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Re: torsion bars [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1058815
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BB you might want to find .940 bars(I think thats the
size)... a light bar will have more stored energy so
it lifts for more distance BUT you still need to have
the travel in your front end... cut the upper bump
stops by at least 1/2





What I use.

http://m.summitracing.com/parts/ENS-9-9102G


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Re: torsion bars [Re: moparniac] #1058816
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Geez sorry guys just got around to measuring my bars and I got .890, haven't seen anybody posting this size. Now I'm lost again


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Geez sorry guys just got around to measuring my bars and I got .890, haven't seen anybody posting this size. Now I'm lost again


That sounds like a street/handling bar not a drag bar.


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Re: torsion bars [Re: Thumperdart] #1058818
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I had that size in my GTS, I went to 6 cyl bars and 60 ft went from 1.74 to 1.62, no other changes.
I think your car would be best with the 318 bars presuming it's not as light as an A body.
JMO Mick


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best 60ft 1.36
Re: torsion bars [Re: deaks] #1058819
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I think I'm heavier than an A body , Deaks. 3400 with my fat butt LOL


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Mine is 3200#, you decide but if it gets much street use 318 might be better.
Mick


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Re: torsion bars [Re: deaks] #1058821
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No street use ! Drag only So the 318 bar your calling is what size?


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318= .850
6cyl=.830


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best 60ft 1.36
Re: torsion bars [Re: sunroofgtx] #1058823
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Thank you Andy F !!

Selection: Mopar Performance currently offers 6 non-production bar diameters to fit the 1962 to 1972 B body chassis. When you combine these 6 aftermarket bars with the 4 production diameters, the B body based Mopar g-machine has a total of 10 bar sizes to choose from. As the chart shows, these bars range from a little less than 100 lbs. per inch to over 400 lbs. per inch.

(Excel chart should go in this section somewhere to show the 10 bar sizes available for B body cars and their corresponding spring rate)

Spring rates for torsion bars are measured at the lower ball joint so they are representative of what the wheel sees. On cars with coil springs, the wheel rate is much less than the spring rate due to the geometry of the suspension. So don’t try to compare a 200 lb/inch torsion bar with a 200 lb/inch coil spring unless you know you are comparing wheel rates.

The stiffest torsion bar available on production B and E bodies was the 0.920 diameter "Hemi" bar. Today, the 0.920 bar is the limpest bar that Mopar Performance offers outside of the super lightweight drag race bar. Evidently, Mopar Performance now recommends much higher wheel rates than the factory did 30 years ago.

Optimal wheel rate is going to be different for each car since it depends on factors such as overall vehicle weight, weight distribution, anti-roll bar diameter, wheel size, and driving style. But most g-machine B body cars are going to want to start with either the 0.920 bar or 0.960 bar and go up from there.

A handy rule of thumb is to pick a bar that has a wheel rate that is 1/10th of the front-end weight. For instance, a 3600 pound car with 50% of the weight on the front end has a front end weight of 1800 pounds. A good starting point for the wheel rate would be 1800/10 or 180 lbs./inch bar. Closest bar available for the B body is the 1.00 inch bar with a wheel rate of 186 lbs./inch. For an A body, the 0.920 bar at 150 lbs./inch is probably the best choice. The next size up is the 0.990 bar at 200 lbs./inch which is probably a tad too stiff for most folks. Remember, the A body bars are shorter than the B body bars which makes them stiffer.

This rule of thumb calculation is derived from the formula for natural frequency of sprung bodies. This 1/10 rule of thumb provides you with a frequency of about 1.40 cycles per second which is typical for high performance cars. For a more in depth discussion of this topic, check out "How to make your Car Handle", by Fred Puhn. Be careful with this concept though, since more is not always better. A super stiff front suspension will have a very high natural frequency. If the natural frequency gets high enough, the car will actually be painful to drive.

An interesting side note: The 1.00 bar in a 3600 pound B body provides a ride that is noticeably stiffer than the factory springs. Yet, this same wheel rate of 186 lbs/inch was the standard spring rate in the cushy riding Chrysler Imperial. How could that be? The difference is that since the Imperial weighed at least 5000 pounds, the natural frequency of the system is lowered back down to about 1.1 from 1.4. This just goes to show that matching the torsion bar rate to the car weight is the important factor. That is why the rule of thumb of spring rate being 10% of the front end weight works so well. By following that formula, you account for the car weight in your decision.

Drag Race Bars: A fairly common question people have is if they can use the drag race bar on street driven cars. Obviously, this low rate bar is going to have difficulty controlling a heavy car during cornering so a person wouldn’t want it for any type of daily driving. But the real reason to avoid such a bar on the street has to do with fact that this bar could be dangerously overloaded in such situations. Remember, the torsion bar is nothing more than a spring. And much like a valve spring that is overloaded, an overloaded torsion bar can fail. With a spring rate of only 92 pounds per inch of travel, the drag race bar has to be severely twisted to support the nose of a heavy car. Such a dramatic amount of twisting sends the internal stresses sky high. If the car hits a large bump and bottoms out, this overloaded bar could snap from the stress. Even if it doesn’t snap right away, the life of such an overload spring is going to be fairly short.

The importance of matching the weight of the car to the bar size is shown in the following graph.

Bar size Twist required to support 1000 lbs Stress in bar

.840 52 degrees 112,000 psi

.920 36 degrees 85,000 psi

1.00 26 degrees 66,000 psi

As you can see, the .840 diameter bar must be twisted twice as much as the 1.000 bar in order to support 1000 pounds of weight. This severe twist increases the stress in the bar by almost a factor of 2. Bottom line is that the drag race torsion bars are just too small for street use on the heavy B body. Minimum bar size should be the 0.920 bar in order to keep the stress level within reason.

One item to consider when using drag race bars is to use a heavier bar as the car gets faster. You’ll want to look at this as a way to control the front end of the car and prevent it from wheel standing or hanging up in the air at the fast end of the track. A heavy car probably needs a softer spring in the front to get some weight transfer to the rear tires but as your car gets faster and faster, you’ll want more control up front.

This being stated, I have a pair of like new drag bars for sale.


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318= .850
6cyl=.830




I just switched to the /6 for that 318 bar! My bolt is up in there about 1/2' more to get same ride height! hopefully that extra stored energy helps my 60


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318= .850
6cyl=.830




I just switched to the /6 for that 318 bar! My bolt is up in there about 1/2' more to get same ride height! hopefully that extra stored energy helps my 60




Deaks numbers are for a A Body car. The OP has the 62 to 72 B and E body torsion bars. 41"

6cyl.= .860
318 = .880
383/B = .900
440/hemi =.920
street/handling=.960

Re: torsion bars [Re: Sport440] #1058826
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I didn't realise that,i would definitely go with the 6 cyl bars then.
Mick


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Re: torsion bars [Re: deaks] #1058827
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OK thanks guys for the many responses , it looks like I'll be looking for a set of .860 torsion bars for my B-body. This was a very informative post !


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65dragnet, you have a PM.

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gotcha !


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