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98CamaroZ28 08-20-2008 03:31 PM

SubFrame Connectors!!!
 
Just ordered them today from UMI performance!!! :D They were also shipped today, should be here fairly quick, maybe monday or tuesday of next week!

UMI Performance 2 Point Bolt In SubFrame Connectors!

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3..._LS1/2001a.jpg

whitecamaro96 08-20-2008 06:24 PM

sweet i got those to they work pretty good

Jonsgreasemonkey 08-21-2008 04:54 PM

Where do they install? I know on the subframe, but what do they bolt to?

98CamaroZ28 08-21-2008 11:27 PM

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rear control arms and then under the subframe of the car ;)

ITSA6 08-21-2008 11:31 PM

awesome! i so wish that i had a camaro to do stuff to

98CamaroZ28 08-21-2008 11:54 PM

the images above are obviously not my Camaro, thats from UMI performance. But thats how they will look, so uhh you going to buy another Camaro there ITSA6

ITSA6 08-22-2008 01:11 AM

hopefully when the new ones come out i am gonna get a nice one that was traded in. that's my current goal

Jonsgreasemonkey 08-22-2008 05:08 PM

I gotcha.

Do the diamond connectors work and better?

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/Pr...diamondsfc.jpg

Greg Norris 08-22-2008 06:38 PM

yes but they weigh a lil more. normally overkill on a lightly modded car. but go big or go home.

Mike Jones 08-22-2008 10:06 PM

Congrats, I loved how much better my Camaro felt when I installed the subframe connectors.

98CamaroZ28 08-22-2008 11:28 PM

thanks! Yea fast shipping too! they will be here tomorrow!!!

98CamaroZ28 08-24-2008 04:23 AM

I intalled them tonight, and man what a difference in handling! I can't even believe what I was missing out on!! Steering feels tighter and man cornering is way more amazing! It hold the corners so much better and I can take them so much faster without any Oversteer or understeer!

ITSA6 08-24-2008 02:46 PM

congrats! install was not to hard i take it? glad to hear you like them

98CamaroZ28 08-24-2008 04:47 PM

yea it took about an hour to intall them with out a proper lift and stuff. Other wise it was easy!

Greg Norris 08-24-2008 05:00 PM

i take it you got the bolt on ones?

Mike Jones 08-24-2008 09:20 PM

See, that is one modification that people don't overstate. They are incredible and are a great improvement they make.

98CamaroZ28 08-24-2008 11:28 PM


Originally Posted by Greg Norris (Post 255283)
i take it you got the bolt on ones?

yup, nothing wrong with them, I can get them welded in later on if I feel the need to do so! ;)

98CamaroZ28 08-25-2008 01:30 AM


Originally Posted by ProjectCamaro (Post 255331)
See, that is one modification that people don't overstate. They are incredible and are a great improvement they make.

Thanks, yea I was worried when I first intalled them that I messed up the rear alignment when i took off the rear control arm bolt because when I installed them, I was hearing a nasty clunk when i hit bumps on the driver side, when i reread the instructions it said the bolt needed to be torque to 100LBS, so I grabbed my socket wrench and tightend that sucker up :D its not going anywhere now! But the clunk went away and I still can't believe what an improvement it made!

Greg Norris 08-25-2008 09:02 PM


Originally Posted by 98CamaroZ28 (Post 255350)
yup, nothing wrong with them, I can get them welded in later on if I feel the need to do so! ;)

thats how im planning on doing mine. bolt on (with sealant on the threads to keep them from backing out), then weld up.

one thing to keep in mind when getting them welded you need a lift to lift the car by the tires so the uni-body frame is "unstressed".



Originally Posted by 98CamaroZ28 (Post 255353)
Thanks, yea I was worried when I first intalled them that I messed up the rear alignment when i took off the rear control arm bolt because when I installed them, I was hearing a nasty clunk when i hit bumps on the driver side, when i reread the instructions it said the bolt needed to be torque to 100LBS, so I grabbed my socket wrench and tightend that sucker up :D its not going anywhere now! But the clunk went away and I still can't believe what an improvement it made!

100lbs...damn.... might throw some sealant on there or something as well to make sure they dont go anywhere

97z2801ss 08-25-2008 11:09 PM

subframes are one of the first things i did, defitly one of the best mods imo

rice burner 08-26-2008 12:13 PM

Isn't the boxed sfc's better than the tubular? Thats what I will get as soon as my car gets rolling again !

Bernotas05 08-26-2008 01:11 PM

Congrats, thats the next thing im going to add to my car once i get it all put back together

98CamaroZ28 08-26-2008 02:38 PM


Originally Posted by rice burner (Post 255548)
Isn't the boxed sfc's better than the tubular? Thats what I will get as soon as my car gets rolling again !

yea my friend's SS has the boxed Weld Ins, they are obviously much better then the tubular but weigh a little more. If i had a choice I would have gotten Chrome Moly, but its another $100+

The Sweed 10-11-2008 08:08 PM

Sweet! how was the fitment?

97z2801ss 10-17-2008 02:31 AM

you dont need all the extra crap, if you got big mods and plan on racing the car alot get the diamond ones... if not weld in are good so are the bolt on ones.... the fact is they tie the subframes together and protect the car from chassis flex due to tourqe.

Mike Jones 10-18-2008 12:57 AM


Originally Posted by 97z2801ss (Post 262582)
you dont need all the extra crap, if you got big mods and plan on racing the car alot get the diamond ones... if not weld in are good so are the bolt on ones.... the fact is they tie the subframes together and protect the car from chassis flex due to tourqe.

Agreed, mine were the x design that met in the middle but they were boltons and tubular but made a huge difference. I wouldn't worry about the boxed ones unless you were going to race the car.

97z2801ss 10-21-2008 06:32 PM

I ordered boxed weld ins cuz i thought they looked cooler. Boxed ones weight alittle more too not a huge diffrence. they do the job n thats all that matters.

imported_daddy 03-13-2009 01:21 PM

nice they look pretty sweet and sound like you like them


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