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OK, guys, here are the pics I have. I took the photo and did the drawing about 20 years ago for a catalog I was helping to edit. The company went out of business a long time ago, but I still have the pics & drawings I did. I edited out the company's name and phone info...

Notice the long center "torque arm" is supposed to reach all the way to the rear u-joint area (transmission crossmember) and has a shackle type mount that is made from a female Heim joint mounted in rubber. The short arms are considerably shorter, but could be any length you desire. As I stated above, the longer they are, the less rear-steer they induce. When viewed from the side, if the short bars run uphill from the rear axle to the frame they will induce positive steer and make the rear of the vehicle "loose" in a turn (good for running on dirt tracks). If they run downhill from the rear axle to the frame, they will induce negative steer and make the rear of the vehicle "tight" in a corner (better for asphalt).

That's interesting. I just saw this 1st Gen Camaro torque arm setup in the new Hot Rod.


BMR Fabrication

Very cool J., thanks a lot.

Originally Posted by 39Deluxe

That's interesting. I just saw this 1st Gen Camaro torque arm setup in the new Hot Rod.


BMR Fabrication

That's a really cool bolt-in conversion. It uses a telescoping joint at the front instead of a shackle arrangement. Notice it has multiple holes in the bracket for the short arms so that rear-steer input can be fine-tuned. Nice!

Originally Posted by J. Robinson

That's a really cool bolt-in conversion. It uses a telescoping joint at the front instead of a shackle arrangement. Notice it has multiple holes in the bracket for the short arms so that rear-steer input can be fine-tuned. Nice!

That one has all three links mounting at roughly floorpan level.

Is that ideal? or a comprimise for a stock floor Camaro? Is it better if you went above the driveshaft with the front mount?