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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 09:43 PM
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Default Which weld-in subframes are the BEST?

i am jsut trying to guage opinions on which SFC are head and shoulders above the rest. i was assuming kenny brown double diamond were great based on their design, but i am not sure. any ideas?
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 09:48 PM
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I personally went with umi. I was impressed with all their other products i used on my car. They are about the only weld ins that come powdercoated. And are top notch. They stiffened my car alot, one of the best mods ive done on the car.
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 10:05 PM
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I'm happy with my boxed BMR's and they are powdercoated too!
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 07:03 AM
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Kenny Brown Double Diamond SFC's are great but heavy.
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 07:27 AM
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i have the kenny brown, my only problem is now i cant use a bmr track pak torque arm. other than that they are perfect.
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 10:26 AM
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Kenny Brown Double Diamond. Best SFC on the market IMHO. Do some research with the search button. KB DD are the best. SLP copies them for a cheaper price, but its the design that is whats important.
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by 99blancoSS
Do some research with the search button.
technically, if he did it beforehand it would be PREsearch. lol
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 11:58 AM
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They're all about the same. Kinda like strut tower braces, panhard bars and lower control arms. Other than Wolfe introducing through-the-floor SFCs last year, no one's really reinvented the wheel in regards to any of those parts in the last 12 years.

KBDDs may be the beefiest, but I'm not convinced they're the best. I've got boxed BMRs that I modified a little. I pretty much have a full chassis under the car now.
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Originally Posted by spy2520
technically, if he did it beforehand it would be PREsearch. lol
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by mongse
They're all about the same. Kinda like strut tower braces, panhard bars and lower control arms. Other than Wolfe introducing through-the-floor SFCs last year, no one's really reinvented the wheel in regards to any of those parts in the last 12 years.

KBDDs may be the beefiest, but I'm not convinced they're the best. I've got boxed BMRs that I modified a little. I pretty much have a full chassis under the car now.
Is that a fab'ed pic or for real?
anway.. making the rail solid from one end to the other is awesome, but the brace across the middle adds a support you cant get with just front to back bracing. On a t-top or vert its a little more important in reducing the twisting action IMO. I knowticed a huge difference in how the car handled after and still does.
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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 11:54 AM
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LGMotorsports G2 SubFrame Connectors with the optional v-braces are VERY beefy, very solid. The v-braces are bolted on, I like the fact that I can remove the v-braces in case they interfere with anything. The SFC's are weld-in's.

Here's a pic of them with the optional driveshaft loop...

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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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You are all wrong the best is the Wolfe thru-floor SFC. For sure..
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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Carlos01SS
LGMotorsports G2 SubFrame Connectors with the optional v-braces are VERY beefy, very solid. The v-braces are bolted on, I like the fact that I can remove the v-braces in case they interfere with anything. The SFC's are weld-in's.

Here's a pic of them with the optional driveshaft loop...

Thx for the pic, looks like the same design as the KB DD but bolted. BEsides LG being as expensive as hell it looks like they're trying to copy the Kenny Brown design, but in a cheaper way, what does that tell you? Plus it took them long enough, even SLP saw the benefit in the design and copied them right away.

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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 10:12 PM
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KBDD's here and love them? They really tied my car together and stopped the t-top and dash rattles. One of my best MODs.
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