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deadtrend1 12-02-2008 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER (Post 517767)
.............I think everyone should make a good torque arm their first chassis upgrade. It makes the biggest difference of any chassis part on any 3rd or 4th gen.

-Tim

yeup. I got the spohn LT style one on my LT1 with the DS loop. Little more noise since its hard mounted, and lose a little ground clearance but not much.

LTb1ow 12-03-2008 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by WildBillyT (Post 517766)
Do you still have the stock 10 bolt?

Yes, and I think I will get a TA after the holiday shopping is done as a gift to myself. :lol:

sweetbmxrider 12-03-2008 04:58 PM

see i already got gifts for myself. a panhard bar and subframe connectors and a poly trans mount. then after the holidays ill get more!

LTb1ow 12-03-2008 05:01 PM

Already got those, panhard bar is in the trunk...

sweetbmxrider 12-03-2008 05:25 PM

adjustable with spherical rod ends? oh yeah! wait, it goes in the trunk?

LTb1ow 12-03-2008 07:39 PM

The panhard bar. I bought it used, and took one look at the stock bolts, figured we would break em, and haven't gotten around to getting ARP ones yet...

qwikz28 12-03-2008 11:25 PM

timmy. i heard that the shorter torque arm hurts handling. is there any truth to this?

Savage_Messiah 12-04-2008 02:01 AM

I also heard that with a chassis mount TA, SFC's are nearly a requisite due to extra stress on the body. Anyone know anything bout that?

LTb1ow 12-04-2008 11:33 AM

375 shipped for a chassis mount UMI TA.... good deal?

qwikz28 12-04-2008 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Shownomercy (Post 518724)
375 shipped for a chassis mount UMI TA.... good deal?

umiperformance.com and one of our sponsors (JSPerformance) is a dealer for them so if you want a deal or need installation, he is the guy to see

BonzoHansen 12-04-2008 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage_Messiah (Post 518635)
I also heard that with a chassis mount TA, SFC's are nearly a requisite due to extra stress on the body. Anyone know anything bout that?

SFCs are required if you've done nothing else....

LTb1ow 12-04-2008 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by qwikz28 (Post 518776)
umiperformance.com and one of our sponsors (JSPerformance) is a dealer for them so if you want a deal or need installation, he is the guy to see

I will shoot him a PM.

NJSPEEDER 12-04-2008 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwikz28 (Post 518604)
timmy. i heard that the shorter torque arm hurts handling. is there any truth to this?

I like the way that the shorter torque arm works. You can be more aggressive with the throttle and it makes the car trail brake at entry much much better. I have heard people talk about getting on throttle understeer with the shorter version, but I have never seen it discussed as something that an adjustment in driving couldn't solve. Basically throttle control solves all :drive:

198esp1 12-05-2008 11:24 PM

the problem with the short arm has a lot to do with brake hop, the short arm increases antisquat that dends to increase brake hop. on the throttle the short arm will cause mid turn push plus the chassis mount holes have a habit to crack the floor pan(not design to handle the forces in braking) I dont think any body on frrax would tell you a short chassis mount t/a was a good ideal.in a autox/rr application only short arm T/a i would use is the unbalanced decoupled and the main benifit of that arm is the decoupling when braking (turns the short arm into a longer than stock arm)

sweetbmxrider 12-06-2008 10:03 AM

you have any more info on the decoupling torque arm? nice car btw


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