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Posted by ash (Member # 1523) on :
 
any shop in the bay area carry super subs?

preferably KB's
 

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Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
Apex Motorsports carries Griggs subframes, Griggs racing carries... Griggs subframes and Miar racing carries Maximum Motorsport subframes (I think).
 

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Posted by 99Red250 (Member # 1923) on :
 
If you know any one that can weld making them is like a 15 min job and installing is like 45 min.
They arent too complex.
 

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Posted by ash (Member # 1523) on :
 

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Originally posted by st5150:
Apex Motorsports carries Griggs subframes, Griggs racing carries... Griggs subframes and Miar racing carries Maximum Motorsport subframes (I think).

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thanks, but apex will prolly charge me an assload for them. then theyll want me to buy evry other damn griggs product they have

ill look into maier racing
 

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Posted by 88gt (Member # 579) on :
 

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Originally posted by st5150:
Apex Motorsports carries Griggs subframes, Griggs racing carries... Griggs subframes and Miar racing carries Maximum Motorsport subframes (I think).

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thanks, but apex will prolly charge me an assload for them. then theyll want me to buy evry other damn griggs product they have

ill look into maier racing

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Originally posted by ash:
any shop in the bay area carry super subs?

preferably KB's

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Originally posted by ash:
is a 100 bucks a good price for install of subs? i had gone down to a muffler shop to see how much theyd quote me.

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$100 to install them? Sounds like you called Apex
 

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Posted by shade-tree (Member # 298) on :
 
Apex would probably have said $400, definitely not them, lol.

get griggs or Maximum motorsports. KB subs are the thinnest out there.
 

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Posted by VortechSaleen (Member # 316) on :
 

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Originally posted by st5150:
Apex Motorsports carries Griggs subframes, Griggs racing carries... Griggs subframes and Miar racing carries Maximum Motorsport subframes (I think).

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thanks, but apex will prolly charge me an assload for them. then theyll want me to buy evry other damn griggs product they have

ill look into maier racing

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I think that Apex is actually pretty reasonable when it comes to buying and installing the grigss sub frames from them. I think when i looked into it they quoted me a pretty fair price. It couldnt hurt to call

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Yes, Apex is very reasonable w/ a set of Griggs subframes and install. I think around $180 for everything.
 

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Posted by ash (Member # 1523) on :
 
well, went with you guy's advice, and got a good deal at apex for a set of griggs full length subs. thanks for the help
 

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Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
For the record, how much did you pay?
 

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Posted by ash (Member # 1523) on :
 
199....for full length subframes and installation
 

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Posted by 88gt (Member # 579) on :
 

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199....for full length subframes and installation

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Good deal!

Didn't someone say that Apex was fairly priced? :cough:me:cough:

Seriously though, let us know how they feel. You're going with Griggs right?
 

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Posted by KCmustangboy (Member # 1927) on :
 
Where is Apex? i would like to go down there and get some installed as well. Do you know if they weld torque boxes too? Thanks Casey
 

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Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
Santa Clara www.apexmotorsports.net
 

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Posted by shade-tree (Member # 298) on :
 
yeah, Apex is that new Viper shop that's right where that old mustang one used to be, and there's a cool nissan performance shop (Scott's Performance) right next door in Santa Clara.
 

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Posted by ash (Member # 1523) on :
 
so far, im happy about the griggs. the car has a lot less body roll goin around turns, and it elminates all minor chassis squeaks which were there before. i recommend them to any1!
 

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Posted by 88gt (Member # 579) on :
 
You got it done already? That was quick. Glad to hear it helped.
 

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Posted by hidnn.o.s. (Member # 1219) on :
 

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Didn't someone say that Apex was fairly priced? :cough:me:cough:
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I have never payed more than $30 to have subs installed on any of my past mustangs. It is a good connection, but I have gotten friends subs installed for $50 (reg price).

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$100 for installation is not bad at all. When I was looking to get my MaximumMotorsport Full Length subs installed, one place quoted me $240 just for labor... and this place is listed on Griggs' website as an authorized Griggs dealer and installer...MM also had this place listed as well on their site...

I ended having them installed for $80 by a shop where the owner actually fabricates his own subframes... I think that was an awesome price considering that on 96-98 Cobras, the tranny cross member bolts onto the stock subframes, causing the installer to fabricate a new brace that bolts onto the new subframes which then will be welded up.

[ November 01, 2002, 02:17 PM: Message edited by: Rev Happy ]
 

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Posted by Bill/APEX Motorsports (Member # 636) on :
 
Shade-tree, give us some credit, man!
The Griggs subframes are only $79.95 plus $112 to weld them in. With tax, it's right around $199. (Save 10% on the Griggs subframes in the month of November, and it's $8 less.) They're .120" wall 1"x2" steel, are contoured to the underside of the car, and _really_ strengthen up the chassis.
I agree with the others--KB subs are very spindly. They pretty much would just be dead weight were it not for the seat braces, which really do nothing on a connector that's rigid enough (aka Griggs).
 

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