Aftermarket Torque arm users.....

[WMCCjames]

Going to be getting an adjustable torque arm...probably UMI when I get my new rear end. So the question is.....trans mounted or chassis mounted. They say you get alot of road noise/vibration with the chassis mounted one, which is not cool for my car cause it spends 99.9% of it's time on the street. Anyone here running a quiet chassis mounted torque arm?

[MattODoom]

Decoupled torque arm James, you know you want to.

[WMCCjames]

Decoupled torque arm James, you know you want to.

No I don't.

[ITSSLOW]

Going to be getting an adjustable torque arm...probably UMI when I get my new rear end. So the question is.....trans mounted or chassis mounted. They say you get alot of road noise/vibration with the chassis mounted one, which is not cool for my car cause it spends 99.9% of it's time on the street. Anyone here running a quiet chassis mounted torque arm?

I don't know anyone using an aftermarket unit on a 3rd gen but I've heard the same thing about road noise with a chassis mounted unit.

[WMCCjames]

3rd and 4thgen's are the same unit.

[ITSSLOW]

3rd and 4thgen's are the same unit.

Oh.... I know a few guys running aftermarket TAs on 4th gens and all are UMI pieces. Haven't heard anyone ***** about them yet.

[1BADAIR]

depends on what you want to do. A short arm(chassis) will hook much better. If you drive, roadrace or X cross get a full length. A short arm can and will cause wheel hop under severe braking but it the best way to go for drag racing

[scholtmj]

This is a pretty cool site: http://www.xse.com/leres/ss/t-arm.html

Somewhere in there I've read he was getting a clunk when he had the chassis mounted T-Arm installed.

If a trans. mounted T-Arm is good enough for Phase III GMMG Camaros, I'd feel safe using one with my little motor.

[SS4Matt]

well i used to have a BMR trans mount TA, it was pretty loud with the road noise...i now have a chassis mount S and W piece and i think it's quieter. i don't think either one or the other is all that much different though

[JoeliusZ28]

well i used to have a BMR trans mount TA, it was pretty loud with the road noise...i now have a chassis mount S and W piece and i think it's quieter. i don't think either one or the other is all that much different though

thats interesting... im wondering if chasis mount noise is as mythical as poly trans mounts causing vibration - if anything my car has less vibration after switching from a brand new LS1 mount. Ive not felt one vibration yet.

[WMCCjames]

Yeah, I will definately be using a full length arm no matter what. Short arms are not for me. I am most likey doing a trans mount design, they say you don't really have to worry about breaking the tailshaft until your 60ft's get down into the 1.5 range.

I was set on UMI but I looked at the BMR arm and like it a little better due to the snout design.

[badzboy11]

I run a spohn chassis mount arm on my 97. I have a chromoly rod end and does have some noise when beating on the car but I think it is due to the chromoly end.

[cjmatt]

yeah ive got the chassis mounted one as well, it doesnt seem very loud to me at all. It would clunk and i had vibes initially, but i needed to tune in the angles a bit

[DanO]

For vehicle dynamics sake, get the long one!!

Also, something to think about is to have a round tube as the end and insert a grease fitting. This will allow it to twist in the bushing as the car rolls. If you just have a poly mount it wont allow the torque arm to slip and this will put a bending/twisting load on the torque arm

[scholtmj]

For vehicle dynamics sake, get the long one!!

Also, something to think about is to have a round tube as the end and insert a grease fitting. This will allow it to twist in the bushing as the car rolls. If you just have a poly mount it wont allow the torque arm to slip and this will put a bending/twisting load on the torque arm

I have a BMR T.A. and it came with a big tube of synthetic grease for such an application. I've had it out a couple times since I installed it and the gease is still there so I think a fitting would be over-kill.