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Old Aug 27, 2023 | 03:15 PM
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Torque arm delete

Is it safe to delete torque arm ?
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Old Aug 27, 2023 | 03:15 PM
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Old Aug 27, 2023 | 04:05 PM
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Re: Torque arm delete

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Is it safe to delete torque arm ?
Yes.

But only if you are willing to spend about $10,000 redoing the entire suspension system on the car.
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Old Aug 28, 2023 | 01:59 AM
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Re: Torque arm delete

lmao
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Old Aug 28, 2023 | 10:15 PM
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Re: Torque arm delete

The front of the diff will rotate up a bit as soon as you go in gear and move forward, then the driveshaft will immediately come off the pinion and drag on the ground.
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Old Aug 29, 2023 | 01:09 AM
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Detroit speed will hook you up buddy
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Old Aug 29, 2023 | 07:31 AM
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Re: Torque arm delete

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Is it safe to delete torque arm ?
No.

This thread reminds of the one a couple months ago where the poster asked about lowering his 3rd gen by deleting the coil springs entirely.



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