Where should i have subframe connectors installed? - Lone Star Stangs

Navi243 · 06-08-2007, 08:30 PM

I need to have full length subframe connectors installed...what shop do you all recommend? and what are the going rates for these types of intals

**thesource** · 06-08-2007, 09:05 PM

I'd go with Lethal Performance or James Plant Race Cars .

Navi243 · 06-08-2007, 10:44 PM

Do they both have drive on lifts?

BigJnSA · 06-08-2007, 10:48 PM

lethal performance, psi, hot rod shop or murillo motorsports

google for their phone # and get prices.

**psiperformance** · 06-09-2007, 11:21 PM

we tig weld in all our sub frame isntalls you wont find a stronger way to do it.

coupe5oh · 06-09-2007, 11:32 PM

everyone thinks you need a drive on lift, you dont have to have one for sub's if they know their stuff.

thatdavidkid · 06-09-2007, 11:38 PM

how much do you guys charge for installs dean? can you post a price both with the connectors provided and also if a person would buy them from you? i'm looking for a fox chassis car but i'm sure other people would be interested in knowing for sn95 cars and others too..

vertcobra99 · 06-09-2007, 11:40 PM

bennie at the hot rod store did mine for 75 bucks

Navi243 · 06-10-2007, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coupe5oh

everyone thinks you need a drive on lift, you dont have to have one for sub's if they know their stuff.

Well I would like mine to be installed on a drive on lift!

timpryor · 06-10-2007, 07:06 PM

so would i i've heard nothing but bad things if not done on a drive on lift

The Blue Beast · 06-10-2007, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by psiperformance

we tig weld in all our sub frame isntalls you wont find a stronger way to do it.

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vertcobra99 · 06-10-2007, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timpryor

so would i i've heard nothing but bad things if not done on a drive on lift

mine were done at bennies not on a drive on lift and it came out great they lift the car then lower it on high stands to put all the weight down just as if it were on a drive on lift i had no problems and love mine

Navi243 · 06-10-2007, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by psiperformance

we tig weld in all our sub frame isntalls you wont find a stronger way to do it.

Do you all put the car on a drive on lift?

CrewChiefLite · 06-11-2007, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timpryor

so would i i've heard nothing but bad things if not done on a drive on lift

+1, I saw one so bad one of the wheels hardly touched the ground! (which is why you don't do it on mismatched jackstands

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**psiperformance** · 06-11-2007, 11:14 AM

its a myth that you need a drive on lift.

If the lift is properly positioned there is no extra twisting of the car its all in WHERE you lift the car from.

If you lift the car from the controll arm mouting points in the rear on the rear end and then from the front controll arm in the front then the load is EXACTLY the same as when the car is sitting on the ground and you are putting the weight of the car in the SAME places.

The k member the rear end and the shock tower.

If you see one of our sub frame installs you would under stand ..

As i said WE TIG them wich is a way stronger weld and we dont weld them in small spots we weld the entire length of the subframe.

We charge 140 two hours labor but if you see the install of a set you will understand why..

We dont just jack them up to the car hit it with a 2 inch mig weld and then let the car down.

The full length subframe installed including the part run 239

Navi243 · 06-11-2007, 10:26 PM

I will take that as a no

coupe5oh · 06-18-2007, 04:59 PM

See even dean says it's a myth.
I understand everyone's concern about that, but if your on a non-drive on lift, just check the doors trunk/hatch, make sure everything opens and closes and your good to go.
But yea jackstands would be a bad idea, ever tried welding, laying on your back? ouch lol...
Btw, I had mine welded one at a time, from two different shops, first shop ran out of argon while welding the first one. So i took it to the old "team extreme" where dean USED to work

and they fixed me up, and repaired the crap the first shop did.

**psiperformance** · 06-22-2007, 12:17 PM

I owned extreme i didnt work there

Closed it when me and murillo became partners then opened psi when me and murillo went our own ways.

coupe5oh · 06-22-2007, 03:56 PM

My bad. always guessed you and johnny were partners.
goes to show how I dont care about the politics,

I just want good service.

CrewChiefLite · 06-24-2007, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by psiperformance

The full length subframe installed including the part run 239

Between the parts (full length with torque boxes) and the install at Lethal, I'll be spending about $170...

