No Torque Arm Setup - with ET Streets
03-17-2004, 08:29 AM
#21
Originally Posted by RyanJ
Thats how Madman recommends using the Z bars...interesting. So with the Lakewood setup, what is to stop your rear from moving around?
I was really hoping my logic was correct.With the original setup, right out of the box, the Lakewood is NOT strong enough to handle this job. You need to beef it up, and you need to weld the brackets in. Once I did that, it got a whole lot better.
One thought I had while installing, I think I could actually use a longer lower bar and weld it straight to the chassis in front of the LCA (there is room!). That would give me a longer lower bar, and act more like a true 4 bar setup, but it would have to be a strong bar.
03-20-2004, 01:19 PM
#26
Originally Posted by GrannySShifting
Are therre any cars runnign somethign like this that are launching good?
03-22-2004, 04:06 PM
#27
I ruin the end of films...
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The first gen SSM bars were similar to what you did. You could run them w/o a torque arm, but they would hit pretty hard (like someone else said). It made running a 9" rear end MUCH easier since you didn't have to make a torque arm mount. 
