Torque arm for trucks

[Tig]

Originally Posted by Bryce

A/S is anti-squat. I think TCI has the slider front mount. The longer the T/A the higher it will need to mounted in the truck to get the same A/S numbers. Since you will have a higher CG you will probably have a really low A/S percentage. Therefore, the rear end will squat upon acceleration. With a T/A I see no reason not to get as close to 100% A/S as packaging will allow. Since the T/A has a non migrating IC by design you should be able to have lots of suspension travel without lots of pinion angle change. Also with a longer T/A you will reduce your chances of having brake hop.

Sorry for the lack of organization of info I just spit up on the page. I havent had my coffee yet.

Good luck with your project.

Hi Bryce,
Gatcha, that was my second guess, hah.
I have looked around and found a couple of different slider links. This was one that caught my eye.


Do you have any pointers on getting my A/S #s? Would it be the same as if I was going to measure for my foxbody?
I may go with a design similar to this for the length and hieght that you are talking about. Plus the fab work would be rather simple



No need to appologize, hah. How is fatherhood going? Must be a blast. I miss those days. It seemed like yesterday we had her and now she is 4. Man time flies. Never mind my 16 year old.

Thank you for everything Bryce, I really appreciate it.
Sam

[Bryce]

Originally Posted by Tig

Hi Bryce,
Gatcha, that was my second guess, hah.
I have looked around and found a couple of different slider links. This was one that caught my eye.


Do you have any pointers on getting my A/S #s? Would it be the same as if I was going to measure for my foxbody?
I may go with a design similar to this for the length and hieght that you are talking about. Plus the fab work would be rather simple



No need to appologize, hah. How is fatherhood going? Must be a blast. I miss those days. It seemed like yesterday we had her and now she is 4. Man time flies. Never mind my 16 year old.

Thank you for everything Bryce, I really appreciate it.
Sam

I just finished feeding her. She is sleeping on my chest right now, I am loving it!

Caluclate A/S the same way as a 4-link, using the rear tire contact patch, the CG and the IC. The IC is the pivot point of the torque arm.

I personally like the slider style rather than the dog bone style (like you have pictured).

I would go with a longer TA than you have shown. But that is dependent on packaging. Also offset it to the passenger side of the driveshaft if you can.

[Bryce]

here is a link to a slider TA picture.

http://www.superchevy.com/technical/.../photo_14.html

[slow4dr]

Here are some pics of the TCI slider fully compressed vs. fully extended
& also rotated






-J

[Bryce]

Thanks Jason. What thread is on the slider link?

[Tig]

Originally Posted by Bryce

I just finished feeding her. She is sleeping on my chest right now, I am loving it!

Caluclate A/S the same way as a 4-link, using the rear tire contact patch, the CG and the IC. The IC is the pivot point of the torque arm.

I personally like the slider style rather than the dog bone style (like you have pictured).

I would go with a longer TA than you have shown. But that is dependent on packaging. Also offset it to the passenger side of the driveshaft if you can.

Man, those were the days man. Seriously dont ever put her down, hold as much as you can. Before you know it she's going to be 4 then 14. Cherish it brother.

What are your thoughts on a truck arm? I know it was mentioned earlier on in the thread but, it was brought up in another thread and after looking at it, seems to be a little more stout, especially for the wieght of the Tahoe. The ease of installation compared to fabbing the mount for the rear section of the TA seems to be a bit more involved and space is a factor. Seeing that I dont have a Ford 9", making some sort of mounting bracket is going to be a hurtle. I had contacted HotRodtoHell and they can make a complete weld in truck. I'm just not sure. They say it can handle any abuse I can throw at it.
I would like to get some pros opinions before I consider diving.

Thanks again for the info, I appreciate it.
Happy Turkey Day

[slow4dr]

Originally Posted by Bryce

Thanks Jason. What thread is on the slider link?

They are 1.25"-20

Here is a shot of the female end that gets welded onto the T/A.



-J