06-08-2007, 08:30 PM	#1
Navi243 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Antonio/El Paso Posts: 81	Where should i have subframe connectors installed? I need to have full length subframe connectors installed...what shop do you all recommend? and what are the going rates for these types of intals

06-08-2007, 09:05 PM	#2
thesource LSS Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: in a hole building transmissions Posts: 3,682	I'd go with Lethal Performance or James Plant Race Cars . __________________ Texas Motorsports Myspace Texas Motorsports Photobucket

06-09-2007, 11:21 PM	#5
psiperformance LSS Sponsor Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 885	we tig weld in all our sub frame isntalls you wont find a stronger way to do it. __________________ PSI Performance Solutions 210-655-6546 10811 nacogdoches road San Antonio TX 78217 cmr tuners and full service performance shop.

06-09-2007, 11:32 PM	#6
coupe5oh Brewmeister Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: n.e. Sanantonio Posts: 423	everyone thinks you need a drive on lift, you dont have to have one for sub's if they know their stuff. __________________ retired 1990 Tx dps :T-5, stock bottom 302, shorty headers,o-r x-pipe, ported explorer true gt 40 heads, matching intake. E-cam 1.7's, pro-m 77, 24lb injectors, 3.90 gears. good for mid 12's on stickies.

06-09-2007, 11:38 PM	#7
thatdavidkid looks mean, workin' on the fast Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denton Posts: 3,948	how much do you guys charge for installs dean? can you post a price both with the connectors provided and also if a person would buy them from you? i'm looking for a fox chassis car but i'm sure other people would be interested in knowing for sn95 cars and others too.. __________________

06-08-2007, 10:44 PM	#3
Navi243 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Antonio/El Paso Posts: 81	Do they both have drive on lifts?

06-09-2007, 11:40 PM	#8
vertcobra99 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: fort sill oklahoma Posts: 156	bennie at the hot rod store did mine for 75 bucks __________________

06-10-2007, 07:06 PM	#10
timpryor Giving up Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 8,207	so would i i've heard nothing but bad things if not done on a drive on lift

06-11-2007, 11:14 AM	#15
psiperformance LSS Sponsor Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 885	its a myth that you need a drive on lift. If the lift is properly positioned there is no extra twisting of the car its all in WHERE you lift the car from. If you lift the car from the controll arm mouting points in the rear on the rear end and then from the front controll arm in the front then the load is EXACTLY the same as when the car is sitting on the ground and you are putting the weight of the car in the SAME places. The k member the rear end and the shock tower. If you see one of our sub frame installs you would under stand .. As i said WE TIG them wich is a way stronger weld and we dont weld them in small spots we weld the entire length of the subframe. We charge 140 two hours labor but if you see the install of a set you will understand why.. We dont just jack them up to the car hit it with a 2 inch mig weld and then let the car down. The full length subframe installed including the part run 239 __________________ PSI Performance Solutions 210-655-6546 10811 nacogdoches road San Antonio TX 78217 cmr tuners and full service performance shop.

06-11-2007, 10:26 PM	#16
Navi243 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Antonio/El Paso Posts: 81	I will take that as a no

06-18-2007, 04:59 PM	#17
coupe5oh Brewmeister Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: n.e. Sanantonio Posts: 423	See even dean says it's a myth. I understand everyone's concern about that, but if your on a non-drive on lift, just check the doors trunk/hatch, make sure everything opens and closes and your good to go. But yea jackstands would be a bad idea, ever tried welding, laying on your back? ouch lol... Btw, I had mine welded one at a time, from two different shops, first shop ran out of argon while welding the first one. So i took it to the old "team extreme" where dean USED to work and they fixed me up, and repaired the crap the first shop did. __________________ retired 1990 Tx dps :T-5, stock bottom 302, shorty headers,o-r x-pipe, ported explorer true gt 40 heads, matching intake. E-cam 1.7's, pro-m 77, 24lb injectors, 3.90 gears. good for mid 12's on stickies.

06-22-2007, 12:17 PM	#18
psiperformance LSS Sponsor Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 885	I owned extreme i didnt work there Closed it when me and murillo became partners then opened psi when me and murillo went our own ways. __________________ PSI Performance Solutions 210-655-6546 10811 nacogdoches road San Antonio TX 78217 cmr tuners and full service performance shop.

06-22-2007, 03:56 PM	#19
coupe5oh Brewmeister Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: n.e. Sanantonio Posts: 423	My bad. always guessed you and johnny were partners. goes to show how I dont care about the politics, I just want good service. __________________ retired 1990 Tx dps :T-5, stock bottom 302, shorty headers,o-r x-pipe, ported explorer true gt 40 heads, matching intake. E-cam 1.7's, pro-m 77, 24lb injectors, 3.90 gears. good for mid 12's on stickies.

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