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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 08:56 PM
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I know same old thing. The car a part but what is the best torque arm . Tunnel mount or tran mount. Need to know so l can order one. Thanks
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 09:04 PM
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what are you gonna use the car for?
Power level?
Transmission type?
rear end type?

this would help you get a better answer.
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 09:15 PM
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I have a short style UMI black adjustable I will sell... Just pulled it off the car to install my Fab M9.
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 09:21 PM
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I'd do the trans mount. The tunnel mounts make more noise and limit your exhaust options.

If you are worried about your trans tailshaft, you can get a trans relo crossmember that allows for trans mounted TAs to work. It also beefs up the rear trans mount. That's costly though.
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 09:34 PM
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I couldn't hear or feel any different between my short/full that I swapped on today.
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For a street car a long style T/A is best. A short arm will cause brake hop under hard braking because of the short leverage point.

The relocation crossmember allows you to change your I/C which helps when you launch. You can move it all the way up and not have any adverse effects.

I have the UMI long T/A with the relocation crossmember and I love it.
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Old Jul 16, 2013 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by LilJayV10
For a street car a long style T/A is best. A short arm will cause brake hop under hard braking because of the short leverage point.

The relocation crossmember allows you to change your I/C which helps when you launch. You can move it all the way up and not have any adverse effects.

I have the UMI long T/A with the relocation crossmember and I love it.
I had zero braking issues.

I'm not saying this to sell my TA either.. I'm saying this as my experience with a short TA.

I drove it for 2 months and would have never known it was a short arm unless I knew it was there.
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Old Jul 17, 2013 | 05:06 AM
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It has 450 rwhp. It m6 stock rear with 4.11 lower an the bolt on rear end parts.l would like to ho autocrossing with it an littel down the stripe. Thank for the help
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Originally Posted by Richard Schmidt
It has 450 rwhp. It m6 stock rear with 4.11 lower an the bolt on rear end parts.l would like to ho autocrossing with it an littel down the stripe. Thank for the help
With what you are trying to do I would run a full length torque arm along with a torque arm relocation crossmember. Here are the exact parts I would recommend:

BMR full length adjustable torque arm (TA001)


BMR T56 torque arm relocation crossmember (TCC006)


Definitely stay away from the short style torque arms because they will induce brake hop under very hard braking and that is not going to be something you are going to want to mess with while autocrossing.

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Originally Posted by Richard Schmidt
It has 450 rwhp. It m6 stock rear with 4.11 lower an the bolt on rear end parts.l would like to ho autocrossing with it an littel down the stripe. Thank for the help
Hello, I definitely recommend a longer transmission mounted torque arm if you are looking to do some autoxing. The relocation kits are a great idea as well but I feel you could get away with out it and could always add it at a later date (this keeps the cost down)

If you are interested in some pricing I can point in the direction of a stocking UMI dealer with great pricing.

Also if you have any questions we are happy to help.

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