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Any other source for LSX K-Member besides Hawk's third gen

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Old May 16, 2011 | 10:36 PM
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Any other source for LSX K-Member besides Hawk's third gen

Hey guys,

I am ready to buy the tubular K-member for my ls1 swap on my 91 Firebird. I would prefer not to buy from Hawk's Third gen due to a previous bad and unresolved problem that I had with them. I was wondering if there are any other retailers to purchase the K-member. Thanks in advance.
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Old May 16, 2011 | 11:42 PM
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Re: Any other source for LSX K-Member besides Hawk's third gen

i believe bmr makes one as well, the one that hawks has is actually made by spohn. actually here it is
http://www.bmrsuspension.com/index.c...&productid=360
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Old May 17, 2011 | 01:37 AM
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Re: Any other source for LSX K-Member besides Hawk's third gen

i wonder if that bmr k member allows you to run factory 4th gen a/c compressor?
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Old May 17, 2011 | 07:28 AM
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Re: Any other source for LSX K-Member besides Hawk's third gen

Anyone that sells Spohn will sell it. You can buy directly from Spohn.net; I got mine from byunspeed.com.
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Old May 17, 2011 | 08:06 AM
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Re: Any other source for LSX K-Member besides Hawk's third gen

you can always go to the manufacturers website to order parts

I used www.ws6store.com when I ordered mine. Got a nice discount plus free shipping.
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Old May 17, 2011 | 03:59 PM
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Re: Any other source for LSX K-Member besides Hawk's third gen

Originally Posted by nhra-trans-am
Hey guys,

I am ready to buy the tubular K-member for my ls1 swap on my 91 Firebird. I would prefer not to buy from Hawk's Third gen due to a previous bad and unresolved problem that I had with them. I was wondering if there are any other retailers to purchase the K-member. Thanks in advance.
You might want to consider racecraft, pa racing, or BMR for the K-member. I like some Spohn parts but If I had to do it over I would not use the Spohn LSX K-member.
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Old May 21, 2011 | 03:24 AM
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Re: Any other source for LSX K-Member besides Hawk's third gen

The BMR one says "NOTE: Not for use with OE A-arms."
Does this mean that I would need to get aftermarket A-arms to go with the BMR k-member?
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Old May 21, 2011 | 04:58 AM
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Re: Any other source for LSX K-Member besides Hawk's third gen

Yup. You might as well put the a arms on the buy list. Just get the whole set up. I have the spohn set up and have no complaints.
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Old May 22, 2011 | 04:53 PM
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Re: Any other source for LSX K-Member besides Hawk's third gen

Originally Posted by RockJay81
Yup. You might as well put the a arms on the buy list. Just get the whole set up. I have the spohn set up and have no complaints.
you have the BMR set-up.
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