| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,817 | 3rd.-generation Camaro and Firebird used an oddball setup with an open driveline and a long torque-reaction arm that was bolted to the rear axle housing and was anchored to a pivot point near the rear of the transmission. It served much of the same purpose as a torque tube without needing the precision machining involved in manufacturing a completely enclosed driveshaft. Ford used a torque tube rear axle on cars and light duty trucks from the 1920's Model T to 1948. Jerry
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