had any trouble. We do gusset the motor mount pedestals on our K-members as of 2008. If you have welding capabilities and are looking to run these, gussets would be an excellent idea. Now we do offer more contact surface with our mounts than the others, we feel this does help to prevent any issues with the mounts on the K-member.

I hope that helps,
Ryan