SFCs on eBay...

funky_monkey58 · 2007-03-27 14:19:36

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nissan-Maxima-Subframe-Connectors-1995-99-4th-Gen_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42609QQitemZ160100506840QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW Saw them and posted. Follow-up to this thread: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?p=5603241#post5603241

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Mar 27, 2007 | 07:19 AM

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nissa...spagenameZWDVW

Saw them and posted. Follow-up to this thread: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....41#post5603241

Mar 27, 2007 | 09:43 AM

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check this out guys: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nissa...spagenameZWDVW

Don't know if people were aware of these or not.

If people have first-hand experience, please post.

Mar 27, 2007 | 10:05 AM

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Someone try

I asked the seller some questions, maybe I will try them out

Mar 27, 2007 | 12:52 PM

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Wow i remember someone a long time ago trying to get a company to manufacture these. There was a group deal and everything trying to get set up. Never did see anyone getting them manufactured...that's awesome to see them now available. I've read very good things about SFC's...

Found a pic i had of a set installed on a 4th gen i believe..

Mar 27, 2007 | 12:55 PM

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sfc's dont make that much difference..

Mar 27, 2007 | 01:05 PM

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sfc's dont make that much difference..

Thats funny, the few people I have talked to who had them swore by them.

Mar 27, 2007 | 01:17 PM

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Thats funny, the few people I have talked to who had them swore by them.

x2. Some people I have talked to mentioned to do those first of all suspension mods. They said it was like driving another car.

Mar 27, 2007 | 01:25 PM

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And you all laughed at me when I said I wouldn't buy one until they went on eBay.

Mar 27, 2007 | 01:56 PM

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they look kind of heavy and ground clearance for those with lowering springs will be reduced

Mar 27, 2007 | 01:57 PM

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And you all laughed at me when I said I wouldn't buy one until they went on eBay.

Well, now you can buy them and tell us how they are!

Mar 27, 2007 | 02:07 PM

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Where would you be able to buy the bars in the middle of the sfc? The ones that form an X.

Mar 27, 2007 | 02:08 PM

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in for results! seems like price may be decent

Mar 27, 2007 | 02:08 PM

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they look kind of heavy and ground clearance for those with lowering springs will be reduced

They dont hang down that low. Some have said they have scraped in the middle when going over large speed bumps and etc. but they werent too much of an issue.

Mar 27, 2007 | 02:10 PM

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Where would you be able to buy the bars in the middle of the sfc? The ones that form an X.

From them in time,...

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Truax Motorsports present:
Subframe connectors for Generation 4 Nissan Maxima, 1995-199
Subframe connectors stiffen the chassis of uni-body cars by reducing flex

Car will sit flatter in turns
Reduces rattles
Decrease wheel hop & body roll
Decrease under steer
Many report decreased braking distance
Allow you to take turns faster
Tabs added for upgrade to stages 2 &3, currently under development
Some minor exhaust modifications may be required, easily handled by any muffler shop

Mar 27, 2007 | 03:06 PM

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They're a good idea on most cars.

Mar 27, 2007 | 03:27 PM

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hummmm, looks like the reserve + shipping is a wee bit higher than my paypal balance at the moment

Mar 27, 2007 | 03:32 PM

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ok shaun, these are in minnesota, and you're in minnesota, and your aim name happens to be MKIIsupra or something similiar, and that e-bay seller happened to have bought some MKII supra parts recently........ fill us in man, and what's the reserve on these bad boys? Also, you can definitly unload these on here to us for a good price and save on the flea-bay listing fees

Mar 27, 2007 | 03:49 PM

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But for $200? Anyone with a MIG welder can make these. Just buy some steel stock that you think is suitable and fabricate that ****.

Mar 27, 2007 | 03:54 PM

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Thats funny, the few people I have talked to who had them swore by them.

no joke..

I had them, and took them off.. i couldn't tell a diffrence..

Mar 27, 2007 | 03:56 PM

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But for $200? Anyone with a MIG welder can make these. Just buy some steel stock that you think is suitable and fabricate that ****.

