Custom Torque Arm Mount anyone??
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Re: Custom Torque Arm Mount anyone??
I just ordered a UMI torque arm relocation setup which mounts it to the tranny crossmember. Kinda pricy but I'd rather not bother with more cracked tailshafts.
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Thank man
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Re: Custom Torque Arm Mount anyone??
Buy an aftermarket, tubular, adjustable torque arm. Any brand should have a much better mount attached directly to an aftermarket trans crossmember instead of on the tailshaft housing and may also have a driveshaft loop built into it.
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Re: Custom Torque Arm Mount anyone??
I'll be looking into making one too, very shortly. I've already done most of my conversion from 700r4 to getrag 262. All that's left now is a torque arm mount and the drive shaft.
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Re: Custom Torque Arm Mount anyone??
Nice idea, doubles as a subframe connector, which I also still want to fabricate
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Re: Custom Torque Arm Mount anyone??
With dialing in the length, did you physically experiment with different lengths to find the best balance betweeen traction without wheel hop under braking?
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Re: Custom Torque Arm Mount anyone??
I have the same thing on mine. It's called a jegster tunnel mount shorty tq arm lol. So easy and out of the way. I tied mine into the tunnel support bars of the 8pt roll bar. Stiff as hell. I wouldn't go with any other tq arm for the very reason of leaving the tq arm on and being able to remove the trans. Had mine out like 10 times and never had to remove the tq arm.
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Re: Custom Torque Arm Mount anyone??
So you are saying you have raised and lowered the pivot point of the torque arm until you no longer have wheel hop under hard braking?
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Re: Custom Torque Arm Mount anyone??
Wheek hop under braking? Wheel hop under acceleration is the issue. No, I set the axle on a jacking stand and raised and lowered it through the suspension travel. I simply clamped the upper mount in place and checked the travel on the slider and the change in axle angle near the suspension travel when @ ride height. This way I found the best spot. It really is up poretty high, almost against the floor.
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