Whose done it, and how do you like it?
Thinking of throwing a bunch of weight saving, suspension goodies on the car!
Thinking of throwing a bunch of weight saving, suspension goodies on the car!
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I'm running their kmember and arms. Get a bit of NVH from the stiffer motor mounts when the car idles down too low, but normally I didn't notice anything bad about it for the small amount of miles I have on my car. 30lbs off the front end with the kmember and arms. Once the motor is back in my car you can take it for a spin to get a firsthand feel for the vibration/noise (very minimal and if tune is spot on shouldn't feel it) so you can decide.
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Sounds good brother. Selling my Excursion so I'm gonna have 10 grand to play with this winter ;-)
And.... I have heard about NVH, what is it exactly?
That is one thing that is very important to me. I don't want clunks, rattles and extra noise. If that's going to happen by changing out some of these parts, I'll keep the stock stuff.
I want to go through the entire front end and rear end and replace anything I can with lighter, better parts.
That is one thing that is very important to me. I don't want clunks, rattles and extra noise. If that's going to happen by changing out some of these parts, I'll keep the stock stuff.
I want to go through the entire front end and rear end and replace anything I can with lighter, better parts.
Next year is going to be awesome around here!
Yeah, I'm good with everyone being faster than me, I just want to look better!:beer::rockon:
Noise,Vibration and Harshness!!!
i have one on my 2011, fit was great on it, they do an excellent job
Yes sir it is. Gunna be a lot of boosted coyotes in our group. Cant wait for next spring.
Right on brother, are you a dealer?
Does anyone know how a tubular k-member would affect a cars safety in a crash? Is the stock k-member designed to crumple or absorb energy? My car is a daily driver and I wouldn't want to reduce the cars safety, but I do like the idea of dropping weight from the front of the car.
The BMR Piece is very stout...I would not worry about it in a crash if it were me!
I had one on my 2006 ROUSH and it was excellent, can't imagine it being much different on these new cars!
There is one in my cars future sometime in teh next year or so as well!
I had one on my 2006 ROUSH and it was excellent, can't imagine it being much different on these new cars!
There is one in my cars future sometime in teh next year or so as well!
If the stock k-member is designed to crumple and you install a tubular k-member, the energy that would have been absorbed by crumpling would now be transmitted elsewhere in the car, possibly reducing the crash safety of the vehicle in high energy crashes. I'd like to know if the k-member functions in absorbing energy in a crash.
Hehe, ill have something going on, boost or no2 idk yet xD....
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Be a good driver and you won't have any problems with crash safety? :shrug:
In all honesty.... If your'e concerned about crash safety, crumple zones and the like, I don't think a K member is the thing for you. It's not designed for that. It's designed to be lightweight, strong and to get 20 or 30 extra lbs off the front of the car.
^^^This, BMR doesn't have the resources to crash test a bunch of mustangs like Ford can so you can't realistically set that expectation on their parts.
That is why I wrap myself in bubble wrap everytime I get in the car now...safety first.
BMR v Stock
(From my 2006 3v 4.6 GT)
(From my 2006 3v 4.6 GT)
I guess not... My question is if anyone knew if it the stock k-member is designed to crumple on impact. The question wasn't posed to be inflammatory, but informative for me as I wanted to know.
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No, I don't think so. Looks like it was built for strength. I didn't see any crumple areas built in.
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