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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 09:54 AM
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9 bolt torque arm?

Is the torque arm any diffrent for the 9 bolt rear the only reason I ask is every one I look at says it fits the 10 bolt I am sure they are the same but that is my next purchase so thought I would ask and for a daily driver and limited strip time car is the adjustable arm worth the money?
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 10:20 AM
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Re: 9 bolt torque arm?

do a search..there is a member on here i forget his name...the edelbrock torque arm can fit on the 9 bolt rear, but you have to shave something off of it to work....he says it works fine. i was going to do that but i am getting a lt1 rear end in my car so i am just waiting until i put that in there.
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 05:05 PM
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Re: 9 bolt torque arm?

The torque arms are the same for both 9-bolts and 10-bolts. The only difference is the early thirdgen years have a torque arm facing a different direction than the later thirdgen years. That is fixed with a torque arm mount swap.
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 05:30 AM
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Re: 9 bolt torque arm?

Originally Posted by 89formula350b2l
the edelbrock torque arm can fit on the 9 bolt rear, but you have to shave something off of it to work...
Another member and I went through this a couple of years or so ago. The Edelbrock fit my 10-bolt without a hitch. He was forced to slightly modifiy his at the axel end in order for it to fit:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tran...questions.html

Here's a pic Synapsis took:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/atta...quearm-end.jpg

My "guess" is that the OE piece is curved to accomodate both 9- and 10-bolt rears.

JamesC

Last edited by JamesC; Sep 10, 2007 at 07:08 AM.
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