Powdercoated or Bare Metal Subframes

SRT Handz · Dec 24, 2006

Some BS happened with my Ordering processes so i need to re-order my MM subframe connectors....I had originally ordered them Bare metal but show i just pay the extra cash and get the powdercoat?

streetstang03 · Dec 24, 2006

buy the full PI swap instead.

urban96 · Dec 24, 2006

powdercoat the whole bottom of ur car

SRT Handz · Dec 24, 2006

streetstang03 said:
buy the full PI swap instead.

Handling > Power

jasonh_86 · Dec 24, 2006

SRT Handz said:
Handling > Power

Not always..

I just had VT Stage 2 cams and MM XL-Length SFC's installed. Hate to break it to you, but the SFC's are a mental thing.. I wouldn't know they were there or not if I hadn't seen them under there. The only difference is going over bumps 1 wheel at a time.

Power > Handling. /story

SRT Handz · Dec 24, 2006

I just found out that Kenny Brown Super Subs. are on sale at MRT-Direct for $90.

Which subframes are better for the price....the Standard MM's or the Kenny Browns

Mustang5L5 · Dec 24, 2006

It doesn't matter. Save the cash, buy the bare metal and paint them with a good rust-inhibiting spray paint.

Not like you are ever gonna say "Hey, check out my subframe connectors! They are powdercoated!"

four six · Dec 24, 2006

Mustang5L5 said:
It doesn't matter. Save the cash, buy the bare metal and paint them with a good rust-inhibiting spray paint.

Not like you are ever gonna say "Hey, check out my subframe connectors! They are powdercoated!"

True, as for Jason's story his car cam with factory "sub frame connectors" but are pretty much garbage. I say get the MM, MM is

myponyrocks · Dec 24, 2006

you can't weld powdercoated ones, so I'm assuming they are botl on? Or you have to grind the PC off to weld them on?

SRT Handz · Dec 24, 2006

whats the differnence between the MM and the Kennt Brown ones...Nothing?

san~man · Dec 24, 2006

SRT Handz said:
whats the differnence between the MM and the Kennt Brown ones...Nothing?

One company is still open, and one is out of business.

Get the PC ones. You can't adhere spray paint the same way the PC process does. True, you have to grind off the PC the areas where you weld, but that area is small and you can spray over that anyway. It doesn't cost that much more.

steveb24 · Dec 24, 2006

bought mine for 130. 5 bux for rustoleum black and sprayed 2 coats each and all the rails and gussets. than had the welder touch up the welds when he was done.

SRT Handz · Dec 24, 2006

so i am still at a crossroads between the MM and Kenny Brown SFC

BurningRubber · Dec 24, 2006

Kenny Brown has a pretty good reputation among Stangers, especially back in the day when there were less companies out.

Power > Handling untill your hauling ass and need to turn.

Gearbanger 101 · Dec 24, 2006

SRT Handz said:
so i am still at a crossroads between the MM and Kenny Brown SFC

Ones set is as good as the other, just make sure whatever set you get, they're full lenth, weld in, and come with cross braces for maximum strength.

As far as powder coating vs. bare metal. The thought of powder coating is cool and all, but hardly practical and more of a gimmick for them to make money in this case. I made my own set for my '87 LX years ago and ran them for 5-years with nary a spot of rust on them. No powder coating is going to hold up any better than that under constant exposure to the elements.

Get the bare metal ones, spray them with zinc primer and a good quality rust paint and never look back!

SaleenGT2001 · Dec 24, 2006

i have the MM full length bare metal ones. i just painted them black. its not worth the extra for powder coating

four six · Dec 24, 2006

How much extra is it anyways? A few $$ just shut up and get it

san~man · Dec 24, 2006

four six said:
How much extra is it anyways? A few $$ just shut up and get it

Like I told him earlier, the difference is small ($30.00) and you'd spend close to that for primer and paint and it will never stick as good as the powdercoating will.

No one listens to me.

DropTopPony · Dec 24, 2006

I have the KB Super Subs and they were good for when i bought them almost 10 years ago but the MM and Steeda are thicker and stiffer...So get the MM

jasonh_86 · Dec 24, 2006

four six said:
True, as for Jason's story his car cam with factory "sub frame connectors" but are pretty much garbage. I say get the MM, MM is

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