TJ Chapman

i am looking to buy an aftermarket torque arm. i think of all the suspension upgrades ill someday have and this one seems most important for now. what i want to know is which one and tunnel or trans mounted. i only have exhaust and fast toys ram air ordered. but i want to work on the drivetrain and suspension for a while after that. and think i might as well get a ds loop while im at it. i have factory y-pipe and manifolds but someday will have probably slp or qtp headers and ory. is there an arm i can get that i wont have to switch out later? my idea is the SLP adjustable (which is transmounted i believe) then just use my spohn tunnel brace d/s loop i have sitting around from my old car. is that worth it or are tunnel brace mounted arms much better?

slomarao

i would go bmr or spohn. Not to bash slp but i think their stuff is junk (well most of it). Bmr and spohn and both focused on f body suspensions, or suspensions in general.

mzgp5x

I have a RandomTech T_Arm. It is adjustable for selection of pinion angle. Since I am setup for road type, I run about -1 to -1.5 degrees. Also, the Random has a round bushing which allows for less stress on the trans bushing on high cornering applications. Some drag type T_Arms are specifically made for straight line application and may not work well for heavy cornering. Depnds on your car configuration and application.

TJ Chapman

so both of yours are transmounted? u have stock ypipe?

semi serious

I'm very happy with the Spohn products. I have several of their products including a pinion adjustable torque arm for a ford 9" and a power glide tranny in my '87. They have several models and are of very good quality. I have also found the sales dept to be very helpful. I will be buying more of their cool stuff.

TJ Chapman

yea they have nice stuff.im looking now and thinking the spohn adjustable tunnelbrace mounted version. this one is said to give all-around traction (cornering launching ect) and it seems to make sense to get the LT header version even tho ill have stock y for a while still and get a front d/s loop (both to prepare for future) does this sound like it would work?

Z-RATED94

Is the car lowered at all? Mine is, I have the Spohn tunnel mounted with the straight crossbrace and my Pacesetter Y barely fits through but clears. Your results may vary!!

TJ Chapman

no mine is not lowerd but maybe down the line yes but il worry bout that then, so u bought the one for stock ypipes and the pacesetter fit?

Z-RATED94

Yes. You really don't want to lower the car with the cross-brace that has the dip. Unless each and every road around your area is perfect. That includes speed bumps. Even mine drag slightly once, pissed me off.