Bouvs

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I would probably get BMR if anything but I'm only curious whats the weight gain from doing this?

UMI Performance

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It would actually be a weight savings

Not sure on the BMR but I think very similar to ours...another option would our K-member which saves 25lbs and is designed for both street use and drag racing.

Thought I would throw that out there just incase, If you have any questions please ask.

Thanks!
Ryan

Bouvs

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thats the answer I was looking for how much weight saving would there be if you upgraded the K-member and A-Arms?

EDS01SS

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Just got my UMI K-member delivered and its definitly a nice piece of work.The weight savings is the same between the UMI and the BMR

UMI Performance

iTrader: (77)

Excellent to hear

Glad I could help! The lower a-arms will take another 8lbs off for a total of 33lbs.. and if you added chrome moly a-arms it would be another 1.5lbs for a total of 34.5lbs. The upper a-arms won't help much on weight savings.. they weigh about the same as factory.

We have a kit seen here- www.umiperformance.com/FBS001



Let me know if I can help anymore. Thanks!
Ryan

BMR Tech

iTrader: (9)

The factory Ls1 K-member with stand comes in at 55.75 lbs. Our K-member weighs in at 23 lbs for a 33.75 # weight savings . This K-member is plenty durable for both street/strip performance. Our K-member are also available in "turbo" versions for greater clearance for piping.


We also offer a front end package for additional weight savings-


This K-member is found on the fastest LS1 cars out there

Please feel free to ask any questions you might have about our products....

Fbody4Ever

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Do you have a weight on the factory LT1 k-member?

UMI Sales

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Hello,
The Lt1 with no motor mounts weighs on our scale its 50lbs. If you have any other questions feel free to ask.
Thanks
Brad

BMR Tech

iTrader: (9)

A factory LT1 K-member w/stands weighs 51 lbs. The factory LT1 is slightly lighter then the factory LS1 due to the two large iron motor mounts on the LS1 version. The LT1 only has one large iron mount on the factory K-member.

We also offer the "Turbo" high clearance version for the LT1 guys

studderin

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I posted some info on the BMR I put on my car here.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-raci...itch-diet.html

The weight saving was good, but working on the car is so much nicer

The Alchemist

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I think I want a tubular k-member simply for the fact that the factory kmember eats anything that happens to fall while working. Bolts, nuts, wrenches, you name it, and it has been trapped on the kmember.

I have a question, can you remove the kmember with the front wheels still attatched? As my sig pic shows, I have a 4 post lift, and every intsall I see, people are removing the front suspsension to do the swap.

ndfrsd6

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just bought and installed mine from UMI

BMR Sales2

iTrader: (40)

You'll be fine with the 4 post. Only thing you will need is one of the jack stands for a lift and two regular jack stands for the car. Support the front of the car on the lift with the small jack stands and take the front wheels off.

Take the tie rods, both control arm bolts and shock bolts off each side and you can rotate the lower arm 180 deg out of the way giving you access to the factory K member while leaving the front suspension on.

Use the lift jack stand and support the engine under the oil pan and get to work on the factory piece.

UMI Performance

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Great to hear! We appreciate the business

BMR Tech

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You will have to remove the tires to do the swap. You can however leave the rest of the suspension intact and just pull it back out of the way. No need to even brake the brake lines loose so you don't have to bleed the brakes

Let me know if you have any other questions regarding the install...

BMR Tech

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Project is coming along nicely

Thanks for the purchases ....

The Alchemist

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Thanks guys for the heads up. I thought I'd be able to do it that way but wasn't sure. Hell, people say that a 4-post sucks because you can't drop the motor out the bottom, but I say it can be done, you just need to make provisions.

BMR Sales2

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I just figured there wouldnt be enough room to work but now that I've used a 4 post its not as bad as I thought it would be. And there's plenty of room to drop the engine on ours, the space between the ramps is just over 40". So if you yanked the K member first the engine would come out no problem.

Fbody4Ever

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Thanks a lot for your time! Seems like it is but just to clarify, is that weight including the passenger side motor mount since your lt1 k-member replaces that piece? (just the motor mount, not the passenger side motor mount stand between the mount and engine)

Fbody4Ever

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missed this reply. Thanks for it. Just to clarify - No motor mount on passenger side, and no motor mount bracket on the drivers side?