Photos Sub Frame Connectors

[kevindahle]

I used U.S. car tool

 

[Furious65]

I like the looks of those US Car & Tool connectors. Very factory looking. They look like they are meant to be there.

 

[younggun2.0]

in some cases too much is just enough. i went with 3x3" with 1/8" wall.

 

[69DARTS]

I bought mine off of e-Bay YEARS ago for about $90..... They are from Competition Engineering. What I like about them is they drop down a bit so you don't have to monkey around with the emergency brake cable or slicing the floor pan.

Here I'm test-fitting the connectors after trimming them. I had a friend weld them in the following weekend as a favor. I made sure they fit for him.

Here's Ricky from American Muffler in Baldwin, N.Y. doing what he does best.

Althought they do arch downward, they don't hang too low. Once they are POR-15'ed and undercoated you'll never see them.

The fuel line clears beautifully....

And the emergency brake cable doesn't have to be re-located as with some other brands.

** That bit of ugliness in front of the L/R leaf spring was created when I torched out an old ladder bar mount and put a small split in the frame. I'm a dick at times... Ricky fixed it. **


Now, is it worth it? I actually FELT the difference in my car. My car was assembled with new suspension, steering, brakes, and tires and now it feels like those new parts are finally bolted together!


BTW: I documented everything I did on this project. Just under 1,000 pictures on my Fotki account. I hope someone can use the info. :-D

i like this set up

 

[mopardude318]

i like that one too...too bad fastback340 doesn't visit this site anymore.

 

[70DartMike]

Mine are US Car Tool. They fit with the contours of the floor, no cutting the floor out.

 

[crackedback]

I've done a couple different style depending on what I was doing. 2x2, 2x3, below floor, through floor and into reare frame section channel...

Here's a set that I did making a bracket around the rear frame section. Used 2x2x.083 tube. Got lazy and didn't fishplate the trans crossmember.

 

[Idaho]

I like this KISS approach. My guess is that will work as well as anything else.

 

[71DodgeDemon340]

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[PNK6PK]

Did much the same as Cracked Back but fish plated sides and bottom of trans. x member. I think i gotta take some instruction on taking pics, some of you guys do an ausome job :glasses7: .