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Old 03-04-2004, 02:38 PM
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BMR subframes, quick question.

I need to get some SFC's sometime soon. I think I'm probably gonna go with BMR's. Anyway I'm looking at both boxed and tubular. I don't think I really need the boxed, but would it be better to just go with them in anticipation of future power or would tubular be just fine? Also I saw a black Z(like mine) somewhere on someone's site where you could see the SFC's running along the bottom on each side. I really like the looks of that for some reason. I would assume those are boxed since it says they drop down about 3/4's of an inch. Is this true? If those are the ones I'll probably just go with boxed for the look and strength alone. I doubt I'll ever lower my car. I live in Michigan and that's just asking for trouble.
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Yes, those are the boxed.

http://z28.reanimator.org/pics/bmr_sfc.jpg

They look nice. Don't worry about ground clearance. Your exhaust probably hangs lower than the subframes anyway.
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To each his.... For my money I'd sooner not be able to see the SFCs.

It's kinda like a pair of shoes. If they are great looking shoes, ok, but if they look stupid or not shined, I'd rather not draw attention to them. JMHO
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Boxed BMR is a good way to go, at least for me it was.
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I just bought a 95 T/A and was curious bout this. What is the difference in boxed and tubular? And, are the BMR's weld on SFC's? I heard the welded ones were the thing to do. I hope this mod will stop the sunroof leaks. Will it??
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Boxed is stronger then tubular. I believe BMR only makes weld ons but I'm not sure, it won't stop the t-top leaks but it will help prevent future ones.
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Originally posted by BUBBA
To each his.... For my money I'd sooner not be able to see the SFCs.

It's kinda like a pair of shoes. If they are great looking shoes, ok, but if they look stupid or not shined, I'd rather not draw attention to them. JMHO
I think it looks good to see the SFC's. They come powdercoated and look good. So it would be just like a good looking polished pair of shoes. I wanted a couple different accent colors and between lower control arms,SFC's, panhard, and a STB I think I'll do that just fine. That's the only real reason I liked them showing.

Another question, does anyone know what the difference in weight the boxed are from tubular. Or basically what each pair weighs?
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I like the BMR boxed SFCs because they give you a nice place to jack up the front end of the car and a good place to put jackstands. Also they have a lot of points for welding at the rear because they wrap around the LCA mount.
You can see them from the side but its not like they are obvious.
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I think directly from bmr... www.bmrfabrication.com they're like $169
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ls1speed has them for like a buck fifty something, just ordered mine from them (ships directly from BMR though).
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I have boxed....

They are pretty beefy
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Here are the ones you need to get...

http://www.cs.rit.edu/~glr7495/camaro/subframes.jpg
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Originally posted by hot_red_z28
Here are the ones you need to get...

http://www.cs.rit.edu/~glr7495/camaro/subframes.jpg
Not if you have Long tubes and a hooker Y-pipe. Won't fit.
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I have boxed BMR's. You can see them easily if you stand a couple feet from the car. They're more than worth the money though. After I had mine welded on, it felt like I was driving a different car. Should be one of the very first mods anyone does IMO.
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Originally posted by hot_red_z28
Here are the ones you need to get...

http://www.cs.rit.edu/~glr7495/camaro/subframes.jpg
Are those the double diamonds? I've heard of them but never seen em and was just guessing from the obvious.
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