Thats exactly what I was thinking

Mar 27, 2007 | 04:25 PM

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no joke..

I had them, and took them off.. i couldn't tell a diffrence..

Give them to me

Mar 27, 2007 | 05:44 PM

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no joke..

I had them, and took them off.. i couldn't tell a diffrence..

With or without the coilovers?
Id imagine with a great set of coilovers, set to a low firm drop, handling would already be really good.

Mar 27, 2007 | 06:11 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 1FSTMAX

no joke..

I had them, and took them off.. i couldn't tell a diffrence..

I have a set on my 91 5.0, i noticed it was a little bit better, but not much. I would do this last of all the suspension mods. Thats what i did. Maybe makes a bigger diffence when you do it first.

Mar 27, 2007 | 07:53 PM

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they look kind of heavy

Agreed, wondering what the weight is on them?

Mar 27, 2007 | 08:07 PM

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by looking at the pic, looks like 20lbs. My 5.0 bars were about 15. I didnt have the cross bars in the middle.

Mar 27, 2007 | 08:18 PM

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by looking at the pic, looks like 20lbs. My 5.0 bars were about 15. I didnt have the cross bars in the middle.

Thats not that bad. Did you see the ebay link ones though? I mean are they even tubular

Mar 27, 2007 | 08:28 PM

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Saw the ebay link, mine were verry similar. Used square tubing on mine with some tabs. Make a minor diference in handling. My 5.0 was putin out about 405hp, and the car had less twisting when i had them on. This was the main reason for adding them, not for cornering.

Mar 27, 2007 | 08:31 PM

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i'm strapped now for cash, got twins on the way. Wont be doing any mods to my max for a while. So far i only have y-pipe, intake, oil cooler, no cat for acceleration. SS brake lines slotted rotors with ceramic pads for stopping. Dont know really what to do next. I will have plenty of time to think about it.

Mar 27, 2007 | 08:39 PM

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Thats not that bad. Did you see the ebay link ones though? I mean are they even tubular

They are tubular 1"x2"

Mar 27, 2007 | 09:35 PM

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looks like someone bought them. interested in how they will work out. looks like theres still one more set avail.

Mar 27, 2007 | 10:04 PM

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With or without the coilovers?
Id imagine with a great set of coilovers, set to a low firm drop, handling would already be really good.

Doesn't work that way. Coilovers and chassis stiffening contribute to handling in totally different ways. In fact, having coilovers makes you need chassis stiffening MORE because it increases the amount of stress that your chassis sees.

Mar 27, 2007 | 10:07 PM

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I want a pair, but damn are they ugly... :\

If I get some I think they're going to be custom or from a reputable seller.

Mar 27, 2007 | 10:17 PM

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ill let you guys know how they turn out

Mar 28, 2007 | 10:40 AM

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in for results....

Mar 28, 2007 | 11:22 AM

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sfc's dont make that much difference..

They did in Nick (95maxrider)'s car. I can vouch for that personally.

Mar 28, 2007 | 11:26 AM

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no joke..

I had them, and took them off.. i couldn't tell a diffrence..

Stage 1, 2 , or 3?

Mar 28, 2007 | 11:37 AM

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Doesn't matter. Don't listen to him. Maybe he's got some other form of structural reinforcement, maybe he's BSing, maybe he just has no sensitivity whatsoever to how his car rides, but what he's claiming is physically impossible.

Mar 28, 2007 | 12:15 PM

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Nick's car did not see much through the addition of the stage 1, but the stage 2 was a BIG step up in rigidity.

Mar 28, 2007 | 12:39 PM

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Interesting; most of the other accounts I've heard have been the other way around (i.e. Satage 1 > Stage 2).

But either way, "not much" is very different from "nothing".

Mar 28, 2007 | 12:47 PM

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Interesting; most of the other accounts I've heard have been the other way around (i.e. Satage 1 > Stage 2).

But either way, "not much" is very different from "nothing".

You know what, I MIGHT have that backwards...I'll ask him this weekend. They went on 3 years ago, so I cannot remember for sure.

I am re-doing his stereo Sat.

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