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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 03:00 PM
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If i get a UMI or BMR non adjustable torque arm for my lowered car would it help any? my car is lowred on stranos and i was reading the pinion angle on these TA's are for stock height cars. So what would happen if i put the TA on my lowered car? Will i gain or lose anything? I dont like messing with adjustable stuff so i prefer the non-adjustable TA. bolt on and go!!
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 03:45 PM
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the adjustable torque arms arent hard to adjust. it just takes a tad of patience. the one i have from bmr even came with a little magnetic angle finder
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by MuscleCarZ28
If i get a UMI or BMR non adjustable torque arm for my lowered car would it help any? my car is lowred on stranos and i was reading the pinion angle on these TA's are for stock height cars. So what would happen if i put the TA on my lowered car? Will i gain or lose anything? I dont like messing with adjustable stuff so i prefer the non-adjustable TA. bolt on and go!!
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just get the non adjustable, itll work just fine and its almost half the price
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 07:47 PM
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Get the adjustable or keep the stocker.
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 08:27 PM
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I would get the adjustable version especially since you are lowered.
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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so i wont gain nothing if i get the non-adjustable TA?
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 10:59 PM
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I don't think there is anything wrong with going non-adjustable...... you are still getting a much stiffer TA, and flex in TA's doesn't plant the axle as well. You'd have no issue with running an non-adjustable on your car with my springs, after all your stock one isn't adjustable and that's not a problem.

Adjusting a TA isn't real difficult, but it's not for everyone, and I can't say you gain tons with the little bit of pinion angle you can run before you can't go further because of binding u-joints. I think the stiffer, stronger part is much more important.

If we can help you out with a UMI TA, (both the adjustables and non-adjust are on my website) just let me know.
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