UMI Performance 3rd Generation K-member Now Available!
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1982-1992 F-Body K-member for TPI, SBC, BBC and LSX Engines
UMI Performance is proud to announce the design of our 82-92 K-member is complete and we are adding the finishing touches now. The K-member will save 20 lbs of front end weight while freeing room for turbo set ups, headers and other exhaust items. The K-member that will actually ship will have some small changes compared to what the picture shows, the rear control arm mount is now boxed and there is a forth motor mount hole. The finished design will be rock solid.
Currently we offering four K-member options, two for the standard SBC/BBC/TPI and two for the LSX engines. I will explain each one below.
Currently we offering four K-member options, two for the standard SBC/BBC/TPI and two for the LSX engines. I will explain each one below.
#2401- 1982-1992 GM F-Body Tubular K-member, Coil Springs
This item will work with TPI, SBC and BBC. It features bolt in spring perches for standard springs and lowering springs. The K-member will except factory motor mounts or solid mounts like UMI P/N 0051.
#2402- 1982-1992 GM F-Body Tubular K-member, Coil Over
This item will work with TPI, SBC and BBC. This item is designed to work with coil over set ups only. The spring perch bolted to the K-member in the picture will be replaced with a support brace. The spring perches can be purchased at a later date if needed to convert to factory style springs. The K-member will except factory motor mounts or solid mounts like UMI P/N 0051.
#2403- 1982-1992 GM F-Body Tubular K-member, LSX Engines, Factory Springs
This item is designed to mount a LSX engine into your 82-92 F-Body. It features bolt in spring perches for standard springs and lowering springs. The motor mounts in the picture are similar to what we will supply but not the actual mounts, they weren't completed in time for pictures. You will need factory LSX rubber motor mounts or UMI P/N 2323, solid motor mounts.
#2404- 1982-1992 GM F-Body Tubular K-member for LSX Engines, Coil Overs
This item is designed to mount a LSX engine into your 82-92 F-Body. This item is designed to work with coil over set ups only. The spring perch bolted to the K-member in the picture will be replaced with a support brace. he motor mounts in the picture are similar to what we will supply but not the actual mounts, they weren't completed in time for pictures. You will need factory LSX rubber motor mounts or UMI P/N 2323, solid motor mounts.
We are asking for 3-4 weeks to ship this time. We will do our best to have these available as fast as possible.
Thanks for looking!
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those are some good looking pieces, congrats on getting them out in time for the holidays. i'm sure there are a few members who wouldn't mind seeing one of these tucked under the tree
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A quick click to their website gives you the answer. Probably took longer to type your question.
Looks great, price is pretty nice too.
Looks great, price is pretty nice too.
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I am thinking about the new complete set up, with the A-Arms what a great price
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Thanks for the comments everyone, we appreciate it.
Like mentioned, stock A-arms will work with this set up.
We hope to have more pictures in a few weeks including installation pictures.
Thanks again!
Ryan
Like mentioned, stock A-arms will work with this set up.
We hope to have more pictures in a few weeks including installation pictures.
Thanks again!
Ryan
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want someone to test it with a duramax https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/engi...dgen-swap.html
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when is the coil over style A-Arms coming?
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Great product!
But.... is there any chance we can have custom powder coating done even at an extra price? Sometimes a change from red and black is nice.
But.... is there any chance we can have custom powder coating done even at an extra price? Sometimes a change from red and black is nice.
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I ordered a k member with lsx mounts and coil overs. What coil over kit do you recommend?
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pa racing has a good kit
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This has to be the first K-Member I think I've ever seen which actually resembles the letter K.
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so what is the biggest benefit for this upgrade? just weight?
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weight and clearances for headers turbos motor swaps
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Thanks for the extra 5% but I do not see the 15% preorder discount?
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Coil Over a-arms are coming next, they will be identical to our current a-arms but will have no spring perches.
