Has anyone tried these SFCs?
01-11-2004, 10:10 AM
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Has anyone tried these SFCs? Here is a link to the product.
I really like the simplicity of them and the weight!
Can anyone provide any feedback?
Thanks in advance.
I really like the simplicity of them and the weight!
Can anyone provide any feedback?
Thanks in advance.
01-12-2004, 07:23 PM
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The weight seems to be a plus, although I highly doubt theyre 10 pounds for both. I built a set for my car about a year ago with square steel tubing and I just removed them about 3 months ago. They weighed 20 lbs. each!!! But I didnt build them completely straight. Towards the front of the car it angled in. They hung low and weight was just outrageous. I plan to go with a tubular chromoly set next time around. So in my opinion, I wouldnt go with them. Hope that helps.
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I have the GWSFCs. Excellent quality. Excellent design.
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About 25 lbs. for the two. While I'm at it, a few more thoughts:
I have powder-coated Global West 2" diameter weld-ins in my T-top camaro. They are of excellent quality and tuck up perfectly. The ends are boxed for additional strength where they are welded to the fore and aft subframes. Body twist was my only concern and any body twist manifests itself as torsion in tubular subframe connectors.
Since the cross section of a tube offers the highest torsional stiffness to weight ratio, I went that route. The same reason GM (for example) chose a tube for the driveshaft: maximize cross sectional moment of inertia to unit-length weight ratio).
I'd have crossed the chassis with additional bracing if I felt that the car was flexing in a horizontal-transverse mode, but my camaro doesn't do that. Crossing would have added unnecessary weight and possible exhaust interference in my case. Just my .02
Also, although it makes sense that SFC's handle a certain amount of compression loading (hard acceleration), I have yet to hear anyone complain that their F-body feels like it's 'compressing.' This, to reiterate, is not why 99% of people install SFCs - it's to get rid of body twist. Again, just my .02.
I have powder-coated Global West 2" diameter weld-ins in my T-top camaro. They are of excellent quality and tuck up perfectly. The ends are boxed for additional strength where they are welded to the fore and aft subframes. Body twist was my only concern and any body twist manifests itself as torsion in tubular subframe connectors.
Since the cross section of a tube offers the highest torsional stiffness to weight ratio, I went that route. The same reason GM (for example) chose a tube for the driveshaft: maximize cross sectional moment of inertia to unit-length weight ratio).
I'd have crossed the chassis with additional bracing if I felt that the car was flexing in a horizontal-transverse mode, but my camaro doesn't do that. Crossing would have added unnecessary weight and possible exhaust interference in my case. Just my .02
Also, although it makes sense that SFC's handle a certain amount of compression loading (hard acceleration), I have yet to hear anyone complain that their F-body feels like it's 'compressing.' This, to reiterate, is not why 99% of people install SFCs - it's to get rid of body twist. Again, just my .02.
01-14-2004, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by mitchntx
Metal ain't metal, folks ....
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Originally Posted by Fran D
Some do.
The problem is that most don't. I can guarantee you that most people do not have easy access to someone that can weld stainless properly.