UMI 1993-2002 F Body Torque Arm Tunnel Brace Kooks LT's With DSL
Application: 1993-2002 GM F-BodyRedesigned and now offered with instant center adjustment!
This torque arm is now supplied with pivot
brackets that allow (2) settings to allow easy instant center
adjustment. By simply moving the torque arm into the next location you
can automatically change the instant center point of the vehicle. This
is very crucial on low to mid horse-power cars and can easily lower
60-foot times.
1993-1997 Models- This unit is
designed to clear with factory exhaust manifolds and factory y-pipe.
The drive shaft loop may not clear aftermarket y-pipe set-ups, please
confirm before purchasing.
1998-2002 Models- This unit
is designed to clear vehicles running Kooks long tube headers with a
Kooks y-pipe. It will not clear the factory y-pipe and may not clear
aftermarket y-pipes that bolt into the factory manifolds. Please
confirm fitment before purchasing.
Front Drive Shaft Loop-
UMI Performance offers this torque arm with a NHRA legal drive shaft
safety loop. Please note the front drive shaft loop will clear all
93-97 models and 98-02 models with Kooks long tube header systems and
Kooks y-pipe. It will NOT clear 98-02 models with stock y-pipe and most
y-pipes bolting to stock exhaust manifolds, drive shaft loop will clear
93-97 models with stock y-pipe. Only choose a front drive shaft loop if
your vehicle is a 93-97 with factory y-pipe or 98-02 running Kooks set
up or we have confirmed this will fit your application.
Description-
Track abuse, street abuse, or just flat-out abuse, this torque arm is
designed to handle it all! Eliminate unwanted traction problems by
adding a UMI Performance Tunnel Braced Mounted Torque Arm. This
aftermarket torque arm replaces the flimsy weak stock torque arm adding
strength, rigidity and eliminating flex. Our torque arm design
relocates the front torque arm mounting point off the transmission tail
shaft protecting the transmission and preventing damage. A shorter
torque arm improves weight transfer on acceleration. General Motors
tail shaft mounted design works great for a stock driven vehicle
however it is not designed to take abuse. This set-up bolts to existing
floor pan holes using 0.500” thick mild steel CNC machined mounting
plates and metric grade 10.9 hardware. The complete cross brace is
constructed of 0.120” thick rectangular tubing and attaches to the
torque arm using 0.250” thick mild steel mounting pivot plates with
Grade 8 hardware. The torque arm is attached to the supplied cross
brace using an Energy Suspension polyurethane bushing set-up on both
the supplied cross brace and torque arm (See Picture Below).
Polyurethane was chosen as a mounting point to keep road noise at a
minimum and eliminate unwanted “clunks” found with other set-ups
available. The grease-able polyurethane bushings absorb road
irregularities and protect noise from entering the passenger
compartment. The rear mounts feature 0.375” thick CNC machined mounting
plates and are appropriately drilled to fit your stock rear as well as
aftermarket 12-Bolt and 9” Rear-end housings. This set-up requires no
welding or drilling and can be installed with basic hand tools; this is
a complete bolt-in design.
Torque Arm Benefits:
- Removes torque arm from transmission tail shaft protecting transmission
from damage
- Eliminates wheel hop and solves traction problems
- Reduces front end nose dive during braking
- Allows for on-car pinion angle adjustments
- Polyurethane bushings designed to keep road noise at a minimum
- Front mounting point utilizes a grease-able pivot point
- Bolt-on design requires no welding or drilling!
Build Features:
- Constructed of 1.250” x 0.120” DOM Seamless Steel Tubing
- Front Cross Member uses 0.120” x 2.000” Rectangular Tubing
- TIG Welded 4140 Chrome Moly Tube Adaptors
- On-Car Adjuster Built using 4140 Chrome Moly Steel and Heat Treated
for Maximum Strength
- Front Pivot Mount is supplied with Grade 8 Mounting Hardware and
Locking Nuts
- All Polyurethane Bushings are Grease-able to Prolong Bushing Life
- All Mounting plates are CNC Machined to insure hole to hole accuracy
- Rear Mounting Plates use 0.375” Thick Mild Steel and are designed to
fit Stock as well as 12- Bolt and 9” Rear-End Housings.
- Rear Mounts feature Solid QA1 ¾” Rod Ends and are attached using
Grade 8 Hardware
- Brilliant Durable Powder Coat
Chrome Moly-
Chrome Moly version uses 1.250" x 0.095" 4130 Chrome Moly steel feature
100% TIG welded process. This adds increased strength and reduces
product weight, recommended for vehicles running 10.50’s and faster in
the ¼ mile.
Rear Torque Arm Hardware Kit- We highly
recommend purchasing a new hardware kit if running this torque arm on a
stock rear-end, Strange or other similar rear-ends that use a straight
through bolt design. OEM torque arm bolts will work however are
slightly too short and may not work correctly. If you are running a
Moser Engineering 12-Bolt rear-end this kit is not needed, you must
reuse hardware supplied by Moser Engineering. This kit however is
recommended for the Moser 9”.