We can do custom powder coating to an extent. We do all powder coating in house so that isn't an issue. The problem we are having now is our current supplier now has minimum purchase pounds on the powder, so custom colors are getting expensive because we have a lot of powder left over and expires overtime. If you serious about a custom color let me know and I might be able to work it out for a charge. We have silver on hand at all times.
Thanks for the order! We have a coil over kit in the works right now and it should be available shortly. So if you can hang in there it might be ready when the K-member is completed.
Our sale ended yesterday but I will work on getting special pricing on the site for this item. We would like to get a few more pre-orders. If you are ready now send me a PM for pricing. Thanks!
Our sale ended yesterday but I will work on getting special pricing on the site for this item. We would like to get a few more pre-orders. If you are ready now send me a PM for pricing. Thanks!
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Sweet can't wait to see them
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oh I am ready, it is just that I have to make a decision in terms of oem or UMI because this part will be shipped 10K miles overseas where I am posted and the shipping price is of enormous consequence since it will be a huge chunk of FOB pricing. So can you email me (as opposed to continuing the thread here) a quote for 2401? I am hopefully expecting the same discount that was availbale few days back which was a total of 20% including an additional 5% third gen member discount; then we can look into the international shipping quote you can get for me to find out FOB pricing. Thanks so much in advance.
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There is no mention of what these are made out of. DOM? Chromoly? Strength is a concern as always with these, so i'm curious.
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Says on the UMI site they are made from mild steel. Kinda need to be mild steel if they are MIG welding them (nothing wrong with MIG welding BTW). This is the heaviest constructed K-Member out there. No other K-Member has a second tube of steel in its hoop to brace the A-Arm mounts.
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The tubing is DOM. We may add a chromoly option in the future, however since the item is mostly fabricated from flat steel the tubular components would be the only chromoly part.
I hope that helps!
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I hope that helps!
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Is it cost prohibative to use chrome moly plate steel??? Seems to me its the same price for 4130 sheet as it is for A36 or SAE 1020 sheet.
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Since 4130 plate is the same weight as mild steel plate, it wouldn't impart any weight savings, only increased cost. Remember, 4130 tubing is only lighter because you can have a thinner wall thickness with the same strength.
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I'll buy that. I thought I was pretty upto date with material prices. Just looked it up and 4130 is nearly double the price of mild steel.
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1982-1992 F-Body K-member for TPI, SBC, BBC and LSX Engines
UMI Performance is proud to announce the design of our 82-92 K-member is complete and we are adding the finishing touches now. The K-member will save 20 lbs of front end weight while freeing room for turbo set ups, headers and other exhaust items. The K-member that will actually ship will have some small changes compared to what the picture shows, the rear control arm mount is now boxed and there is a forth motor mount hole. The finished design will be rock solid.
Currently we offering four K-member options, two for the standard SBC/BBC/TPI and two for the LSX engines. I will explain each one below.
#2401- 1982-1992 GM F-Body Tubular K-member, Coil Springs
This item will work with TPI, SBC and BBC. It features bolt in spring perches for standard springs and lowering springs. The K-member will except factory motor mounts or solid mounts like UMI P/N 0051.
#2402- 1982-1992 GM F-Body Tubular K-member, Coil Over
This item will work with TPI, SBC and BBC. This item is designed to work with coil over set ups only. The spring perch bolted to the K-member in the picture will be replaced with a support brace. The spring perches can be purchased at a later date if needed to convert to factory style springs. The K-member will except factory motor mounts or solid mounts like UMI P/N 0051.
#2403- 1982-1992 GM F-Body Tubular K-member, LSX Engines, Factory Springs
This item is designed to mount a LSX engine into your 82-92 F-Body. It features bolt in spring perches for standard springs and lowering springs. The motor mounts in the picture are similar to what we will supply but not the actual mounts, they weren't completed in time for pictures. You will need factory LSX rubber motor mounts or UMI P/N 2323, solid motor mounts.
