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Dec 22, 2008 | 12:01 PM

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UMI about Torque Arms

hi
i want to order Torque Arms
.. but i don't know which one is better for me
in the future i'm planning for TH400 + 12bolt
my mod

see my sig

Dec 22, 2008 | 12:09 PM

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I snapped my umi torque arm, when my car was only a bolt on lt1

Dec 22, 2008 | 12:13 PM

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I have the one that is Tunnel Brace mounted..

Dec 22, 2008 | 12:33 PM

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i lik that torque arm i think its gonna be the one i use i no im goin with there front suspension package so i think ill stick with them and get the rest there to

Dec 22, 2008 | 01:33 PM

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BMR extreme duty or the madman. you will never need to buy another one.

Dec 22, 2008 | 03:03 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by camaro_best

hi
i want to order Torque Arms
.. but i don't know which one is better for me
in the future i'm planning for TH400 + 12bolt
my mod

see my sig

I do not offer a tunnel mounted style torque arm but I do offer a full length torque arm with a torque arm relocation bracket. Both are on Sale till Xmas!!

Let me know if you have any questions

Dec 22, 2008 | 03:32 PM

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BMR extreme duty or the madman. you will never need to buy another one.

I'd only recommend those if it's a flat out drag car.

if it's a weekend toy that will visit the track, i'd say go w/ spohn.

but that's just through my personal experience

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Dec 22, 2008 | 03:43 PM

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ive seen a few UMI T/A snap ...BMR here

Dec 22, 2008 | 04:22 PM

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i have only seen the first design UMI's break. which ones have you guys seen break?

Dec 22, 2008 | 05:05 PM

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Nice stuff. Unfortunately both of those I have installed we had to cut the DS loop off to get it to fit

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I have the one that is Tunnel Brace mounted..

Dec 22, 2008 | 06:38 PM

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Nice stuff. Unfortunately both of those I have installed we had to cut the DS loop off to get it to fit

what was the driveshaft loop hitting?? I've installed two of them, and didn't have any issues with fitment.

and yes, the torque arm i broke was the earlier design.

If I could do it all over again, and did a little research, I would of bought a spohn one.... it's lighter, the welds don't break, and you can adjust the overal length of the torque arm.... making it as short as possible

Dec 22, 2008 | 07:56 PM

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I have seen almost all tq arms break all for different reasons. I broke a track pack BMR, and swore never again would I buy parts I could make myself.... My 4130 one hasnt broken yet... I Know of 1 spohn, and 2 bmr's that have broken locally....

Dec 22, 2008 | 08:23 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by danhr

I'd only recommend those if it's a flat out drag car.

if it's a weekend toy that will visit the track, i'd say go w/ spohn.

but that's just through my personal experience

i figured if he was going with a th400 and a 12 bolt, he might as well get a bullet proof torque arm to go with. if he wasnt planning the trans and the rear then i would say there is no reason for a torque arm like.

Dec 22, 2008 | 10:48 PM

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The old umi T/Q arm is the one that snap's and they updated them cuz of the snaping. I know i snaped mine

UMI is a good vendor and they backup there stuff. after i broke mine there was a new one on the car in 3day's.

Dec 23, 2008 | 06:47 AM

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I would either recommend the BMR Extreme duty or ours. I have tuned alot of suspensions on the 4th gen f-bodies and I wont use any others.

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Dec 23, 2008 | 06:53 AM

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Is the UMI torque arm still the only one that will fit with TSP duals?

Dec 23, 2008 | 08:48 AM

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I snapped my umi torque arm, when my car was only a bolt on lt1

We have actually only had a few break out of thousands of torque arms... the ones that did break were a older design from years ago and the issue has been corrected. Also all customers that contacted us regarding there broken torque arms were replaced free of charge with a new design...

Dec 25, 2008 | 05:11 PM

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UMI Performance on both of my 'birds...one a body mount & one a full-length. No complaints here.

Dec 25, 2008 | 07:32 PM

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My friend broke the newest design UMI tunnel mount torque arm but they sent him a new one for free.. which was nice of them. Then i saw the one with the cracks on the cross member and that was kinda discouraging. Every time i race my car, im scared that the torque arm will come through the shifter! haha jk

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