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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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i see that UMI makes a crossmember kit to transfer your torque arm from the tail of an M6 onto their crossmember. i was curious if anybody out there has successfully fabricated some sort of mount onto the stock crossmember to do pretty much the same thing for alot less money. i think their product looks top notch but i have just dumped about 4 grand or so into this car in the past 2 months and i'm trying to save as much money as possible. i think i'm going to give it a try when i get back home. thanks.
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 04:23 PM
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anybody have any suggestions, i think i can make it work...i'll have to look at it up close.
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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I would like to see one that sandwiches between the trans
and the trans mount (1/4" longer bolts) so the trans mass and
the rubber keep the vibration down, but keep the torque off
the side of the tailhousing. How to make an L shape strong /
stiff enough for the several hundred pounds of torque arm end
force, is the trick. Maybe there is room for some ribs & gussets.
You would have to shim down the cropssmember by the same
thickness at the outboard mount-points but that's easy.
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 04:39 PM
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yeah that'd probably be the best bet to make everything lock together. i'm going to find some pics of that area right now and do some research. thanks man.
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