Torque arms

[roostersgt]

Could someone post up a few pics of the proper placement of where torque arms should be mounted on both a rear hub drive and front hub drive? I’m building both and have seen conflicting information. On the rear it seems the arm should be mounted below the chain stays, and on the front , behind the fork, not in front. Is this correct? Thank you.

 

[Freddy1]

Could someone post up a few pics of the proper placement of where torque arms should be mounted on both a rear hub drive and front hub drive? I’m building both and have seen conflicting information. On the rear it seems the arm should be mounted below the chain stays, and on the front , behind the fork, not in front. Is this correct? Thank you.

My take is you want the arm, if it tries to rotate, to place its load onto the frame, not onto the weaker retaining band/s e.g. hose clamps being popular. What ever side and position puts that potential axle rotation (opposite to the forward wheel rotation) against the frame is the right place.