Author Topic: Sub Frame Connectors  (Read 1071 times)

nivvy

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Sub Frame Connectors
« on: April 11, 2007 - 11:15:46 AM »
Anyone reccomend a good set that will work........... for a challenger ??? or should I go to a welder and have him make me some up and put them in ???




Offline Confederate Cuda

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Re: Sub Frame Connectors
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2007 - 11:28:17 AM »
I am in the process of installing the ones from US Car Tool. They are laser cut and look as though they will fit perfectly but I can tell you that it takes lots of grinding and we still had 1/8 gaps to weld up. On the positive side, they work really well once installed and look like they were factory.

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Re: Sub Frame Connectors
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2007 - 11:35:58 AM »
I have to put in a drivers side floor pan yet....so those wont work for me at this time....

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Re: Sub Frame Connectors
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2007 - 11:48:20 AM »
You want fancy or cheap?

There are some nice contoured units from US Car Tool, Auto Rust Tech, and XV that like like the factory put them there. There are the MP units that bolt the floor to the connector and bolts/welds to the front and rear subs. Bottom of the line of prefabbed connectors are from any variety of Summit/Jegs suppliers that a square tub that bolts/weld to the front and rear frame sections. Home fab jobs are simply square tubing welded to the stubs.

I've also used round tubing run diagonally from corner to corner which works as a very rigid connector and the bottom half of a driveshaft loop. Causes some exhaust tube clearance issue through.

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Re: Sub Frame Connectors
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2007 - 03:03:03 AM »
I just use 2 - 4' lengths of 1x2" tube and notch & reweld them so they can be bent to follow the floor contour  , cheap & easy to install & virtually invisible from the side 

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Re: Sub Frame Connectors
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2007 - 05:01:04 AM »
i put the US Tool on the 70 challenger convertible, slight grinding & welded in - awesome
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Re: Sub Frame Connectors
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2007 - 06:05:58 AM »
You want fancy or cheap?

There are some nice contoured units from US Car Tool, Auto Rust Tech, and XV that like like the factory put them there. There are the MP units that bolt the floor to the connector and bolts/welds to the front and rear subs. Bottom of the line of prefabbed connectors are from any variety of Summit/Jegs suppliers that a square tub that bolts/weld to the front and rear frame sections. Home fab jobs are simply square tubing welded to the stubs.

I've also used round tubing run diagonally from corner to corner which works as a very rigid connector and the bottom half of a driveshaft loop. Causes some exhaust tube clearance issue through.


Just an FYI the one's from Rust Tech are 2x2x.125 square tubing. The nice thing about buying thiers is they cut slots for the parking brake cable to pass through. US Car Tool and XV have the ones that conform to the floor. The thing is if your floor has been replaced, or more specfically doesn't match the pattern they used to cut the peaks and valleys then you have to cut and grind....still a great product. Unfortunately my floors have been botched up by some one else but are otherwise ok. For what I'm doing with my car i'm going to make my own out of 2x2, which is only 50 dollars from my local supplier so that and some time on the chop saw will save about 100 bucks.

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Re: Sub Frame Connectors
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2007 - 06:51:44 AM »
what the website for rust tech ???

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Re: Sub Frame Connectors
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2007 - 11:47:55 AM »