BMR torque arm setup welding question...

[BMR Tech]

Hi I was just wondering if you had a chance to try out that torque arm rear set-up yet. Im ordering rear suspention this week and would like to know if this BMR torque arm can handle a good clutch drop off the line. Im sure they handle the corners great but havn't heard of anyone doing a good launch off the line. I have a 69 camaro with a 500hp BB. Tranny will be a T56 magnum, 12 bolt diff with 4:10 gears and no tub's so I think the rear tires are 9.5 inch.
Any feedback would be great.

Thanks

Torque arms are great for drag racing, in fact you could probably say that torque arm suspensions in general are one of the best solid axle suspension designs for a multi-purpose application. For drag racing they work very similar to a ladder bar without all the "ladder bar streetability issues". We have been specializing in the 3rd and 4th generation F-body suspensions for 12 years now and have torque arms under tons of 7 and 8 second race cars as well as thousands of street/strip cars. While the torque arm conversion for the first and second generation cars is primarily intended for handling improvements when removing the leaf springs, a lot of the benefits migrate over to benefit drag racers as well. Our two primary test cars when developing the kit were a '68 magnacharged LS2 Camaro with a 6 speed and a '69 Procharged LT1 Camaro with a 6 speed. The LS1 made just over 500 rwhp and the LT1 right around 430. Both cars went through plenty of clutch dumps, I can tell you



While we have not explored the horsepower limitations of the setup, I can safely say that I wouldn't even begin to worry until maybe the 800+ hp range. As a more economical alternative, since you have a 12 bolt, you can actually buy just our torque arm to work with the existing leaf springs. The entire kit is not necessary for drag racing unless you want to eliminate the leaf springs. The torque arm by itself effectively acts as a set of traction bars by eliminating spring wrap but tucks up nicely out of the way. No more ugly traction bars hanging down. The telescoping front slider prevents bind and you can always upgrade to the complete kit at a later time!