What K-member/a-arms do you run?
03-03-2011, 11:15 AM
#3
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I've heard many good things about the UMI k-members and a-arms and have seen one in person. Very high quality and fit like a dream. Will be going with their product this winter.
03-03-2011, 12:36 PM
#7
i run the BMR stuff all the way around the car k member, a arms, control arms, torq arm, drag bar, subframes..all bmr stuff.......they are great to deal with and the stuff fits and works great......im standing a 3500lb car up on a 10" tire (1.40 60') with their parts 
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03-03-2011, 12:43 PM
#8
BMR LT1 K-member, upper & lower A-arms. Got them in the "hammertone" finish.
Had them installed last summer. I'm very pleased. Here are a few observations I can pass along:
- My motor ended up resting lower in the engine bay after the swap. No big deal, but I had to have two steel plates fab'd (maybe 1/2" to 3/4" think?) for my 4L60E. These plates went between the trans mount and the underbody of the car in order to get the trans in line and at proper level with the engine. So that now sits a bit lower as well.
- I do notice more vibration (a LOT more actually) that is to some degree the result of the one integrated poly motor mount on the BMR K member. I used my stock motor mounts for the other ones to try and balance (I didn't go with all poly mounts). I can't attribute all the vibrations to the k-member poly mount though, b/c I've got major clearance issues with my headers - passenger side primary practically rests against the body when the engine isn't even on (let alone torquing in that direction), and the driver's side primary is always rubbing the steering shaft. So I've got a lot of things contributing to vibration.
Had them installed last summer. I'm very pleased. Here are a few observations I can pass along:
- My motor ended up resting lower in the engine bay after the swap. No big deal, but I had to have two steel plates fab'd (maybe 1/2" to 3/4" think?) for my 4L60E. These plates went between the trans mount and the underbody of the car in order to get the trans in line and at proper level with the engine. So that now sits a bit lower as well.
- I do notice more vibration (a LOT more actually) that is to some degree the result of the one integrated poly motor mount on the BMR K member. I used my stock motor mounts for the other ones to try and balance (I didn't go with all poly mounts). I can't attribute all the vibrations to the k-member poly mount though, b/c I've got major clearance issues with my headers - passenger side primary practically rests against the body when the engine isn't even on (let alone torquing in that direction), and the driver's side primary is always rubbing the steering shaft. So I've got a lot of things contributing to vibration.
This picture is really big, but you can see where I'm coming from.(thumbnail doesn't work, but click it and it will)
Last edited by fex77k; 03-03-2011 at 01:02 PM.
03-03-2011, 01:10 PM
#9
Hey dude,
So you've got a lot of different pics and stuff going on there... is that a BMR k member you have with Spohn A-arms?
I might have a few pics of my car laying around (won't be good res though), and I could possibly take a few if that would help. What exactly would you like to see from my setup?
So you've got a lot of different pics and stuff going on there... is that a BMR k member you have with Spohn A-arms?
I might have a few pics of my car laying around (won't be good res though), and I could possibly take a few if that would help. What exactly would you like to see from my setup?
Last edited by fex77k; 03-04-2011 at 10:37 PM.
