Slykin
Well-Known Member
I threw on my MM 4 point k member brace today and I thought i'd write a short review.
Fit/Quality: The piece, like most MM stuff, was really nice. All of the welds are very nice, the powdercoating good, and the bolts are grade 8 I think. The fit was perfect on my 1994 mustang gt coupe with no subframe connectors. I thought I might have trouble lining up holes due to flex in the chassis, but it was not a problem.
Install: Install is about as easy as you can get... Just pull off the 2 point stock brace(which is crap), unbolt the two inside rear k-member bolts(one per side), and bolt the new brace into those spots. The brace came within an 1/8th inch of the k-member without hitting. Took me about 20min by myself.
Impressions: I have no subframes on my car as of right now... Without subframes, I can definitely tell that the front end is flexing less and it just feels more solid. Is it worth $100 new from MM? Eh, I don't know about that. I got mine used for about half that, so I think at that price it was worth it. I think with SFC's it'd be hard to tell a noticeable difference. When I do get SFC's in next weekend(hopefully), I might take it off and on to see if there's much of a difference.
Another thing I thought I should mention is that the tubes the bolts run through look like they hang down pretty far, though I didn't measure to see if they hang lower than the lowest part of the front end. I'll try and remember to check that sometime soon also, as that might be an issue for some guys that ride very low.
Fit/Quality: The piece, like most MM stuff, was really nice. All of the welds are very nice, the powdercoating good, and the bolts are grade 8 I think. The fit was perfect on my 1994 mustang gt coupe with no subframe connectors. I thought I might have trouble lining up holes due to flex in the chassis, but it was not a problem.
Install: Install is about as easy as you can get... Just pull off the 2 point stock brace(which is crap), unbolt the two inside rear k-member bolts(one per side), and bolt the new brace into those spots. The brace came within an 1/8th inch of the k-member without hitting. Took me about 20min by myself.
Impressions: I have no subframes on my car as of right now... Without subframes, I can definitely tell that the front end is flexing less and it just feels more solid. Is it worth $100 new from MM? Eh, I don't know about that. I got mine used for about half that, so I think at that price it was worth it. I think with SFC's it'd be hard to tell a noticeable difference. When I do get SFC's in next weekend(hopefully), I might take it off and on to see if there's much of a difference.
Another thing I thought I should mention is that the tubes the bolts run through look like they hang down pretty far, though I didn't measure to see if they hang lower than the lowest part of the front end. I'll try and remember to check that sometime soon also, as that might be an issue for some guys that ride very low.