UMI or Wolfe Drag Bar?
UMI or Wolfe Drag Bar? I don't know what drag bar to get, they both look decent. The car currently goes 10.73 on the stock sway bar but I want to get rid of the right rear squatting issue and want the car to come up straight. The car isn't a track car really I mean thats what it is turning out to be. I drive the car on my weekends off and do some racing. Its not my dd and its not a full track car yet. If you have had either of these installed in your car let me know what you think and the pros and cons. I know the UMI one is new so maybe some guys that have the BMR xtreme drag bar as those two bars seem to be designed the same.
The nice thing about our bar is although its not recommend for the street it does work and feel very good on the street... granted you don't push it to its limits on turns. We did some more testing and tuning with it this weekend and the car launched very straight after setting the pre-load per our instructions. It is a very nice set-up and priced excellent... you wouldn't be disappointed.
If I can help anymore please let me know. Thanks!
Ryan
If I can help anymore please let me know. Thanks!
Ryan
get ur sig updated son!
if u want to make this a winter mod then take your time and get some more feedback first... and if u need help welding something on there we could probably use the welder and lift at the shop by owatonna
if u want to make this a winter mod then take your time and get some more feedback first... and if u need help welding something on there we could probably use the welder and lift at the shop by owatonna
Your not going to tear it off, but the UMI, BMR or Spohn is fine for you. The Wolfe is probably the best drag bar out there, I like mine..
Last edited by DanZ28; Sep 15, 2009 at 09:59 AM.
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If you have a car that mostly sees street duty and hits the track once or twice a month, I'd look more to the UMI bar. I've driven cars with drag bars that are welded on all four corners. Now for all-out drag racing, fully-welded drag bars offer a no compromise get'r done approach.
But if you have driven both like I have, you know there is a big difference in how the car drives on the street. The bars that are half poly bushing, half bolted/welded drive much nicer on the street. Going up a driveway, or a slight incline into a parking lot and you'll think that the fully welded bar is going to break.
I think the poly/bolt-weld structure of the bars like the UMI one are perfect for street cars. I ran the Spohn first, then the BMR, and now I'm trying a UMI. Once you drive around the block you hardly notice these streetable drag bars.
But if you have driven both like I have, you know there is a big difference in how the car drives on the street. The bars that are half poly bushing, half bolted/welded drive much nicer on the street. Going up a driveway, or a slight incline into a parking lot and you'll think that the fully welded bar is going to break.
I think the poly/bolt-weld structure of the bars like the UMI one are perfect for street cars. I ran the Spohn first, then the BMR, and now I'm trying a UMI. Once you drive around the block you hardly notice these streetable drag bars.
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so what's the difference between say the UMI bar and the BMR bar? I've "eliminated" the wolfe so to speak as I think it's just overkill for a street/strip car.
my buddy just ordered the UMI bar...looks very nice.
Chad
my buddy just ordered the UMI bar...looks very nice.
Chad
BMR redesigned our kit to use the billet aluminum saddle and our customer's saw their 60 foot times improve because of this. Remember, BMR is the only suspension company to have more than a dozen F-Body racers in the 7's and hundreds of customers in the 8's and 9's!!!!!
Our customers proved on the drag strip that the stamped steel saddle was INFERIOR to the billet aluminum saddle. Some people would rather save $70 with the stamped steel design, but that is a small savings compared to the total investment in a typical 9 or 10 second car. Most racers would gladly spend $70 to knock a few hundredths off their 60 foot times.
Troy Pirez uses a full BMR suspension and he regularly sees 60 foot times around 1.16 and 1.17 seconds.
