ive been calling warpspeed every week for about 2 months now waiting for them to finally say the new kits are ready. finally, last week i called and they told me that they are taking orders now, and the kits will most likely be ready for shippment in two weeks. they gave me a price for the first 30 days. i dont remeber EXACTLY what the price for stage 1 was, either $150-$175, stage 2 was $25, and i belive shipping was another $37.

i know some of you guys have been waiting a long time now, just like me, so i figured i might as well pass on the information to you all. ill be ordering mine next week.

 

Is this like the Blehmco sub frame connector?

 

you mean 250?

 

stage one of this kit gets welded onto the bottom of your car. stage 2 is "x" braces that get bolted onto the stage1 kit, and forms an actual frame for the unibody.. this kit eliminates body flex in the cabin, resulting in greater handling, and more imortanly, driver comfort. its also said to eliminate alot of common rattles that are found in our cars too.. check out warspeed's site for a better description. ALSO, there is a VERY DETAILED thread floating around here somewhere with alot of reviews on this product. mabye somebody can do a search and provide a link to it on here???? people rave about this product. "best suspension mod ever" i think one of the quotes were..

 

How are they redesigned? Are both stage I + II redone?

 

i live in nw arkansas,wsp put on stage 1 and made custom stage 2. the difference is HUGE

 

i belive the biggest difference is the material being used. i think what they did this time around was use an aircraft grade alluminum tube, to cut down on the weight.

 

personally i will go with the Blehmco kit

 

pics?........

 

blem co is different. 2 totally different pieces.

 

he doesn't make subframes

 

somebodys gotta do a search and put up a link to the big thread in here about these

 

does anyone have any pictures of what these look like or can someone explain what they look like

 

www.warpspeedperformance.com

 

you can go onto the warpspeed site and see pics and read a review. those are all about the original kits, although other than weight reduction, i cant see there being any other big difference between the two.
these should be the number 1 suspension mod on anybodys list.

 

bump... just in case some of you guys didnt see it

 

Awesome. So what did they weigh before and what do they weigh now? I guess I could call them tomorrow.

 

I'd be down on this...maybe a GD?

 

i would be done for group buy. I would drive down there and have them install it.

 

Group Deal? - Im in.

 

How are you going to weld aluminum to steel? Nice to know they are lighter but I doubt they are aluminum

 

Who'll be the one to contact Warpspeed about a group deal on thet SFC's? I might be interested... I'm sure we could atleast get 10 people together.

 

I talked to Dallas at Warpspeed last week about my y-pipe and he told me to keep an eye on the org for the SFCs availability but Im not sure if he was intending on a group deal. I could call and ask him unless someone else is already working on this.

 

I just spoke to Dallas

He says they have done some things to lighten them a bit. Its nothing spectacular I don't think but these things are meant to be rigid not lightweight. Only the Stage II is lighter. I don't know if he said all or only the stage II was stainless. But certainly some of it is stainless. Maybe this attributes to the weight reduction.

He also said a GD is in the works. When I called they were in the process of making them. Be patient people...

Edit: I would imagine only the Stage II is stainless. Having the Stage I stainlees would make installation more difficult for DYI'ers.

 

cool thanks for the update man

 

I would love for them to make a GD on these.

 

im hungry for suspension mods. maxima handling = trash, gotta fix it up !

i need to see pics, i must know how much clearance they leave. is it gonna hit the ground? could it scrape on speed bumps on a slammed ride ????

 

if theres gonna be a group deal in the works.. i hope it happens quick.. cause more than likely ill be ordering them next week

 

According to the nice lady I spoke with @ WSP about this, they were revised to make it easier to take them off when you need to work under the car.

 

i believe you loose about an inch and a half of ground clearence

 

hmm.. i cant afford anymore gorund lose.. im screwed int eh winter..

 

BIG OL' BUMP

Just came across this thread and I am IN. I've been wanting SFCs for a year. Does anyone have any up-to-date info on when these will be available? Is WSP or someone going to start a GD or do we have to call to place our order?

AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE A STIFF CHASSIS!

Hey Broan, would it be better to do the chassis stiffening foam first or SFCs first? I'm thinking foam first. I gotta get back on that.

 

chassis stiffening foam? i guess i'm not familiar with this. is it a big improvement? sounds cheap. any info is appreciated!

 

me too, never heard of foam..

 

bump for info on this foam? really curious.

 

Here's the main link (Sport Compact Car article, scroll down): http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/pr...scc_proj300zx/

Also, I see there was a recent discussion on the Org about it: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?p=3906175

Here's an old discussion where the webmaster claims that Hathane is the proper type of foam:
http://forums.club4ag.com/topic.asp?...TOPIC_ID=20798

 

I'm down with the G.D.

 

I bet you can use Great Stuff for the foam

 

does anyone kno if there is a GD going on for this yet if so let me know i really want to get this

 

Tom, it would definitely be better to do SFC's first. If you used foam first in that area it certainly has a chance of lighting up when you weld on it. Remember how I filled my trunk with foam to stop rattling. That **** lit right up when I was plasma cutting the lid. It made some nasty smoke that probably killed some brain cells.