I received quite a bit of input on my last post and was happy to hear many honest responses about upgraded suspension. Now the only question I have is about some parts being bolted on or welded in. I am talking about the torque arms and sub-frame connectors. Which ones should I do? Bolted on or welded in for both the parts? Thanks!
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weld the sub frames. dont know about the torque arm though..no experience with them.....Originally posted by smokin2001Formula
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Thanks for your advice. I will take your advice as I have found out you are very helpful when it comes to the f-body.slp longtube headers, slp y-pipe, high-flow cats, superchips programmer, slp 85mm air sensor, slp loudmouth exhaust, ws6 hood, slp cai, kn air filter, slp high-flow lid, smooth bellows, tb bypass, subframes, lca's, panhard bar, torque arm.Comment
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Just got a set of UMI subframes today. I also vote weld.'95 Trans Am - A4, LE2 heads, LE1 cam, 1.6 ProMags, Comp R's, AS&M CAI, AS&M 54mm, MAC midlengths, Random Tech. cat, Borla cat back, PCMforless, Vigilante 2800, 3.73's, BMR LCAs/panhard/shock tower braceComment
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Are you looking at the torque arm (there is only one torque arm) with regard to how it mounts to the chassis in the front? It's held to the rear axle center section by two large bolts, and attachs to a bracket on the tailshaft of the tranny using a bushing (stock configuration), or A) a bracket that welds to the chassis in the front (BMR), or B) a bracket that bolts in place of the g-load brace (Spohn), or C) a "saddle" that bolts into the driveshaft tunnel (Jegster, etc.). Which one are you looking at?
On the SFC's, weld-in is preferred. Using bolts will sometimes tear the chassis sheet metal where the bolts go through. Bolts can loosen, clamping force is variable. Weld-in suffers from
of these problems.
Fred
381ci all-forged stroker - 10.8:1 - CNC LT4 heads/intake - CC solid roller - MoTeC engine management - 8 LS1 coils - 58mm TB - 78# injectors - 300-shot dry nitrous - TH400 - Gear Vendor O/D - Strange 12-bolt - 4.11's - AS&M headers - duals - Corbeau seat - AutoMeter gauges - roll bar - Spohn suspension - QA1 shocks - a few other odds 'n ends. 800HP/800lb-ft at the flywheel, on a 300-shot. 11.5 @ 117MPH straight motorComment
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I am going to weld in the sub-frame connectors when I get them. As for the torque arms I am going to get the bmr ones that replace the stock ones. I am not getting the track pack ones that are much shorter and for cars under eleven second quarters. I am only getting the regular bmr arms for replacement of the weaker factory ones. If that helps. Sorry about mentioning the welding part that was stupid of me.slp longtube headers, slp y-pipe, high-flow cats, superchips programmer, slp 85mm air sensor, slp loudmouth exhaust, ws6 hood, slp cai, kn air filter, slp high-flow lid, smooth bellows, tb bypass, subframes, lca's, panhard bar, torque arm.Comment
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No problem... the BMR track pack does take welding. The "stock replacement" is a straight-forward bolt-in replacement.Fred
381ci all-forged stroker - 10.8:1 - CNC LT4 heads/intake - CC solid roller - MoTeC engine management - 8 LS1 coils - 58mm TB - 78# injectors - 300-shot dry nitrous - TH400 - Gear Vendor O/D - Strange 12-bolt - 4.11's - AS&M headers - duals - Corbeau seat - AutoMeter gauges - roll bar - Spohn suspension - QA1 shocks - a few other odds 'n ends. 800HP/800lb-ft at the flywheel, on a 300-shot. 11.5 @ 117MPH straight motorComment
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