ok, I got about maybe 250$ on my hand now that I can spend.
Im looking at UMI SFC since it looks nice and I read taht its really good.

as for installation, I have no welding equipment/knowledge/experience whatsoever.

it says 2hours for installation,
but if i take it a welder shop, will they really do it in 2hours?

one more thing is do they really make difference?

i did buy BMR panhard bar, rear swaybar,
and to be honest.. difference was slight(IMO)
i got strut tower braces too and that i felt almost no difference too, so I was just wondering if SFC is a big key to smooth ride, thank you.

 

As you further make the appropriate purchases, the parts that you have bought will make the car feel better and better.

SFC's are the very bet thing you can do to any 20 year old unibody car to help stiffen back up a chassis suffering from years of road use and metal fatigue. Metal does not stay the same over the years, it weakens- So yes, SFC's are a very good purchase and should be at the top of the list.

Panhard and rear swaybar addition- If you still have stock or even slightly upgraded shocks then you are still going to have chassis movement that the bushings and swaybars alone can not control. Often, stiffer parts put oin WITH factory worn parts will make things worse since the recoil frequency can be more abrupt without the better shock damper to control the stiffer componants.


Strut tower brace- will do nothimg for the most part without the first addition of solid bearing strut mounts. New to semi-new factory strut mounts will not flex as much but still do- basically making the addition of a STB useless until they are upgraded to solid so that the upper suspension mount points (your strut shafts) will not flex closer to eachother in a corner (or aft under braking) Check Spohns siute for solid strut mounts- I highly recommend the steel ones, not aluminum.

 

hey thanks.

yeah if metal wears out,
then SFC sounds really good,
that'll be definately my next susp upgrade.

as for STB, i didnt know strut mount
takes role that much..

 

Find a shop with experience with SFC's or similar work, not just some muffler shop. It would take a good shop between and hour and and hour and a half to do it right. Make sure they;

load the suspension
clean the framerails or paint, grease, grime before they weld
be sure that they grind any powdercoating off the sfc's where they weld to the chassis
and be sure that all bare metal gets a coat of paint to complete the install.