Is $200 a good price for Sub Frames & Installation?

NYC1 · 11-01-2002, 10:33 AM

...and starting at approx HP would someone say they are really needed?

I'm getting the Toruqe Box repaired and was wondering if to do subframes also.

thanks

Blue GT 5.0 · 11-01-2002, 11:10 AM

$200 for both sounds reasonable.

NYC1 · 11-01-2002, 12:10 PM

Not including the Torque box. Just the subframes parts and labor are $200. Is that reasonable?

Agent_4573 · 11-01-2002, 01:19 PM

I don't know... for just the subframes and installation that sounds al ittle high to me. the actual frames are under 100 dollars new and for a couple of easy welds under the car shouldn't cost more than 50 dollars.

MEDIK418 · 11-01-2002, 02:13 PM

Ii know everyone does not have access to a welder but I did two of our cars with 38 bucks and a little work. 1X2" steel tubing, (heavy wall) and a little welding and they look and work as good as anything I've seen.
As for as horsepower, these things work no matter what the horsepower of the car. you'll be able to tell a big difference in the way it drives immediately.

NYC1 · 11-01-2002, 02:25 PM

Thanks for responding so quickly. I'll do a little research on what type to get.

Coupe50h · 11-02-2002, 06:32 PM

I paid 89$ for my mac subs, and paid a guy 40$ to weld, it took alot more welding than i thought it would, but the guy was a freind, so 50$ for the welding would be good, i wouldnt pay anymore than that, so 150-200$ is about right, and i love mine, launching on a sticky tire it really keeps your car going straight, and the weight transfering good.

fiveohpatrol · 11-03-2002, 03:12 AM

I paid $110 for my kenny brown super subs at his shop, then paid a guy at a local muffler shop $15 to weld them in.

200 is too much. Buy them outright, and then have a muffler shop weld them in

Coupe50h · 11-03-2002, 04:41 PM

fiveohpatrol, i tried a muffler shop, and they looked at me like i was crazy, and said they could not move the fuel lines,

so i had a performance shop do the job, and he painted it up real nice afterwards to prevent rust, i still think i paid to much for the welding though

NYC1 · 11-04-2002, 09:20 AM

Cool. That sounds like an inexpensive route. So what brands are good for a 94/95 GT.

NYC1 · 11-04-2002, 09:20 AM

Cool. That sounds like an inexpensive route. So what brand are good for a 94/95 GT?

Coupe50h · 11-04-2002, 05:10 PM

Anything is good, as long as they are welded, full lengths are better i hear, but they all serve the same purpose, the ones with reinforced seat mounting areas seem to be a good choice, but i've had no experience with them.

mine are just plain regular tubular standard length, and were designed for bolting on, but just weld them for best results. good luck, btw, 'kenny brown' makes good ones for sn95's.......

moc · 11-04-2002, 10:03 PM

If you trust them , and watch them ! And you no it's what you want ! Then it's worth you putting out the bucks ,cause that is a link in the stang that is going to be alot stronger now . and one of the most important points in it's handling .... So yea ,,do it

NYC1 · 11-05-2002, 01:42 PM

cool. Thanks.

11-01-2002, 10:33 AM	#1
NYC1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 169	Is $200 a good price for Sub Frames & Installation? ...and starting at approx HP would someone say they are really needed? I'm getting the Toruqe Box repaired and was wondering if to do subframes also. thanks __________________ 94GT 5spd Coupe 1/4 = 13.6@103 60ft = 2.0315 on Michelin Pilots GT 40 Intake GT 40Y Aluminum heads 1.7 rockers, BBK Cold air Fluidyne, BBK long tubes & H-Pipe 65mm TB Al Driveshaft Hurst Shifter Cobra R hood HPM Subframes Control Arms Future mods = Procharger and/or 331/347 Stroker, Turbo? Rice Haters Club Member #77 FOR SALE: Strut Tower Brace $30

