Newbie needs chassis help

Marco · 12-18-2013, 07:26 PM

I have an 87 Camaro J/SA and I have just put a complete new Strange 12 bolt rear end with spool and axles and disc brakes I also bought a BMR torque arm so I feel like I've gotten the good stuff so far. i also have a good set of solid lower control arms, when I bought the car it appeared that the control arms that were on there were were Lakewood that had a traction arm that bolted to the control arm and then clamped around the rear end. my question is, Ive seen cars that have just the lower control arm and not the traction bar that clamps around the rear end. Do I need the traction bar also or will the car still work good without it. The reason I ask is because the brackets that attach to the control arm and the rear end or badly bent and cracked and I can't buy just those brackets.

12-18-2013, 07:26 PM	#1
Marco Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 73 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 1 Post	Newbie needs chassis help I have an 87 Camaro J/SA and I have just put a complete new Strange 12 bolt rear end with spool and axles and disc brakes I also bought a BMR torque arm so I feel like I've gotten the good stuff so far. i also have a good set of solid lower control arms, when I bought the car it appeared that the control arms that were on there were were Lakewood that had a traction arm that bolted to the control arm and then clamped around the rear end. my question is, Ive seen cars that have just the lower control arm and not the traction bar that clamps around the rear end. Do I need the traction bar also or will the car still work good without it. The reason I ask is because the brackets that attach to the control arm and the rear end or badly bent and cracked and I can't buy just those brackets.