tubular front end parts

joseph296 · November 5th, 2009, 11:35 PM

what are the benefits from getting a tubular front end? stronger? lighter?

mxnate116 · November 6th, 2009, 12:01 AM

a little of both. depending on what k member you go for you can get better geometry, strength, weight, improved suspension because you will likely go with coilovers, ect

89Fox351 · November 6th, 2009, 12:08 AM

^^^^ +1 to all he said. If you've got the money, I'd recommend doing it no matter what you use the car for

flyin ryan · November 6th, 2009, 01:58 AM

Besides shedding the most weight of your car possible in one shot and helping weight transfer and suspension geometry, it also gains you more space or room to work with. For example I can pretty much pull my oil pan without having to jack the motor up at all.

The other thing is full adjustability of your front end.

baine21225 · November 6th, 2009, 11:15 AM

much more room when fooling with the started/long tubes

ryans88gt · November 6th, 2009, 11:47 AM

Not much of an advantage other than weight (geometry is for curves, but who does that in their fox anyway?)

There are a lot of other upgrades, I would consider before bothering with a tubular K.

mxnate116 · November 6th, 2009, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by ryans88gt

Not much of an advantage other than weight (geometry is for curves, but who does that in their fox anyway?)

<--this guy

86_Notch · November 6th, 2009, 05:45 PM

Room , baby Room !!!!!! spend the money and get coil overs to go with it.

joseph296 · November 7th, 2009, 01:53 PM

Wwhat brands would u guys suggest and how hard is it to install in your drive way

joseph296 · November 7th, 2009, 01:55 PM

I was looking at it in the kegs catalog and the k member seemed pretty cheap like $250 that's the reason it caught my eye but I don't want to be putting crap on the car either

88-gt-t-top · November 7th, 2009, 03:11 PM

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89Fox351 · November 7th, 2009, 04:03 PM

with the engine out of the car the swap is fairly simple.. although i've seen it done with a jack, some jack stands with an engine still in there.. but that didn't look like fun if you don't have a garage

I used UPR in mine and i love their setups. a lot of people will argue their quality control.. i've never had a problem with quality in either of my stangs, and their customer service was AWESOME.. those guys will talk to you for a half an hour while you are laying under your car scratching your head just to walk you through any problems

flamestang · November 7th, 2009, 04:34 PM

chrome molly UPR ftw

joseph296 · November 7th, 2009, 04:56 PM

What are price ranges?

JBIGBOOTSY · November 7th, 2009, 05:37 PM

about 700 for a front set up with coil overs.

baine21225 · November 7th, 2009, 07:05 PM

AJE or Team Z

86_Notch · November 7th, 2009, 11:51 PM

UPR ftw. i was at Budds Creek ( dragstrip ) a couple of weeks ago for Ford Fever and UPR was a vendor there and they were having a show special : a complete k member with coil overs for $599 ,. i was a little bummed since i paid $ 699 for mine from them but even at that price i consider it a deal.

flyin ryan · November 8th, 2009, 12:14 AM

Install isn't as hard as people will make it out to be if you have some experience with working on your car. You can rent or barrow an engine hoist, unbolt the motor mounts and raise the engine up inch or so and go at it.

November 5th, 2009, 11:35 PM	#1
joseph296 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: staten island new york Posts: 49	tubular front end parts what are the benefits from getting a tubular front end? stronger? lighter?

November 6th, 2009, 12:01 AM	#2
mxnate116 Enthusiast 88 mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 751	a little of both. depending on what k member you go for you can get better geometry, strength, weight, improved suspension because you will likely go with coilovers, ect __________________

November 6th, 2009, 12:08 AM	#3
89Fox351 Newbie 1989 GT 393 Stroker Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 42	^^^^ +1 to all he said. If you've got the money, I'd recommend doing it no matter what you use the car for __________________ So let me get this straight... my mountain dew has more liters than your import?

November 6th, 2009, 01:58 AM	#4
flyin ryan Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,172	Besides shedding the most weight of your car possible in one shot and helping weight transfer and suspension geometry, it also gains you more space or room to work with. For example I can pretty much pull my oil pan without having to jack the motor up at all. The other thing is full adjustability of your front end. __________________ 91 gmc syclone - not stock, money maker 90 lx - turbo, bolts ons etc 88 lx hatch - tons of bolt ons and daily driven 02 zx12r - dyno'd 197 to the wheel http://i44.tinypic.com/2qlws5c.jpg

November 6th, 2009, 11:15 AM	#5
baine21225 MM Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 3,966	much more room when fooling with the started/long tubes __________________ "Whip out your dick you'll either get it sucked or get smacked..." "That's how Dad did it, that's how America does it... and it's worked out pretty well so far..."

