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Old 04-15-2011, 04:19 PM
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got a trans am thats low to the ground, i already scrape exhaust on speed bumps, and i was wondering what sub frame connectors to get that dont sit low???
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i am pretty low myself and have the SLP SFC on they havn't scraped yet i do still scrape on my exhaust tho
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i'v got SLP sub frame connectors, lowered on eibach pro-kit. They have been under there four years, and still look good.
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Are all you lowered have the tubular sfc's? Anybody lowered with boxed? I had BMR boxed on my old TA. They seemed to tuck nicely and I loved having 1 long lifting point, but the car wasn't lowered. The new TA has strano/koni on order and I'm wondering if boxed will be a problem.
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I have never seen SFC's tuck up as nicely as Hotchkis SFC's..
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Originally Posted by 2QuikTA
Are all you lowered have the tubular sfc's? Anybody lowered with boxed? I had BMR boxed on my old TA. They seemed to tuck nicely and I loved having 1 long lifting point, but the car wasn't lowered. The new TA has strano/koni on order and I'm wondering if boxed will be a problem.
I have SLP's which are boxed, and im lowered. I also like the lifting points it provides.
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Hello,

Our tubular SFC's tuck up the tightest of any of our SFC's. They tuck up into the seam under the door and are hidden by the pinch weld under the door as well. They can not be seen from the side of the car and will cause you no clearance issues in any way.

I posted a few links below to the SFC's, if I can help anymore please ask.

www.umiperformance.com/2001

www.umiperformance.com/2002

Thank you!
Ryan
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Our 2/3 M/S TRUE subframe connectors tuck up nicely and have never had an issue on lowered vehicles and like mentioned are true sub frame connectors as they tie the two frames together like sub frame connectors should. They are $155 shipped.
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Originally Posted by MidwestChassis
Our 2/3 M/S TRUE subframe connectors tuck up nicely and have never had an issue on lowered vehicles and like mentioned are true sub frame connectors as they tie the two frames together like sub frame connectors should. They are $155 shipped.
Hey Jason...you wanna shoot me a pic or two? PM me if you'd like. Need something to tie this animal together. Now that I have this big fat fancy 9" under there (thanks again, btw) I have a feeling if it ever hooked, I'd split this damn thing in half....lol.
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We need to get some installed pictures of our SFC, I can get pics of them off the vehicle if that helps.
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Originally Posted by MidwestChassis
We need to get some installed pictures of our SFC, I can get pics of them off the vehicle if that helps.
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I checked your website and did not see them. Definitely interested are the bolt in or weld in?
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op burkhart sfc's sit really tight in the frame. there is no way you can drag them, without dragging something else off first.
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I realize the 2 point tuck in the tightest....can you still use tubular connectors as jacking points like the boxed connectors?

Sorry OP!
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Originally Posted by MidwestChassis
We need to get some installed pictures of our SFC, I can get pics of them off the vehicle if that helps.
some pics would be great. do you have a bolt in option or just weld in?
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pics would really be great
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Here is a pic on our shop car, not the greatest but you get the idea. These are true SFC and are weld in. They connect the two frame sections together. As far as using them for a jacking point, no I would not use them as a jacking point unless you are putting the jack were they are welded up to the frame.



This shows the welding point and us using it on our lift.


We only offer a weld in version that goes from sub frame to sub frame.
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so its not installed on the 1st pic right? or am i just blind lol

any pics off the car?


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