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Old 05-28-2010, 10:26 AM
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I'm in the middle of having a 383 LT1 stroker built. My car is pretty much stock other than that and a set of 4.10 gears. I was told I should get a set of SFCs and an aftermarket torque arm. I've been looking into it, and I have no idea what torque arm would be best for me! The car sees a lot of track time, however it's also driven around town on nice days as well. Any suggestions?

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I reccomend an adjustable one like BMR or UMI. Also might want to consider a driveshaft safety loop too.
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That sounds pricey... lol

Trust me, I'm not one of those people who thinks racing is cheap, but I'm in the middle of spending $3000-$4000 on my engine build, and won't have thousands of dollars to drop on a full suspension set up. I wish I could!
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Originally Posted by LadyDriven
That sounds pricey... lol

Trust me, I'm not one of those people who thinks racing is cheap, but I'm in the middle of spending $3000-$4000 on my engine build, and won't have thousands of dollars to drop on a full suspension set up. I wish I could!
MADMAN's stuff is right inline with other companies and his track experience and knowledge is 2nd to NONE
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I wasn't saying Madman would be more expensive, just saying doing the entire set up right now would be
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After all of the research I've done over the years I went with 99% UMI components for every suspension piece under my car (only exception being a Wolfe solid rear swaybar). Top notch stuff at a killer price and the service to back it up. I couldn't be happier with fit, finish, and will have track results soon enough.

Can't say anything about other vendors, but UMI kicks some serious *** in my experience...and a lot of the "other" vendors were significantly more expensive depending on the part.
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Wolfe is another one to look at.
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Ok, long.. short.. ?? I'm not sure which would be best for me
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Originally Posted by 94Z28rag
After all of the research I've done over the years I went with 99% UMI components for every suspension piece under my car (only exception being a Wolfe solid rear swaybar). Top notch stuff at a killer price and the service to back it up. I couldn't be happier with fit, finish, and will have track results soon enough.

Can't say anything about other vendors, but UMI kicks some serious *** in my experience...and a lot of the "other" vendors were significantly more expensive depending on the part.
Hello
Thanks for suggesting UMI Performance! And its great to hear that you are satisfied with the quality and performance of our products. Like mentioned above we do offer a few different versions of torque arms. If you are interested I posted a link below and if you have any other questions feel free to ask.

http://www.umiperformance.com/catalo...ex&cPath=7_115

Thanks Again
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Originally Posted by LadyDriven
Ok, long.. short.. ?? I'm not sure which would be best for me
Hello
I always say if the vehicle sees more on the street and the track. Then I would suggest going with full length arm with a relocation cross member to get the arm off the transmission. And if the vehicle is a strip car or high HP. And you aren't worried about a little noise due to the weight transfer. And want maximum performance I would highly suggest going with a tunnel mounted version due to the shorter arm will allow for the weight transfer faster than a longer arm. So if you have any other questions feel free to ask.
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