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#5
No it will not. Does it have a torque arm mount NO.
It's similiar to the older mustang set up with upper/lower control arms and even those guys have made a kit to adapt a torque arm like an f body has, to get rid of the upper control arms. They do this because the TA design works better. In case you were thinking of adapting upper control arms to your f body---bad idea.
It's similiar to the older mustang set up with upper/lower control arms and even those guys have made a kit to adapt a torque arm like an f body has, to get rid of the upper control arms. They do this because the TA design works better. In case you were thinking of adapting upper control arms to your f body---bad idea.
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Sure it will work after you spend thousands to chop it to the correct length, get the brake backing plates welded onto it, and get the mounts to bolt f-body suspension all fabricated for it. So basically its not worth it. Leave the GN rearend on the GN.
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Or how about good luck getting someone to offer a cover like that with a matching TA to bolt in the f-bodies.
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A similar aluminum cover would be difficult to make yes, but I wouldn't think that a steel cover similar in style to the GNX would be all that difficult to design or make. Just design it so that it puts the TA on the driver's side of the axle. Then make the mount similar to the 9" TA mounts. Then you have a bolt-on solution to the torque arm problem of a 8.5" 10-bolt. Now we just have to find someone with the fabricating and welding skills to try to make one.
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And if you READ the link I posted either here, or in the other duplicate thread of this one, you will see that this company rents the fixture to position all the brackets onto a bare rear housing. And you will also see actual pictures of the torque arm, and the real part is not as big as the one in the diagram above.
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I've been looking at this scenario for over a year now.
The forward end of the GNX torque arm connects to a bolted-in subframe member added to the standard GNs'.
The custom truck air suspension market uses brackets that mount to the rearend cover bolts.The brackets,at this point,are only available as part of a kit.
The forward end of the GNX torque arm connects to a bolted-in subframe member added to the standard GNs'.
The custom truck air suspension market uses brackets that mount to the rearend cover bolts.The brackets,at this point,are only available as part of a kit.