ya uh, i keep hearing about these torque arms? i have lower control arms and a panhard andi know what they do.......

but what is a torque arm? cheap? effecive? ya should i get one for better traction? k sweet sounds good..... thanks
nick

 

It's the "arm" going along side the driveshaft from the axle housing to the transmission. You already have one stock. Aftermarket ones are not really required. Look under the car and look for the arm coming off the housing going towards the front of the car.

 

I've been wondering about that torque arm, too......
I mean, I know what it is, and the function it serves but I am still on the fence about it. I feel like I have properly lowered my rear suspension; I have Eibach Sportline Springs, BMR LCA's, Relocation brackets, PHR, and Bilstein HD's. The only part of the rear suspension that hasn't been touched is the torque arm and I notice since all the other stuff has been put in I have no wheel hop, but when I take off real hard I hear some real hard flexing noises and the only thing I can think of is that there could be flex with the torque arm or that my pinion angle is off since the car is so low? I know an adjustible torque arm would help both, so someone please help me out!!!!!! What do you think? Is it worth it considering the set up I have?

 

i feel like even a bone stock camaro needs a tq arm,the factory ones are crap.

 

I wouldn't spend the money unless you are drag racing and hooking up well. But if you do get one, get the longer mounting bolts from Spohn. The stock bolts are barely long enough and the nuts can come loose and fall off

 

Bud, it is nice to see someone from Sacramento
What are the best Torque arms? I really like the BMR stuff I have, but a lot of the boards say Spohn is good stuff too. It seems the preference is towards tunnel mounted braces and not the shaft mounted ones. I have also heard the Shaft mount is alright if you are running a stock engine. I do plan on running a 150 shot of spray sometime soon, but I want to know what the prefences are between BMR and Spohn and the shaft/tunnel brace mounts. Please help! I will take your advice on what bolts to use though, thanks

 

I like the Spohn components...... very high quality.

 

Any other preferences/recomendations out there guys? Don't be afraid to post!!!!!!

 

another vote for Sphon. Here's mine...

 

I've had TWO different Spohn torque arms and have been running Spohn stuff since 1999. I guess that makes me one of his first customers.

Anyway, I just removed my T56 retrofit torque arm assembly and upgraded to this:


It's a fully decoupled torque arm that lets you separate the instant centers for acceleration and braking. Essentially you can tune the suspension for maximum acceleration while maintaining maximum braking without wheelhop. Because it's much shorter it gets me more clearance for my Hooker long tube headers. It's also supposed to be a great road racing piece as well as a strong dragrace piece. There's no rod ends to work loose or rattle either, which is a BIG plus! Pinion angle is adjusted with shims.

It's from this company, an up & coming engineering house if he can survive the rigors of new product introduction with little to no advertising budget:
http://www.unbalancedengineering.com

I'm supposed to be the very first third-gen in the nation to get outfitted with this design. I have to fabricate and weld in some crossbrace body mounts like the fourth-gen cars, since this is a fourth-gen piece.

 

I have the Spohn transmission mounted torque arm. Very nice quality construction. I would certainly recommend it if you are looking for a trans. mounted arm.
Here's a pic:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/buds93...20.jpg&.src=ph

 

Thanks guys, the info everyone gave is great !

So I was just wondering...how hard is it to adjust pinion angle on one of these Arms? Do you have to be on a level surface, etc? any info is appriciated!

 

Its not hard to adjust pinion angle and I don't see why a level surface would be necessary. I did mine with the rear tires on ramps. What you are doing is adjusting the angle between the driveshaft and the pinion gear. The levelness of the car is not a factor.