barracuda_440

What one do you have and what exhuast setups do they work with? recomended on hte street? please help as my local mechanic says i should really look into one, but i kno nothing about them

Thanks, Mike

brad8266

iTrader: (23)

I assume you are talking about a tunnel mounted torque arm? these take the beating off of the tailshaft housing on the trans which the trans will appreciate. They should work with most exhaust setups, they may pose an issue if you run a dual setup though. Fine for the street.

barracuda_440

i ahve the TSP duals... im wondering if they will clear it

brad8266

iTrader: (23)

Try it out and let me know since I have duals ran out the back and wanted to get a tunnel mount TA. You can be my guinea pig.

barracuda_440

ha yeah im actually waitin on somone that has used one with the TSP duals. lol

wrencher

iTrader: (2)

I had a spohn G brace mounted torque arm. It made things pretty busy under the car.
You wouldn't be able to fit much under there with one of those.

I now have a alston tunnel mount, that thing give me tons of room under there.
Prolly the most of any torque arm out there.
It bolts up to the tunnel in the floor. But alot of labor to install

ghettocruiser

iTrader: (17)

You can always go totally custom. Granted, my car is an 87....but since you can use a 4th gen torque arm and rear suspension on an 87, this still applys.

I wasnt happy with my spohn crossmember. Exhaust went around it...and was 1" off the ground. I ordered a special crossmember to clear exhaust, but it didnt fit and seemed flimsy.

So....like with most things, if you want them to be exactly how you want, you gotta make it yourself. I used 1x3 tubing, built it to clear pipes under it keeping them up high, and welded the torque arm mount right to the crossmember. Spohn sold me the metal barrel for mounting the torque arm to the x-member....same piece that he uses on his.

Fits great, lots of room, VERY beefy, and it keeps the torque arm off the tailshaft. Which mine was since doing the swap...

Justin



2.5" pipe for reference...I dont see why it wouldnt help run a dual system. You could probably put an crossover right infront of the crossmember, and run the dual pipes down the pass. side of the tunnel. Not sure how most of you guys are runnin duals...never looked into it.