Back in 2004, when we developed our first LCA Relocation Bracket for an S197 Mustang, we had no idea that these items would eventually become one of our best selling items, ever, here at BMR.
Our first set that we developed in 2004, were weld-in only:
Click to see this original design on our site:
BMR Fabrication Inc.
Then of course, we realized people wanted a bolt-in version. So somewhere in the late 2005, early 2006 range - we developed a bolt-in version. These proved to be a hit, and were quickly found underneath the majority of S197 Owner's cars, who were looking for improved traction:
Click to see this newer bolt-on design on our site:
BMR Fabrication Inc.
This product was an excellent design for the majority of S197 Enthusaists - however; we DID have an issue occasionally with people bending them when drag racing without welding:
As you can see, the sticky tire this bracket sits atop, proved to be too much for the back-strap on this piece. We were able to squeeze some pretty impressive sixty-foots out of these back then (1.33) without welding, but the true test is when thousands throw them on a thrash them. We ended up recommending welding to these, if drag-racing the car.
As time went by, we were destined to come up with a design that did not need welding, regardless of the subjected abuse. We simply became to large, too quick, and just could not fit the time into our schedule to redesign this piece.
Years later, in late 2009, early 2010....we had a design that we felt was going to work well. We built it, and had racers all over the world test them. We also tested them here, in house, on our own S197. After realizing this design was going to be as good as it gets, we decided to launch it.
The current BMR Relocation Brackets:
Click to see the current bolt-on design on our site:
2005 - 2014 Mustang GT | Control Arm Relocation Brackets | CAB005 - Control Arm Relocation Brackets, Bolt-on | BMR Suspension - The Leader in High Performance Suspension & Chassis
Of course, the version on our shelf right now, is even slightly different from that image above. We slotted the upper back-strap holes, and have fine tuned the actual mounting point holes to help with the production tolerances on the OEM vehicles (primarily the damper-weight bolt hole)
This current design, since 2010, has seen no failures. We may have only been making them for about 3-4 years now, BUT, we have sold more of this design than all of the previous versions, combined.
These BMR Relocation Brackets have an AMAZING track record. They can be found underneath the Shelby S1000, as well as many of the record setting S197's on the road and track as I type this. The feedback from these has been excellent, and I have been told by numerous shops that these are their "go-to" brackets on their shop cars, as well as their customer's cars.
To my knowledge, JPC Racing has the quickest and fastest stock-style suspension S197 with off the shelf parts - and that car has gone a blistering 1.19 Sixty foot time with these same brackets, BOLTED-ON. That same car has seen many 1.2's as well. JPC also uses these same brackets on the fastest N/A Coyote S197. They are bolted-on, and handle their 7400+RPM clutch drops, each and every season. Matt DaSilva at DaSilva Racing, called me several times after breaking many other's brackets on his N/A Coyote car - and has ended up relying on these brackets, as well.
JD Coon will be hitting these brackets hard this year with his 1000+RWHP GT500 in NMRA Renegade....I could go on forever, but I'll save it. I can assure you, if there is a car out there "exceeding the norm", there is a solid chance it features these brackets
Now - let's look behind the scenes at our relocation brackets.
Our relocation brackets are laser-cut, then CNC Formed. This ensures we can retain very precise consistency, each batch at a time. After inspection, they are organized as you see below - Pre Fab:
As stated above, we sell a lot of these. In order to keep up with demand, we build extremely large batches.
We have two people weld these. One person does the passenger side, and another does the driver-side.
This is James tig-welding the passenger side inner LCA Pads to the formed bracket:
This is Jesse, tig welding the same pads on the driver-side brackets:
(They want to know who's welds look better? Let me know!)
I decided to grab a pair, to get some close-ups before the back-strap is welded on.
Our first set that we developed in 2004, were weld-in only:
Click to see this original design on our site:
BMR Fabrication Inc.
Then of course, we realized people wanted a bolt-in version. So somewhere in the late 2005, early 2006 range - we developed a bolt-in version. These proved to be a hit, and were quickly found underneath the majority of S197 Owner's cars, who were looking for improved traction:
Click to see this newer bolt-on design on our site:
BMR Fabrication Inc.
This product was an excellent design for the majority of S197 Enthusaists - however; we DID have an issue occasionally with people bending them when drag racing without welding:
As you can see, the sticky tire this bracket sits atop, proved to be too much for the back-strap on this piece. We were able to squeeze some pretty impressive sixty-foots out of these back then (1.33) without welding, but the true test is when thousands throw them on a thrash them. We ended up recommending welding to these, if drag-racing the car.
As time went by, we were destined to come up with a design that did not need welding, regardless of the subjected abuse. We simply became to large, too quick, and just could not fit the time into our schedule to redesign this piece.
Years later, in late 2009, early 2010....we had a design that we felt was going to work well. We built it, and had racers all over the world test them. We also tested them here, in house, on our own S197. After realizing this design was going to be as good as it gets, we decided to launch it.
The current BMR Relocation Brackets:
Click to see the current bolt-on design on our site:
2005 - 2014 Mustang GT | Control Arm Relocation Brackets | CAB005 - Control Arm Relocation Brackets, Bolt-on | BMR Suspension - The Leader in High Performance Suspension & Chassis
Of course, the version on our shelf right now, is even slightly different from that image above. We slotted the upper back-strap holes, and have fine tuned the actual mounting point holes to help with the production tolerances on the OEM vehicles (primarily the damper-weight bolt hole)
This current design, since 2010, has seen no failures. We may have only been making them for about 3-4 years now, BUT, we have sold more of this design than all of the previous versions, combined.
These BMR Relocation Brackets have an AMAZING track record. They can be found underneath the Shelby S1000, as well as many of the record setting S197's on the road and track as I type this. The feedback from these has been excellent, and I have been told by numerous shops that these are their "go-to" brackets on their shop cars, as well as their customer's cars.
To my knowledge, JPC Racing has the quickest and fastest stock-style suspension S197 with off the shelf parts - and that car has gone a blistering 1.19 Sixty foot time with these same brackets, BOLTED-ON. That same car has seen many 1.2's as well. JPC also uses these same brackets on the fastest N/A Coyote S197. They are bolted-on, and handle their 7400+RPM clutch drops, each and every season. Matt DaSilva at DaSilva Racing, called me several times after breaking many other's brackets on his N/A Coyote car - and has ended up relying on these brackets, as well.
JD Coon will be hitting these brackets hard this year with his 1000+RWHP GT500 in NMRA Renegade....I could go on forever, but I'll save it. I can assure you, if there is a car out there "exceeding the norm", there is a solid chance it features these brackets
Now - let's look behind the scenes at our relocation brackets.
Our relocation brackets are laser-cut, then CNC Formed. This ensures we can retain very precise consistency, each batch at a time. After inspection, they are organized as you see below - Pre Fab:
As stated above, we sell a lot of these. In order to keep up with demand, we build extremely large batches.
We have two people weld these. One person does the passenger side, and another does the driver-side.
This is James tig-welding the passenger side inner LCA Pads to the formed bracket:
This is Jesse, tig welding the same pads on the driver-side brackets:
(They want to know who's welds look better? Let me know!)
I decided to grab a pair, to get some close-ups before the back-strap is welded on.
cheers
