Mine looks like one in picture from Yank's website.

I think it might be hard to see the top with it mount in the trans tunnel... or he could have the TA in the upper holes.

 

The Spohn is the answer to torque arms IMO.

Josh S.

 

To answer all the questions in one post I'm not gonna quote anyone.

I have the NT555R II's on the front. They are the same thing has the drag radial but have better treadwear and a stiffer sidewall, making them legal for SCCA use.

I have the 6spd version of the crossmember, so I don't have the upper mounting holes for transmission angle adjustment. The extra holes are meant for 4l60E's with a transbrake to correct help combat pinion angle problems due to the tranny movement during a launch, which trying to use a transbrake on a 4l60e would be a big waste of time and money IMO

Also I have owned 2 versions of the short style spohn torque arm and It vibrates like a son of a bitch when you set the pinion angle at anything other than 0 and cruise at a speed above 65mph. You'd think the whole car was gonna fall apart. I went through 3 driveshafts before I realized that my whole problem was the torque arm. So I ordered another one (new design and this time chrome-moly one) and it did the same thing. I do ALOT of street/highway driving in my car and it's annoying as hell to have my center console vibrating like all hell rattling everything in constantly while driving, Not to mention passengers think the car is gonna fall apart.

I switched to a full length torque arm (better weight transfer) and I got the yank crossmember so I don't have to worry about snaping a tailshaft.

The car now with an ES tranny mount and a Prothane Torque arm mount with a FULL LENGTH chrome-moly Spohn torque arm and it drives like stock as far as the category of vibrations go. I can cruise at 100mph and it's a smooth as can be. Not to mention my car hooks ALOT better.

 

I have it. My observations:

1) Had to cut off part of my torque arm to make it fit. Mike tells me that is no longer required as they changed the design a bit. It looks like it has been fixed from the picture. He also mentioned that they have trimmed some excess weight off the piece, another improvement.
2) I had a noticable increase in noise (especially gear shift thuds) transmitted into the cabin and a slight increase in vibration. I have used a little bit of rubber to help reduce it.
3) The car is more planted on the street and is easier to launch. I don't think there has been any measurable change in 60' time when launching on ET Streets on a well prepped track.
4) I could see the stress on my tranny from using the stock mounting location and I like knowing that my tranny is no longer absorbing that stress.
5) With my 3.5" I-pipe and cut-out, use of a spohn style TA would be a PIA. Therefore this was a very good solution for me.

 

ill be ordering this x member for my transam within the next couple weeks. i have a spohn short TA on my 93z and i have to agree on the vibration, it is unbearable. i put a dennys n20ready ds on and it helped a lil but still very annoying. i checked the pinion angle and the short bolts on the rear constantly. im going for the longer spohn and the x member this time on the transam.

 

When did he change the design cause I got my right before xmas and I had to do that or cut the x-member, I cut the x-member.

I also have a 4" I-pipe all the way back

 

We were discussing things in general and he told me that he had changed the design. I assumed that what he told me was currently in production, but I didn't ask about the specific date. I told him a year ago about the fitment issue.

4" is HUUUGE. I have a custom 3" Y-pipe feeding into the I-pipe. I stayed with 3.5" because of space and I can use a QTEC with it.