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Old 05-13-2012, 09:59 AM
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if all i want to do is go low 7's or possibly high 6s.will an aftermarket tranny mounted torque arm be sufficient? or should i get one that mounts to the crossmember?
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read the sticky.going with a short one that mounts to chassis.weld in a dedicated crossmember just for TA support.
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Even on stock power, YOU NEED to get that arm off your trans.. Period. that was a bad Idea on Gms part..
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you mean in 1/8 mile right?
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HAHA! yeah man, 1/8th mile. im not that serious of a racer.just wanna go low 7s or high 6s in the 1/8th mile.ive never evan ran the quarter.(we dont have one around here)
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Yea, like others have said crossmember mounted should have been factory.
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Body mounted arm works great in your power range. Check out the one MWC makes here...works great on street and track and is priced very affordable. Comes in a powdercoated finish and includes a driveshaft loop at no extra cost.

http://www.midwestchassis.com/torque-arms.html
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I run lower 7's on the stock tq arm. I haven't wanted to change becuase of the noise people have said the aftermarket arms make.
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Originally Posted by HioSSilver
I run lower 7's on the stock tq arm. I haven't wanted to change becuase of the noise people have said the aftermarket arms make.
Mainly with the short Arm. I run a BMR full length with a remote mount cross member and its not any louder then stock. I was running 7.20s at that time.
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I run the Madman Extreme Chromoly chassis mounted(dedicated tq. arm mount) with the slider nose on mine.

Love it wouldn't use any other.

I had a solid mounted spohn with a body mount and fixed clam shell nose and it clunked more than this rod ended solid mount does I have now.
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I'm in the lower/mid 7's on the stock torque arm.




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