UPR VS Maximum motersports

[cenok is family]

dang, a lot of bad mouthing UPR. do you guys have any experience with their products? or just going by word of mouth? i have lots of UPR stuff and have NEVER had an issue with ANY of it. and as far as customer service; i have their composite comfort grip knob. a few MONTHS after i had already gotten it, the composite part came loose from the aluminum innards. i called UPR and they replaced it free of charge! and so what if they "copy"? what's that mean for you? good design at a cheaper cost! like i said, i have their uppers and lowers, full length sfc's, and a couple other things here and there. all quality pieces. the control arms are a basic tubular design that work great, why change a tried and true design? the sfc's are the same as steeda's and maximum motorsports, for way less money. again, why pay more for the same thing? just like 85_SS_302_Coupe said, in the end if it works, it works.

 

[GroverDill]

I respect the fact that MM has done the R&D to develop quality parts. If not for companies like MM UPR would have NOTHING to sell.

And there is no way you can compare UPR to MM in terms of knowledge and customer support.

 

[gonzo.ayres]

picking up a fox soon and am looking into these companies for suspension. doing a street and mild track fox build, both street track and drag. this post is 12 years old and wanted to hear any new info between them. good bad etc

 

[srtthis]

picking up a fox soon and am looking into these companies for suspension. doing a street and mild track fox build, both street track and drag. this post is 12 years old and wanted to hear any new info between them. good bad etc

we have been north of 200MPH on UPR suspension in the X car before we had to change to a racecraft K member.
guys have been 1.011 60' on them a few years ago with off the shelf control arms on 275 drag radials

 

[TOOLOW91]

we have been north of 200MPH on UPR suspension in the X car before we had to change to a racecraft K member.
guys have been 1.011 60' on them a few years ago with off the shelf control arms on 275 drag radials

Thank you . I didn’t have the head to reply . Ultra car I crewed on has smashed down from more wheelies then I can remember with no issues on upr stuff . My street car has full upr stuff in it too on some of the worst NY:NJ ROADS with no issue

 

[Hoytster]

I'm in the process of installing their full K-member and control arm kit right now. Quality of the kit seems great and everything had fit reasonably well so far. Their instructions aren't the best, but there are enough resources on the net that it isn't hard to figure it all out. I don't see any issues with their product at all.

The MM k-member is definitely "beefier" then this UPR, but the MM unit is intended for a totally different level and type of stress then your normal street or drag racing.

 

[a91what]

UPR here as well and love the way it fits and functions. Call them directly when you order and ask about a forum discount... usually will give 10% off

 

[revhead347]

It's kind of funny how reputations are built. UPR had like one bad manufacturing run for a year, and it ruined their reputation. As a South Florida Native, I actually have known quite a few of these people personally. I remember when UPR was a 2 bay shop called "Super Stang," and when Steeda was a 4 bay shop. Steeda had an engineer do all of their design work, but would outsource all of their production. Can't remember the guys name, but he was super sharp, and really friendly. There was another no name place called Outlaw Racing that installed my current gears and axles 21 years ago. Outlaw Racing was a 3 lift shop in an industrial complex in Pompano that started fabbing their own suspension parts. Steeda poached Adam Loramore from Outlaw Racing to start up their own in house production. Adam was also one of the best people to deal with. My point is that quality and talented people move around all the time. As I understand it, much of that talent has now shifted to BMR in Tampa. They do all in house manufacturing, and have some wins on the track.

Kurt

 

[Steel1]

Interesting history, thanks revhead.
Good to here about BMR since I installed a set of their front control arms last year, quality seemed really good.

 

[Mustang5L5]

I remember those UPR threads from about 10-15 years ago. Some of it was pretty intense

 

[revhead347]

I respect the fact that MM has done the R&D to develop quality parts. If not for companies like MM UPR would have NOTHING to sell.

And there is no way you can compare UPR to MM in terms of knowledge and customer support.

