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Old 05-16-2010, 12:06 PM
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Well when I bought the car it came with a non ajustable TA whick he said was an old LG peice, it is lowered with the pro-kit, has LCA relocation brackets, BMR LCA, BMR PHB, LG sway bars, bilsteins, BMR SFC's, BMR K-member, BMR upper & lower A-Arms, Should I buy the ajustable torque arm? is it needed? the car seems to drive nice and solid but dont know if will benefit from the new torque arm. IM CONFUSED!!!!!!
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To know for sure, you need to measure the pinon angle. Adj. is probably not needed, but will allow you to set your angle at what you want.
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To know for sure, you need to measure the pinon angle. Adj. is probably not needed, but will allow you to set your angle at what you want.
So what is the angle that I "Want"?
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If the car is lowered you might need on to adjust for the drop. The pinion angle you want to shoot for is -2
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thanks, will check it out.
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Hello
Seeing how you have a non adjustable torque arm. And you have lowering springs. It is hard to say if your pinion angle is going to be -2. For example when we manufactured our non adjustable torque arm. We designed it with -2 degrees built into it at (stock ride height). But if you are looking to fine tune the rear end, I would highly suggest going with a adjustable torque arm to allow you to adjust the pinion angle for best results. But like I mentioned above it is going to be hard to say what the angle is going to be without checking it... and if you aren't getting any vibrations I would say you are ok. If you have any other questions feel free to ask.
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hey guys i had the same quuestion...my car is lowered about 2inches in the front and about 3/4 of an inch in the rear (spring isolator mod with stock springs). do i need an adjustable one? this is a street car but i want to get some traction too




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