View Poll Results: Which One?
BMR K Member
31
25.62%
UMI K Member
90
74.38%
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BMR K Member VS UMI K Member
12-06-2010, 04:56 PM
#41
I smell a BMR and UMI war coming on here...
Chromoly is lighter and stronger than mild steel. The thing is the welding process is a little different. Chromoly is harder to pentrate and takes more attention to detail when it comes to welding.
I've had **** from UMI, BMR, and Spohn.
Call me a UMI nut swinger or whatever but I just bought another 500 bucks worth of UMI gear and I have no doubt that the quality will be outstanding.
EVERYTHING about UMI all the way down to stickers they include with their items is better. Stuff has broken in the past a long time ago, and UMI has made corrections and replaced them. I guarantee that if you had the two K-members side by side, your decision would be easy.
Chromoly is lighter and stronger than mild steel. The thing is the welding process is a little different. Chromoly is harder to pentrate and takes more attention to detail when it comes to welding.
I've had **** from UMI, BMR, and Spohn.
Call me a UMI nut swinger or whatever but I just bought another 500 bucks worth of UMI gear and I have no doubt that the quality will be outstanding.
EVERYTHING about UMI all the way down to stickers they include with their items is better. Stuff has broken in the past a long time ago, and UMI has made corrections and replaced them. I guarantee that if you had the two K-members side by side, your decision would be easy.
What stickers? I bought a BMR K member and UMI upper/lower a arms. Umi didn't give me one f'n sticker. Bmr gave me two =]As per k members i like the design of UMI strength wise. Just makes more sense to me. But they do not have the room for big down pipes as even my standard (not the turbo one) bmr k member does.
12-06-2010, 09:31 PM
#43
I got 2 total with my UMI K-member & upper and lower a-arms order . "My first order"
But just order the LCA , Shock tower brace , Panhard rod and got Zero stickers.... "My second order"
I was like WTF lol
Ryan I think I should get a shirt because of that lol XL please.
But just order the LCA , Shock tower brace , Panhard rod and got Zero stickers.... "My second order"
I was like WTF lol
Ryan I think I should get a shirt because of that lol XL please.
Last edited by SSHAWK; 12-06-2010 at 09:44 PM.
12-06-2010, 10:23 PM
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another UMI nutswinger here. i wanted their k last tax season but went with the torque arm package instead. as you can see in my sig i have a lot of their parts and i will have the k member this tax season. great suspension parts!!!!!!!!
12-07-2010, 01:40 AM
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You must demand extra items before you buy. I always get intouch with someone and say hey look can you throw in a Tshirt for the old lady. Works everytime 
She has quite a nice collection.
She has quite a nice collection.
12-07-2010, 05:27 AM
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i have umi k member, a arms, sfc, torque arm with relocation kit and safty loop, sway bar front and back, pan hand bar, lower control arms,
i only need a few more things and i have every thing in umi
i only need a few more things and i have every thing in umi
12-10-2010, 08:52 PM
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I installed a BMR K-member 5 years ago and have put well over 20K street miles and countless track runs with no problems. I've had no problem with the alignment as well.
12-11-2010, 08:53 AM
#50
Just a heads up, we have not been advertising them as of yet but we are building custom order front ends like we do with our rear end packages. We have a very light weight drag race set up and can set you up with a street version or road race version as well using ball joints and your factory rack.
Like anything else we can alter these items to fit your needs.
Like anything else we can alter these items to fit your needs.
12-12-2010, 01:39 AM
#52
Yes we build K-members along with other front end suspension pieces set up to your specific needs.
Some pics here.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/gears-axl...w-pics-95.html
Some pics here.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/gears-axl...w-pics-95.html
12-13-2010, 03:10 AM
#53
Yes we build K-members along with other front end suspension pieces set up to your specific needs.
Some pics here.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/gears-axl...w-pics-95.html
Some pics here.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/gears-axl...w-pics-95.html
Already bought everything else... brand new spent the money two weeks ago so not gunna try to sell it. Dont make enough money to be rebuying stuff
where is my rear end =[ wanna show it off to everyone.
And damnit it sell me on a manual rack so I can quit pulling my hair out on which one to get
lol i'll try to call u today and maybe get a rack thrown on the crate with my rear end (cuz im sure powdercoat is still f'n off =[ ) 
12-13-2010, 01:34 PM
#56
but... you wont build me a damn ball joint spindle!!! Already bugged the **** out of ya about it. Keep trying to sell me ya lowers.
Already bought everything else... brand new spent the money two weeks ago so not gunna try to sell it. Dont make enough money to be rebuying stuff
where is my rear end =[ wanna show it off to everyone.
And damnit it sell me on a manual rack so I can quit pulling my hair out on which one to get lol i'll try to call u today and maybe get a rack thrown on the crate with my rear end (cuz im sure powdercoat is still f'n off =[ )
Already bought everything else... brand new spent the money two weeks ago so not gunna try to sell it. Dont make enough money to be rebuying stuff
where is my rear end =[ wanna show it off to everyone.
And damnit it sell me on a manual rack so I can quit pulling my hair out on which one to get
lol i'll try to call u today and maybe get a rack thrown on the crate with my rear end (cuz im sure powdercoat is still f'n off =[ )We can definitely get you into a manual rack with a rack extension on your order. Give me a call when you get a chance and we can discuss it.
Last edited by MidwestChassis; 12-13-2010 at 04:07 PM.
12-14-2010, 08:16 AM
#59
it is not uncommon for our customers to sell off their existing components to upgrade with the MWC parts. now that the front end stuff is becoming well known there is gonna be alot of used kmembers, control arms, and spindles for sale
