No, remember both of these joints are normally a slip design, only one is required to prevent bind. This assumes a perfect no friction slip.

A torque arm style is not in my mind what one considers when talking 3 links fwiw, but if you does not want to extension floor modifications and/or requires a back seat, its a well accepted productive design.

Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.