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Old Sep 30, 2022 | 09:08 AM
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I just bought my dream third gen- I know it’s a long shot but does anyone have experience with third gen subframe connectors that they would recommend??
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Old Oct 2, 2022 | 05:14 PM
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I don't have any experience with them, but I do have some that I would sell cheap, along with a panhard bar. They're brand new, came with a car that I bought and have been sitting in the garage ever since. I am in the DFW area.
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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 09:48 AM
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These work great!
https://www.umiperformance.com/home/...me-connectors/

If you want to geat crazy the Detropit speed option is probably the best engineered but a ton of work to install
https://www.detroitspeed.com/product...parts/010110DS
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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 12:19 PM
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x2 for UMI SFC
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Have a resto-mod'd LS swapped 91 RS Camaro with Hawk's Motorsports Sinister brand subframe connectors. They are Weld in and work well.

Car had 389,500 miles with no subframe connectors before resto-mod and was still tight and rattle free other than bad weather striping on T-tops that caused noise. Subframe connectors are worthless for keeping 3rd Gen's rattle free in my experience. Rattles and creeks are usually Ttop rattles and bad weather striping.

For handling having the right springs & quality shocks seem far more critical than subframe connectors. Subframe connectors seem to make crappy shocks seem better than they really are but make less difference when car has good quality shocks and springs.

For straight line, Weld in subframe connector very good.
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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 09:38 PM
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Thanks for the info guys - The car is a hard top and I’m having it painted. I want to avoid the stress cracks in the roof at the top rear corner of the window openings after the new paint job. Not looking for ultimate performance, just trying to make the car last a little longer.

JC316- let me know what you have for sale- I’m interested. I will be in the DFW area 10/31-11/2 and could get them .
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I bought a set from Top Down Solutions- TOP DOWN Solutions and were weld in and it really tightened the car up and the stress cracks didn't come back on my hardtop but I just looked and a no longer available, but some have don't both inner and perimeter subframes and had super results
they also have many other 3rd gen problem solving parts
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