Not downing MM, but the guys at UPR have actually been doing it longer. I know there were some problems between the two companies, because Chuck was trying to relocate at one point and wanted a job with UPR, and UPR was not able to offer him a position in the company.

Kurt

 

[Boostedpimp]

I've had full upr suspension on my daily driven 88 hatch for over five years and zero issues.. also have it in my coupe and fit wasn't an issue.

I remember those UPR threads from about 10-15 years ago. Some of it was pretty intense

Yea they pop up every once in a while over on corral still... nasty threads haha and can't help but think allot of it is political

 

[Mustang5L5]

can't help but think allot of it is political

I was thinking the same thing at the time

 

[Blown88GT]

It's kind of funny how reputations are built. UPR had like one bad manufacturing run for a year, and it ruined their reputation. As a South Florida Native, I actually have known quite a few of these people personally. I remember when UPR was a 2 bay shop called "Super Stang," and when Steeda was a 4 bay shop. Steeda had an engineer do all of their design work, but would outsource all of their production. Can't remember the guys name, but he was super sharp, and really friendly. There was another no name place called Outlaw Racing that installed my current gears and axles 21 years ago. Outlaw Racing was a 3 lift shop in an industrial complex in Pompano that started fabbing their own suspension parts. Steeda poached Adam Loramore from Outlaw Racing to start up their own in house production. Adam was also one of the best people to deal with. My point is that quality and talented people move around all the time. As I understand it, much of that talent has now shifted to BMR in Tampa. They do all in house manufacturing, and have some wins on the track.

Kurt

I can tell you about Steeda & UPR.
I went to Steeda when they were the only ones, around 1992-4. They had a "2 bay shop" with no lifts. The owner, Dario Orlando was a road racer & had received a contract from Ford Motorsports to develop a strut tower brace for the Fox body & the upcoming SN95. He was selling the same unit to individual owners, I have one. He was doing other suspension items: progressive springs, g-load brace (k-member stiffener); I have these, too. Later, I got his sub-frame connectors & they did the install using floor jacks & jack stands. They used chrome-moly 4130 for all the steel pieces, painted black, powder coating was not around yet. I gave up on them when they did rear gears (3.55's) & trashed the diff. Southeast Automotive came along & replaced the diff with an Auburn.

UPR was convenient, drove by their shop twice a day on the way to & from work. Their UCA's & LCA's are fine, went in without a hitch. Their bump steer parts were so bad, you could see the toe-in toe-out difference between the 2 front wheels. One side couldn't even reach tow-in of 0. Took them back, they said they never had a problem with them before. I said you do now & got a full refund.

 

[revhead347]

I have this picture hanging on my office wall. This picture predates digital cameras; Camera pictures had to be brought in to be developed. The car on the right is the Electric Current Red Foxbody I owned at the time. The car on the left had just been pushed back from the dyno at Steeda into the adjacent parking spot. It was just one of those rare photo perfect moments. To those unfamiliar with Mustang Racing history, the Duragloss #20 car had just won the IMSA 24 hour endurance race at Daytona by an unheard of 2 laps. To me, this photo represents how race proven technology directly transcends to the blue collar enthusiast. It is the only car picture on display in my house.

Kurt

 

[revhead347]

I can tell you about Steeda & UPR.
I went to Steeda when they were the only ones, around 1992-4. They had a "2 bay shop" with no lifts. The owner, Dario Orlando was a road racer & had received a contract from Ford Motorsports to develop a strut tower brace for the Fox body & the upcoming SN95. He was selling the same unit to individual owners, I have one. He was doing other suspension items: progressive springs, g-load brace (k-member stiffener); I have these, too. Later, I got his sub-frame connectors & they did the install using floor jacks & jack stands. They used chrome-moly 4130 for all the steel pieces, painted black, powder coating was not around yet. I gave up on them when they did rear gears (3.55's) & trashed the diff. Southeast Automotive came along & replaced the diff with an Auburn.

I have the G-load bar somewhere. I bought it, and never installed it, because it won't fit with a 7qt oil pan. Now I have a tubular K-member anyway.

Kurt