11-01-2002, 12:10 PM	#3
NYC1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 169	Not including the Torque box. Just the subframes parts and labor are $200. Is that reasonable? __________________ 94GT 5spd Coupe 1/4 = 13.6@103 60ft = 2.0315 on Michelin Pilots GT 40 Intake GT 40Y Aluminum heads 1.7 rockers, BBK Cold air Fluidyne, BBK long tubes & H-Pipe 65mm TB Al Driveshaft Hurst Shifter Cobra R hood HPM Subframes Control Arms Future mods = Procharger and/or 331/347 Stroker, Turbo? Rice Haters Club Member #77 FOR SALE: Strut Tower Brace $30

11-01-2002, 01:19 PM	#4
Agent_4573 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 375	I don't know... for just the subframes and installation that sounds al ittle high to me. the actual frames are under 100 dollars new and for a couple of easy welds under the car shouldn't cost more than 50 dollars. __________________ '89 LX 5.0, off-road h pipe, flowmaster muffs, underdrive pulleys, rebuilt WC T-5, King Cobra Clutch, 65mm throttle body, Explorer Upper/GT40 lower, Lakewood Rear Lift Bars. 76mm C&L Mass air w/ inlet pipe, Twisted wedge heads w/ stage 2 port,polish, MAC equal length shorties, Billet AFPR, 255LPH fuel pump, fresh low end w/ 10.5:1 compression. If anyone ever wants to go to Raceway Park in Englishtown New Jersey, give me a shout. RICER HATERS CLUB MEMBER 87! www.ricehatersclub.com

11-01-2002, 02:13 PM	#5
MEDIK418 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Amarillo, Texas, USA Posts: 780	Ii know everyone does not have access to a welder but I did two of our cars with 38 bucks and a little work. 1X2" steel tubing, (heavy wall) and a little welding and they look and work as good as anything I've seen. As for as horsepower, these things work no matter what the horsepower of the car. you'll be able to tell a big difference in the way it drives immediately. __________________ 1986 four-eyed LX coupe, 358 Cleveland, Tremec TKO600/centerforce clutch, dish cut Probe forged pistons, comp cams hyd.roller cam, .579/.588@224/230, Edel.performer, 670 holley street avenger, CPR custom built long tubes, ported and polished 4bbl heads, manley valves, beehive springs, MSD peo-billet dist/MSD6AL, fluidamper, 5 lug conv. with 17x8 bullits there's more but it's still not finished yet. Oh, and the oldest boy is turning his 89 GT into a FFR cobra this next summer.

11-01-2002, 02:25 PM	#6
NYC1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 169	Thanks for responding so quickly. I'll do a little research on what type to get. __________________ 94GT 5spd Coupe 1/4 = 13.6@103 60ft = 2.0315 on Michelin Pilots GT 40 Intake GT 40Y Aluminum heads 1.7 rockers, BBK Cold air Fluidyne, BBK long tubes & H-Pipe 65mm TB Al Driveshaft Hurst Shifter Cobra R hood HPM Subframes Control Arms Future mods = Procharger and/or 331/347 Stroker, Turbo? Rice Haters Club Member #77 FOR SALE: Strut Tower Brace $30

11-01-2002, 11:10 AM	#2
Blue GT 5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: McSherrystown PA (near Gettysburg) Posts: 26	$200 for both sounds reasonable.

11-02-2002, 06:32 PM	#7
Coupe50h Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SanAntonio, Tx Posts: 957	I paid 89$ for my mac subs, and paid a guy 40$ to weld, it took alot more welding than i thought it would, but the guy was a freind, so 50$ for the welding would be good, i wouldnt pay anymore than that, so 150-200$ is about right, and i love mine, launching on a sticky tire it really keeps your car going straight, and the weight transfering good. __________________ X-Texas highway patrol ssp 1990 coupe - exploder Gt-40 iron heads, Explorer intake, 19 lber's. E-cam. crane 1.7 rollers. 190fp. 75mm maf. 65mm tb, tubular subframe connectors, mac cai, Asp crank pulley, T-5, king cobra clutch, flowtech 1-5/8 unequals, mac X-pipe Frpp driveshaft, lakewood Lca's. race weight 3,160 12.69 @ 107.35, 1.71 60' 26x8.5 drag's 3.90 gear 13.20 @ 106.91 - 235/60/15 firestones 2.3 60' 3.27 gear

