Tunnel mount Torque Arms?
03-31-2010, 07:39 PM
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Tunnel mount Torque Arms? Need to upgrade my torque arm. Looking at the tunnel mount and the relocation mount. What is everybody's thoughts. I drag race and stree race, Car is not a monster but do need to upgrade on the torque arm. What is the noise difference on these 2 setups (either one of these make alot of noise and if so how much) and which name brand do yall like the most. Thanks.
04-01-2010, 07:16 AM
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Great to hear! And thanks again for choosing UMI Performance.
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Need to upgrade my torque arm. Looking at the tunnel mount and the relocation mount. What is everybody's thoughts. I drag race and stree race, Car is not a monster but do need to upgrade on the torque arm. What is the noise difference on these 2 setups (either one of these make alot of noise and if so how much) and which name brand do yall like the most. Thanks.
Seeing how the vehicle is a street car I would suggest going with a full length adjustable arm with a relocation cross member to maintain a stock ride quality. But still allows you to adjust your pinion angle and also get the arm off of the rear of the transmission to eliminate any breaking issues that can occur. Below is a link to show you what all we have to offer.
http://www.umiperformance.com/catalo...2t21sdf25l8h60
http://www.umiperformance.com/catalo...2t21sdf25l8h60
Don't get me wrong our tunnel mounted torque arms are bullet proof. But seeing how the cross-member it under the front seats you might hear the weight transferring every now and then. But in the end if you want a torque arm that you will never grow out of then a tunnel mounted version is the way to go. Below is a link to show you what all styles of tunnel mounted arms we have to offer.
http://www.umiperformance.com/catalo...2t21sdf25l8h60
If you have any other questions feel free to ask.
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Brad
04-01-2010, 07:30 AM
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I've got that exact UMI set up on my A4 works great! And for that question about why not just save the money and bolt it to the transmission-that's what my tight *** did and after 4 dyno pulls i was stuck about 3 hours from home looking 4 a tail shaft
that torque arm, 3inch drive shaft, drag radials, bolt on's =10sec street car no noise rides great
that torque arm, 3inch drive shaft, drag radials, bolt on's =10sec street car no noise rides great
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04-01-2010, 03:16 PM
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I've got that exact UMI set up on my A4 works great! And for that question about why not just save the money and bolt it to the transmission-that's what my tight *** did and after 4 dyno pulls i was stuck about 3 hours from home looking 4 a tail shaft
that torque arm, 3inch drive shaft, drag radials, bolt on's =10sec street car no noise rides great
that torque arm, 3inch drive shaft, drag radials, bolt on's =10sec street car no noise rides great
04-01-2010, 06:36 PM
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yes i have the same set up as in the pics (the relocation cross member). had it bolted in the stock location and broke the tailshaft during dyno tunning.Got the UMI relocation cross member no trouble sence. Quit- no noise-works great
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04-04-2010, 05:10 PM
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Really, I haven't really heard anybody complain about the relocation. And the 6500 launch. I don't have to worry about that, I have an auto car with converter so I don't leave that hard.
04-04-2010, 07:05 PM
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i have a midwest tunnel mount i just installed. i like it a lot. no additional noise at all, multiple adjustments and includes a ds loop. also the car feels much more planted at triple digit speeds
note though, not for the faint of heart if you have a moser 9".
note though, not for the faint of heart if you have a moser 9".
04-04-2010, 10:38 PM
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I'm running a BMR adjustable mounted to my trans and i have NO complaints it drives good and has planted my rear end and i can launch a little better.
I would like to relocate it but i am not putting down a whole lot of power so i dont think ill be breaking any tail shafts any time soon. All my car dose is spin like crazy when i launch.
I would like to relocate it but i am not putting down a whole lot of power so i dont think ill be breaking any tail shafts any time soon. All my car dose is spin like crazy when i launch.
04-06-2010, 03:25 PM
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I too have a MWC Fab 9" with tunnel mount tq arm. I did get the hyme joints in place of the prothane bushings. There is a little noise with weight transfer. Only thing that kinda sux is trying to run exhaust around a transmission crossmember and then the tq arm/ds loop crossmember. Reason I'm going to due a custom Y-pipe in a week.
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I want to get a new torque arm this summer. A friend of mine installed a tunnel mount TA sometime last year, and he listened to complaints of noise and banging from a lot of people, but he swears up and down that there is none whatsoever, and he thanks his proper adjustments for it. I think everyone with noise problems just need to double check their adjustments. I plan to get a tunnel mount after his experience.
