Powdercoated or Bare Metal Subframes

SRT Handz

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Oct 10, 2004
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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?
 
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!"
 
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.
 
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.
 
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!