Moving a car with the torque arm out...
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Car: 92 T/A 'vert
Engine: Mild .040 over L98 4 bolt mains
Transmission: Mostly stock 700R4, 2600 Vigilante
Axle/Gears: LS1 3.42
Moving a car with the torque arm out...
I have the engine, trans, driveshaft and torque arm out of my 'vert. Of course, now is when the muffler falls off of my daughter's car. Can I push it, by hand, out of the garage and down the driveway and then back in without seriously damaging anything on the rear suspension/axle? I'd really prefer to fix my kid's car in the garage/on the lift than lay out in the driveway. I'm getting too old/fat/lazy for jackstands. 
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Car: 82 TA 87 IZ L98 88 IZ LB9 88 IZ L98
Engine: 5.7TBI 5,7TPI 5.0TPI, 5,7TPI
Transmission: T5, 700R4, T5, 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.08, 3.27, 3.45, 3.27
Re: Moving a car with the torque arm out...
It'll be fine, I moved mine a lot with the engine/tranny and tq arm missing
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Re: Moving a car with the torque arm out...
I drove my up my driveway with the torque arm out, got on it for a second without thinking... bad idea; the torque arm didn't line back up but I made it fit with a BFH.
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Just don't try to stop it using the parking brake. Axle housing twist will be resisted only by the shocks.
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Transmission: Mostly stock 700R4, 2600 Vigilante
Axle/Gears: LS1 3.42
Re: Moving a car with the torque arm out...
OK Thanks!
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Re: Moving a car with the torque arm out...
Could always cut out the floor pan and Fred Flinstone it! Just messing with you man, It shouldn't hurt anything.
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Car: 92 T/A 'vert
Engine: Mild .040 over L98 4 bolt mains
Transmission: Mostly stock 700R4, 2600 Vigilante
Axle/Gears: LS1 3.42
Re: Moving a car with the torque arm out...
Shoemaker but I think it will help:
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