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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 07:40 PM
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Search is down and I cant find any info on these. Are they still around? Where can I get one? I think I remember seeing they only weigh about 19lbs and most people never had a problem with them breaking or anything. Not sure on the fitment though, any help is appreciated.
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 04:17 PM
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Hello,

We have designed our item to take every day street abuse as well as all types of racing. If you have any questions regarding our set-up please feel free to ask and I am glad to help.

http://www.umiperformance.com/Search...CategoryID=117

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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 04:21 PM
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these things are bad ***.. i cant wait until i get to the front. K member, A arms (upper and lower) and front sway bar all together.

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Hello,

We have designed our item to take every day street abuse as well as all types of racing. If you have any questions regarding our set-up please feel free to ask and I am glad to help.

http://www.umiperformance.com/Search...CategoryID=117

Thank you
Ryan
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 05:17 PM
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these things are bad ***.. i cant wait until i get to the front. K member, A arms (upper and lower) and front sway bar all together.
Yeah but they definatley arent as light as the profab chromoly, the UMI is all mild steel and with all the bracing it doesnt look to be as cost effective for someone looking to save some weight.
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by sickss228
Yeah but they definatley arent as light as the profab chromoly, the UMI is all mild steel and with all the bracing it doesnt look to be as cost effective for someone looking to save some weight.
Yes correct, our K-member is going to weigh more... but is also going to take street abuse and autocross much better which is part of the reason for the extra weight and support. Lets face it, 99% of cars that see the track see the street as well and that is what we build parts for.
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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I might have to order one of these...
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 02:28 AM
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Ryan is right it will weigh more but it's still badass. Threw mine on over the wkend on the LT1. IT was worth the wait. Sorry if ya ever felt I was busting your ballz over it too.
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 07:21 AM
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With the A arms it still is a 33lb weight savings over stock. No more lost fasteners, sockets, etc and much more clearance to boot. It might not be the lightest but the strength to weight to clearance is superb.
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here is a good post on k members. click here
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 04:40 PM
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The UMI k-member is only 35lbs....its not that heavy. Especially when compared to the stock k-member.

But I guess it all comes down to what is more important to you, strength and reliability or whether it ways less than paper.
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