Re: [AMC-list] AMC torque links redux

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Armand, the forward link attaching brackets simply bolt to the sill rail. I've attached a parts book illustration. List members will have to click on the scrubbed attachment link. I don't have a drill template or exact measurements to install the links. That would vary depending on the car they are installed on. I'd jack the car up by the axle (need weight on the rear) and install the plates where the front of the link ends up. That will be as close as you can get, I think.

The poly bushings sort of work. The original rubber bushings worked like inner control arm bushings. The bushing has a metal sleeve that clamps tight in the bracket and the rubber twists inside as the torque link moves up and down. This adds resistance to the movement of the axle and eliminated the need for a rear sway bar. With poly the bushing doesn't work that way any more. You still get spring wind-up and some wheel-hop control, but not as much hop control as the originals. Install a light rear sway bar along with the links with poly bushings to get the equivalent improvement in handling as the original links provided.


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Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:24:38 -0600

Hey guys I'm still kinda of looking for a definitive answer as to how the forward mount for the torque link fastens to the chassiss.

Wish I could find a couple real clear concise photos that show how this goes together.


And, I've been reading that if the bushings are changed to poly ones, the
system doesn't function correctly.
Any opinons or real life experience with that one??

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Frank Swygert
Editor - American Motors Cars Magazine
www.amc-mag.com

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