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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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Default sfc's: weld > bolt
just got my bolt ons welded. totally different. awesome. that is all.
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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 09:39 AM
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Welding on the frame connectors is always the best option. That is why BMR only offers weld on connectors.
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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Ironxcross
just got my bolt ons welded. totally different. awesome. that is all.
Its always nice to be able to bolt them in first and weld them at a later date. Saves some labor and time.

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Its always nice to be able to bolt them in first and weld them at a later date. Saves some labor and time.

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Yup, thats what I did.
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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Ironxcross
just got my bolt ons welded. totally different. awesome. that is all.
Nice to see there is a difference between the two.
It was my first mod in the 02, well, that and the STB.
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Old Jun 28, 2008 | 02:41 AM
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Its always nice to be able to bolt them in first and weld them at a later date. Saves some labor and time.

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Haha, sponsor war....but thanks umi for mine. SFC aren't exactly cheap, but they are very nice sfcs and i was glad i could bolt them in first and weld them later!
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yup.. I bolted my UMI subframes on my car and welded them when I was comfortable doing so with my welder. I did notice a difference after I welded them so so welding is for sure better but even bolting them in made a huge difference in the stiffness.
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