11-03-2002, 03:12 AM	#8
fiveohpatrol I'd rather be basketweaving Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,551	I paid $110 for my kenny brown super subs at his shop, then paid a guy at a local muffler shop $15 to weld them in. 200 is too much. Buy them outright, and then have a muffler shop weld them in __________________ NMRA O/C 9516 NA pumpgas stickshift 347 10.65@125.6, 6.73@100, 1.41 60ft

11-03-2002, 04:41 PM	#9
Coupe50h Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SanAntonio, Tx Posts: 957	fiveohpatrol, i tried a muffler shop, and they looked at me like i was crazy, and said they could not move the fuel lines, so i had a performance shop do the job, and he painted it up real nice afterwards to prevent rust, i still think i paid to much for the welding though __________________ X-Texas highway patrol ssp 1990 coupe - exploder Gt-40 iron heads, Explorer intake, 19 lber's. E-cam. crane 1.7 rollers. 190fp. 75mm maf. 65mm tb, tubular subframe connectors, mac cai, Asp crank pulley, T-5, king cobra clutch, flowtech 1-5/8 unequals, mac X-pipe Frpp driveshaft, lakewood Lca's. race weight 3,160 12.69 @ 107.35, 1.71 60' 26x8.5 drag's 3.90 gear 13.20 @ 106.91 - 235/60/15 firestones 2.3 60' 3.27 gear

11-04-2002, 09:20 AM	#10
NYC1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 169	Cool. That sounds like an inexpensive route. So what brands are good for a 94/95 GT. __________________ 94GT 5spd Coupe 1/4 = 13.6@103 60ft = 2.0315 on Michelin Pilots GT 40 Intake GT 40Y Aluminum heads 1.7 rockers, BBK Cold air Fluidyne, BBK long tubes & H-Pipe 65mm TB Al Driveshaft Hurst Shifter Cobra R hood HPM Subframes Control Arms Future mods = Procharger and/or 331/347 Stroker, Turbo? Rice Haters Club Member #77 FOR SALE: Strut Tower Brace $30

11-04-2002, 05:10 PM	#12
Coupe50h Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SanAntonio, Tx Posts: 957	Anything is good, as long as they are welded, full lengths are better i hear, but they all serve the same purpose, the ones with reinforced seat mounting areas seem to be a good choice, but i've had no experience with them. mine are just plain regular tubular standard length, and were designed for bolting on, but just weld them for best results. good luck, btw, 'kenny brown' makes good ones for sn95's....... __________________ X-Texas highway patrol ssp 1990 coupe - exploder Gt-40 iron heads, Explorer intake, 19 lber's. E-cam. crane 1.7 rollers. 190fp. 75mm maf. 65mm tb, tubular subframe connectors, mac cai, Asp crank pulley, T-5, king cobra clutch, flowtech 1-5/8 unequals, mac X-pipe Frpp driveshaft, lakewood Lca's. race weight 3,160 12.69 @ 107.35, 1.71 60' 26x8.5 drag's 3.90 gear 13.20 @ 106.91 - 235/60/15 firestones 2.3 60' 3.27 gear

11-04-2002, 10:03 PM	#13
moc Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ocean City , Maryland Posts: 344	Ya no If you trust them , and watch them ! And you no it's what you want ! Then it's worth you putting out the bucks ,cause that is a link in the stang that is going to be alot stronger now . and one of the most important points in it's handling .... So yea ,,do it __________________ 1991 5.0 NotchBack,Black as of 05/04/09 34,300mi. 2001 LIGHTNING Black 29,872 mi. 05/04/09 (Hangar Queen) SMOKEM UP

11-05-2002, 01:42 PM	#14
NYC1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 169	cool. Thanks. __________________ 94GT 5spd Coupe 1/4 = 13.6@103 60ft = 2.0315 on Michelin Pilots GT 40 Intake GT 40Y Aluminum heads 1.7 rockers, BBK Cold air Fluidyne, BBK long tubes & H-Pipe 65mm TB Al Driveshaft Hurst Shifter Cobra R hood HPM Subframes Control Arms Future mods = Procharger and/or 331/347 Stroker, Turbo? Rice Haters Club Member #77 FOR SALE: Strut Tower Brace $30

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