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Old 10-25-2009, 09:41 PM
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How much does a tubular K-member help you ?

Tubular A-arms ?

Any advice is highly appreciated.
Old 10-25-2009, 10:13 PM
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it saves about 35 pounds off the front of your car. Nothing else really.
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is it worth the money .... b/c i can get the same weight savings replacing my seats with lighter racing seats ( and they have the wow facter too ).


Motor is out of my car ...soo it wouldnt be any more work really.
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Well, if you get seats, and a k member, then you have both weight savings. If it is a choice between the two, I would go with seats immediately if it's a stock/NA build car. K-member if I needed room doing a turbo build. But hell even then most people get by with the stocker for most turbo applications.
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yeah .... just didnt see any significant advantage... so i wanted to make Sure i wasnt missing anything.
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More room to remove headers. Allows the engine and trans to sag more when the crossmember is unbolted which makes those PITA top bellhousing bolts a little easier to get to. All I can think of really. It looks cool in red..

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Old 10-26-2009, 05:55 AM
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Hello,

A tubular K-member and A-Arms are a great weight reduction item. They also offer additional adjustment for caster and camber. The K-member frees up a lot of room under the hood for headers and a turbo's as well.

UMI offers a very nice front end set-up. If you would have any questions please contact us and we are glad to help.

K-member- www.umiperformance.com/2320

Thank you!




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