#2404- 1982-1992 GM F-Body Tubular K-member for LSX Engines, Coil Overs
This item is designed to mount a LSX engine into your 82-92 F-Body. This item is designed to work with coil over set ups only. The spring perch bolted to the K-member in the picture will be replaced with a support brace. he motor mounts in the picture are similar to what we will supply but not the actual mounts, they weren't completed in time for pictures. You will need factory LSX rubber motor mounts or UMI P/N 2323, solid motor mounts.
Special Pricing: We offering this item currently as a preorder at 15% off and $9.99 shipping. BUT we are going even further! All Thirdgen.order members will receive another 5% off any of the four K-members above. During check out use coupon code "THIRDGEN" and get another 5% taken off!
We are asking for 3-4 weeks to ship this time. We will do our best to have these available as fast as possible.
Thanks for looking!
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does the engine remain in the same position as OEM ? , or is it moved forward like the BMR k member ?
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Thanks for asking!
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[quote=UMI Performance;5113968]We just placed the K-members back on sale under a pre-order price of 20% off. The "Thirdgen" code is no longer valid but instead we just placed the k-member at a straight 20% off.
great deal. is the shipping still the 9.99 or is it different? now all i need is a sale on the a arms.......lol
great deal. is the shipping still the 9.99 or is it different? now all i need is a sale on the a arms.......lol
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I hope that helps!
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Lsx kmember and a-arms ordered today Cant wait to see them.
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Oh how I wished I had more money. I've saved UMI in my favorites solely because you are able to do custom colors. Kudos!
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just ordered mine for my 92 hope this is worth the month wait. ordered mine in black planning on doin everything in umi stuff when the time comes
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I will be getting mine later on down the road as I just put my motor back in. When I pull it next time I will be doin this
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How much does this k-member weigh?
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We didn't forget about any of your orders. We are on this project everyday and getting close. Jerry, Ramey and myself are working out some minor issues that arose, we will be posting some updated information shortly.
Thanks!
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im sure it will be well worth the wait. the parts i already installed are flawless. cant rush perfection. thanks for the update,
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Just another quick update. The k-member is heading to full production, we worked out the tweaks and fixed a few things we didn't like. The few pictures below show some of the exhaust clearance and fitment.... nothing fancy but they help give you an idea.
While the machine shop is beginning to build the production pieces the design crew is finishing up the LSX mounts.. this won't take long.
So we are getting close and want to thank everyone for the patience.
Christina, who handles all our marketing and advertising here at UMI is currently building an 85 Camaro Z28, the goal is to have it completed before mid April for the Spring Carlisle event. We will be installing and using a full UMI suspension including the new front k-member assembly. We will be posting pictures of this build soon so stay tuned!
While the machine shop is beginning to build the production pieces the design crew is finishing up the LSX mounts.. this won't take long.
So we are getting close and want to thank everyone for the patience.
Christina, who handles all our marketing and advertising here at UMI is currently building an 85 Camaro Z28, the goal is to have it completed before mid April for the Spring Carlisle event. We will be installing and using a full UMI suspension including the new front k-member assembly. We will be posting pictures of this build soon so stay tuned!
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Man, I still want in on this, Ryan... I think it was my turn to respond to the email we had going. I dropped the ball. lol. Was one of the "tweaks" fixing the AC compressor clearance issue?
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Expect a call from me on Monday. I'm gonna order a SBC K-member and A-arms for coil springs. All in black. Thanks for making quality parts.
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A long tube header shouldn't cause any issues at all, there will be plenty of clearance for this so no worries.
In order to run A/C with our LSX k-member you will need to find a truck A/C unit or something that bolts into a different location. The other option and best option would be a relocation kit like Kwik Performance sells. This will relocate the A/C to the top and away from the k-member. After some time we are unable to include A/C clearance with our design with out effecting the integrity of the part. Also after some research and speaking with some customers many people ditched the A/C when doing this swap, many mentioned the challenge of running the lines and converting it was too much. Others mentioned they had no desire for A/C. So A/C will work if relocated upward, we figured if you are going to the extent of this swap a few extra dollars to relocation the A/C shouldn't be an issue.
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Thanks again!
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Any problems running Dyno Don's headers with this K member?