subframe connectors
#3
im wondering what could be a reason i would have to take it off? so welding could make it a disadvantage since its much more difficult to take off...i like the steeda one since its bolt on...but ive read in other threads its useless unless its welded on. so im curious if someone were to weld it on, under what circumstance would one need to take it off?
#4
Unless Steeda recently came out with a new product, the ones you are talking about are more of a torque box brace IIRC. Torque box tearing is a big problem on the Fox cars,not so much on the S197.
You will notice there are only a couple subframe connectors on the market for this car. If they were necessary everybody would be selling them out to make a buck, much like the strut tower braces (but that's another discussion).
The structure of this car is MUCH beefier than the last one. If you were to remove your interior you would be amazed by the structure. 30 years of engineering evolution speaks for something. My race car has a full welded cage and still squeaks and rattles more than my S197. You wont find them on the FR500's for a reason....
You will notice there are only a couple subframe connectors on the market for this car. If they were necessary everybody would be selling them out to make a buck, much like the strut tower braces (but that's another discussion).
The structure of this car is MUCH beefier than the last one. If you were to remove your interior you would be amazed by the structure. 30 years of engineering evolution speaks for something. My race car has a full welded cage and still squeaks and rattles more than my S197. You wont find them on the FR500's for a reason....
#5
im wondering what could be a reason i would have to take it off? so welding could make it a disadvantage since its much more difficult to take off...i like the steeda one since its bolt on...but ive read in other threads its useless unless its welded on. so im curious if someone were to weld it on, under what circumstance would one need to take it off?
The only reasons that come to mind have to do with intentionally returning a car to its original condition. And at least for the foreseeable future that's something of much greater interest to the classic guys. An exception might be if one's automotive interest suddenly switched to presenting the car in a series of car shows as 'stock' rather than 'modified' or from some other segment of the automotive hobby entirely.
Or possibly moving them to another Mustang for whatever reason.
Less ethical reasons might revolve about selling or trading the car at a later date.
Norm
Last edited by Norm Peterson; 08-16-2009 at 07:42 AM.
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