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November 6th, 2009, 11:47 AM	#6
ryans88gt MM Fanatic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 4,210	Not much of an advantage other than weight (geometry is for curves, but who does that in their fox anyway?) There are a lot of other upgrades, I would consider before bothering with a tubular K. __________________ 88 GT CHI headed 351w 10.8 @ 125 - still figuring it out. 03 Cobra 2.3 whipple 10.7 @ 129 - sold it 04 Mach 1 12.7 @ 109 mostly stock - sold it 89 LX procharged 302 515 hp 497 ftlbs 10.7 @130 mph - sold it

November 6th, 2009, 05:45 PM	#8
86_Notch Enthusiast 1986 lx notch 10.78 @ 124.96 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 895	Room , baby Room !!!!!! spend the money and get coil overs to go with it. __________________ vids of my car the raggedy car you hear is the nova, he's running open headers and it's drowning out my car http://www.youtube.com/v/P3-7Oobydyo&hl=en http://www.youtube.com/v/rmPPnfHZ9WA&hl=en http://www.youtube.com/v/HcD354133Ac&hl=en

November 7th, 2009, 01:53 PM	#9
joseph296 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: staten island new york Posts: 49	Wwhat brands would u guys suggest and how hard is it to install in your drive way

November 7th, 2009, 01:55 PM	#10
joseph296 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: staten island new york Posts: 49	I was looking at it in the kegs catalog and the k member seemed pretty cheap like $250 that's the reason it caught my eye but I don't want to be putting crap on the car either

November 7th, 2009, 04:03 PM	#12
89Fox351 Newbie 1989 GT 393 Stroker Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 42	with the engine out of the car the swap is fairly simple.. although i've seen it done with a jack, some jack stands with an engine still in there.. but that didn't look like fun if you don't have a garage I used UPR in mine and i love their setups. a lot of people will argue their quality control.. i've never had a problem with quality in either of my stangs, and their customer service was AWESOME.. those guys will talk to you for a half an hour while you are laying under your car scratching your head just to walk you through any problems __________________ So let me get this straight... my mountain dew has more liters than your import?

November 7th, 2009, 04:34 PM	#13
flamestang Regular 1992 mustang gt 10.942@125 / 6.877@103 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West GA Posts: 318	chrome molly UPR ftw __________________ ] 1992 GT/347 Paxton 2k C4 478hp 501tq http://www.youtube.com/user/92flamestang

November 7th, 2009, 04:56 PM	#14
joseph296 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: staten island new york Posts: 49	What are price ranges?

November 7th, 2009, 05:37 PM	#15
JBIGBOOTSY MM Fanatic 1990 LX hatch Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hobart Indiana Posts: 3,101	about 700 for a front set up with coil overs. __________________ I <3 Econobarns AFR graph.

November 7th, 2009, 07:05 PM	#16
baine21225 MM Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 3,966	AJE or Team Z __________________ "Whip out your dick you'll either get it sucked or get smacked..." "That's how Dad did it, that's how America does it... and it's worked out pretty well so far..."

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November 7th, 2009, 11:51 PM	#17
86_Notch Enthusiast 1986 lx notch 10.78 @ 124.96 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 895	UPR ftw. i was at Budds Creek ( dragstrip ) a couple of weeks ago for Ford Fever and UPR was a vendor there and they were having a show special : a complete k member with coil overs for $599 ,. i was a little bummed since i paid $ 699 for mine from them but even at that price i consider it a deal. __________________ vids of my car the raggedy car you hear is the nova, he's running open headers and it's drowning out my car http://www.youtube.com/v/P3-7Oobydyo&hl=en http://www.youtube.com/v/rmPPnfHZ9WA&hl=en http://www.youtube.com/v/HcD354133Ac&hl=en

November 8th, 2009, 12:14 AM	#18
flyin ryan Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,172	Install isn't as hard as people will make it out to be if you have some experience with working on your car. You can rent or barrow an engine hoist, unbolt the motor mounts and raise the engine up inch or so and go at it. __________________ 91 gmc syclone - not stock, money maker 90 lx - turbo, bolts ons etc 88 lx hatch - tons of bolt ons and daily driven 02 zx12r - dyno'd 197 to the wheel http://i44.tinypic.com/2qlws5c.jpg