Subframe connectors Q

i made my own couple years ago...for like 25.00 total...

used 1"x2"x.080 wall tubing..4' in lenght, i did not bend them to contour the body, just a straight shot....cut the ends on a 45 deg and weld caps on em...i didn't want square ends, in case they smacked something, which they never have...
i took some .080 sheet stock and cut 4"x4", couple 4"x6", and bent them on a 90 deg for the brackets to attach them...i have like 5 each side...you'll see better when you hold them in place so you can see where to weld the brackets...no bolts here...

I also made soem seat braces while i was at it...12' long X 2" wide x 1/4" thick...drilled the holes for the seat bolts ( which i had to buy longer bolts for ) mounted them and fabbed brackets on either side and mig'd in em.... i have a lift and the mig welder so it was easy....if you have the same stuff, its a day job to fab em up, weld, and paint em..They still look like the day i out em on, no twists, broke welds, nada...so don't go overboard on the thickness..

Rio5.0 is exactly right. If you got the tools, follow his instructions. If not or don't want to spend the time, definitely get ones with the cross brace. I got KB's, because I don't have the necessary tools. Wish I would have done this upgrade the day after I bought my car...oh well.

Weld is preferred over bolt-ons.

sorry to raise this post up from the dead lol,

do you have any more pics Rio?

i was interested in a set of FMS subframes but for the price of the simplicity of it, why not build my own. i got access to a welder so thats no prob.

anyone else build there own connectors?

Dan95-5.0 said:

sorry to raise this post up from the dead lol,

do you have any more pics Rio?

i was interested in a set of FMS subframes but for the price of the simplicity of it, why not build my own. i got access to a welder so thats no prob.

anyone else build there own connectors?

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Anyone have schematics for home-made sub frames ??