Torque Arm --> Xmember

[Captain Morgan]

anyone ever fabricated something to bolt the factory thirdgen torque arm to the factory crossmember? i was thinking about buying some DOM for such a task rather than dropping too much money on a spohn unit

[Jessev]

me and dan made something up...twice actually
once for a th400 and once for a super t-10

[Captain Morgan]

probably just going to get some 3/8" mild steel, drill two holes and bolt with grade 8s, weld a flange perpendicularly and bolt to the Xmember, and add a diagonal brace

[Jessev]

ya we had to reinforce the crossmember with a good piece of vertical steel (welded on perpendicular to crossmember) to stop the torque arm from pulling it down.

[Captain Morgan]

PERPENDICULAR

[Jessev]

not like an X...it would look like a T from the side...or an L

[Captain Morgan]

my fab job is gonna look like a T from the front :azn:

[89vert]

Fab something like this

http://www.bmrfabrication.com/instructions/tp-bottomview.jpg

[Jessev]

hmmm thats pretty nice...isnt it possible to not install a torque arm? y do fbodies have em and nothin else does?

[Captain Morgan]

hmmm thats pretty nice...isnt it possible to not install a torque arm? y do fbodies have em and nothin else does?


No upper control arms
also, later vegas had torqe arms as well, paved the way for the Fbodies design

[89vert]

hmmm thats pretty nice...isnt it possible to not install a torque arm? y do fbodies have em and nothin else does?


it sets pinion angle, also stops the rear end from rolling,

[383TA]

my torque arm rubber mount was all wore out and I got really bad wheel hop, till i replaced it...

[89vert]

my torque arm rubber mount was all wore out and I got really bad wheel hop, till i replaced it...