Tubular K-member preference??

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Tubular K-member preference??

October 20, 2011, 05:32:43 PM

In a week or two I should have the engine bay entirely prepped for the new motor. But while I'm still working I'd like to research the possibility of installing an aftermarket tubular k-member. UPR and QA1 seem to be prominent. What are folks using??

Tubular K-member preference??

Reply #1 – October 20, 2011, 08:23:21 PM

What's your intended use for the car??

Tubular K-member preference??

Reply #2 – October 21, 2011, 06:35:35 AM

Touring, occassional drag strip and windy roads.......little bit of everything I guess you could say.

Tubular K-member preference??

Reply #3 – October 21, 2011, 07:59:39 AM

I don't have an aftermarket k-member yet, but what I've heard and read is that one doesn't really want to use either the QA1s or the UPRs for anything more than strip use and a some street use as they're not designed for windy roads. Touring...... non-spirited maybe. But I'm sure someone with one of those will correct me if I'm wrong.

Tubular K-member preference??

Reply #4 – October 21, 2011, 01:25:43 PM

Good to know....we have tons of winding roads in PA! Maybe I'll just stay stock and plate the lower a-arms to stiffen them.

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Reply #5 – October 21, 2011, 02:45:06 PM

For what you're thinking about, stock k-member is more than sufficient. If I were planning to use my car for very spirited windy roads, I would go with a Maximum Motorsports unit. But there is Griggs racing and others also.

Tubular K-member preference??

Reply #6 – October 25, 2011, 12:10:03 PM

I have the Griggs unit on my 83 T-Bird and its a nice unit. I also have the Maximum Motorsports unit on my 93 Coupe and its heavier. If you are going to predominantly drive the car on the street I would go with the MM unit.

Also, both of these tubular units will require tubular lower control arms and coil overs. See here:

http://www.maximummotorsports.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=514_2_76&products_id=206

http://www.griggsracing.com/index.php?cPath=4332_4312_4359_2015_3245&osCsid=b90c68947f5ffdc6893f769171a5b2d2

Griggs does make Thunderbird specific parts so calling them would be your best bet.

Darren

Tubular K-member preference??

Reply #7 – October 25, 2011, 12:30:47 PM

i have a QA1 in my capri and blue TC.. i wouldn't say it's not suitable for touring, but it's not really the greatest in the bird.. it's great in the capri, i guess because of the weight difference and shorter wheel base.. never drove either with the stock k-member, so i can't really compare them to stock