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Old 03-22-2015, 07:34 PM
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Spohn Powerglide crossmember issues

installed my power glide trans crossmember today from Spohn and really am not a fan of how it fits the car. the driveshaft loop and torque arm mount sit extremely low. when the car is on the ground it would be less than 3 inches off the ground.

has anyone else ever ran into this issue?

here are a few pics of how it looks like it leans down toward the ground






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Old 03-26-2015, 07:14 AM
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Re: Spohn Powerglide crossmember issues

Here is what I ended up doing to crossmember, hope this helps see post https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/susp...orque-arm.html
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Re: Spohn Powerglide crossmember issues

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Here is what I ended up doing to crossmember, hope this helps see post https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/susp...orque-arm.html
thanks for the pics. thats kind of what i had in mind of doing to fix it.

really just disappointed they would offer this product like this in the first place
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Re: Spohn Powerglide crossmember issues

Is your car stock height all around? it's hard to make a DS loop with varying degrees of ride height and driveshaft angle. If the car is lowered, I can why it's an issue.
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Re: Spohn Powerglide crossmember issues

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Is your car stock height all around? it's hard to make a DS loop with varying degrees of ride height and driveshaft angle. If the car is lowered, I can why it's an issue.
yes it is lowered 2 inches i the front 1 inch out back but had 28 inch tall rear tires.

being lowered really wouldnt have that big of a difference regardless bc the piece going out to the loop angles down even with the rake that my car has.
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Re: Spohn Powerglide crossmember issues

I just converted my car to a glide with Sphon crossmember and no issues.
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