super pissed,sfc's poor fit

So I have a brand new set of J&M subframe connectors(site sponser when I bought them)I finally went to get them installed today and the fit was terrible in the rear so much so they couldn't be installed without some fabrication.dammit!! So who makes sfc that fit,I mean really fit? Bad enought thay want $80 bucks to install,now who knows how much it will cost to make them fit,they fit great on the front subframe but at the rear subframe the was at least a 4mm gap.and yeah I had the correct side.
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Are you putting them on with the suspension under load?

I have UMI and they fit great

Think I'm gonna order some umi.
Yes,car was on a drive on lift at a muffler/performance shop,the guy and I both held them in place under the car.
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My 2pt. UMI's fit like a glove. (but I'm not sure you can say their name since i'm not sure if they're a sponsor)

Pretty dang sure, UMI is a sponsor here or was.

I have had these sitting in my house for a while,today was the first opportunity I have had to get them installed,I think umi is a sponser now,but they weren't at the time I bought these j&m sfc.
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It shouldn't cost that much to install either. Look else where.

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Originally Posted by Sommer86@6LE

My 2pt. UMI's fit like a glove. (but I'm not sure you can say their name since i'm not sure if they're a sponsor)

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yes, UMI is a sponsor and paid to have the right to advertise here instead of trying to sneak it in like lesser companies.


I have UMI's and they fit fine. Did you contact J&M to ask them about it? I might've even taken pictures. They would most likely make it right with you.

UMI is a great fit and they back there product with pride.

They are also made of high quality material and made in the USA.

Thanks,
Mark

Has your car been in any accidents??

i am going to buy some umi sfc.anyone want some poor fitting sub frame connectors dirt cheap?

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Originally Posted by 4thGenTA

Has your car been in any accidents??

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nothing major,car was hit in a parking lot that caused a dent in the right qtr panel.definately a part quality issue with these sfc's

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Originally Posted by 02transamce

i am going to buy some umi sfc.anyone want some poor fitting sub frame connectors dirt cheap?

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How much you want for them?

umi's are still on sale at kentucky speed 15% off and free shipping if you order today.

i'll take 50 bucks plus shipping. they are black in color.j&m wants $122.50 plus $15 to powdercoat them black. you can see them on hotpart.com. i will stress they do not fit well on the rear subframe area and will require some fabrication to make them work!

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Originally Posted by 02transamce

nothing major,car was hit in a parking lot that caused a dent in the right qtr panel.definately a part quality issue with these sfc's

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how hard was it hit and how were the sfc's off? Vertically or horizontally? I'm sure it's a part issue but I wouldn't just write off a hit to the rear...doesn't take much at all to tweak a unibody a little bit and 4mm isn't very much.

it was hit by a chevy 1500 in front of the right rear tire just hard enough to dent the panel.guy was backing up at a ultra low speed and didn't see a bright yellow car.very mionr and absolutely did not effect the unibody.sfc's have a gap at the rear on both sides.i really should have taken some pics when it was on the lift.might try to get some pics tomorrow at the house with the car on the ground

How many passe are on the car?

Buddy bought a 2000 SS new but didn't do SFC's til about 50K miles. By that time it was a H/C/I + spray 11 second car. It needed a 1/4" thick spacer on the right rear to fit. These were the type that didn't go all the way back the the LCA front mounting point.

These cars are pretty much a Twist-O-flex design under pressure.

1 pass at a dragstrip on radial tires,no slicks or drag radials have ever been on this car and it is rarely driven hard.it is my wife's car since new and she keeps her seat back just far enough so she can't press the accelerator to full throttle,kinda crazy but she slug a rod in her v6 firebird way back when and she is scared to drive the ceta hard too often and t-tops do not leak at any high pressure car wash i have been to.