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Late B-body Torsion Bar Question #159387 11/30/08 07:46 PM 11/30/08 07:46 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,884 Tracy CA R rabid scott OP "You're Where?"
rabid scott OP "You're Where?" R Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,884 Tracy CA	I was junkyarding today and came across a '75-'79 Dodge Charger with a 400 4 barrel and 727. I grabbed the front swaybar because I was pretty sure it would bolt onto my '73 Satellite, but I was wondering about the torsion bars Are the big block torsion bars on these cars larger in diameter than the small block torsion bars? Are they the same length as the '73-'74 B-body torsion bars? Also, do these cars have the 11.75" disc brakes, or the 11" brakes? Just thinking of some cheap easy upgrades for my '73 Satellite. Thanks!

Re: Late B-body Torsion Bar Question [Re: rabid scott] #159388 11/30/08 09:35 PM 11/30/08 09:35 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,327 Glendale, AZ 6 69L78Nova Banned. Forever.
69L78Nova Banned. Forever. 6 Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,327 Glendale, AZ	The big block torsion bars are in fact a bigger diameter. I dont have the dimensions handy, but they will interchange with the 73-74 cars....all the way up to 79 1969 Nova 454/M21/3.31 Mild mid-11 second weekend cruiser 1994 F150 XLT Super Cab 2WD 5.0/4R70W/3.55 (Daily driver)

Re: Late B-body Torsion Bar Question [Re: 69L78Nova] #159389 12/01/08 02:07 AM 12/01/08 02:07 AM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,098 Valencia, España NachoRT74 master
NachoRT74 master Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,098 Valencia, España	since 73 all V8 and that includes SBs use same T bars, as far can tell by my Mopar catalog ( 1974 ) and as far I know is .960" bars. then just police cars got bigger than that ( 1" I think ). the diff on Front suspension between SB and BB cars is on sway bar really, being thicker on BBs yes, 73/79 B bodies are the same setup Once again, that is what I'm able to say by the 74 Mopar parts catalog. With a Charger born in Chrysler assembly plant in Valencia, Venezuela

Re: Late B-body Torsion Bar Question [Re: rabid scott] #159390 12/01/08 02:46 AM 12/01/08 02:46 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,475 So Cal autoxcuda Too Many Posts
autoxcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,475 So Cal	Quote: I was junkyarding today and came across a '75-'79 Dodge Charger with a 400 4 barrel and 727. I grabbed the front swaybar because I was pretty sure it would bolt onto my '73 Satellite, but I was wondering about the torsion bars Are the big block torsion bars on these cars larger in diameter than the small block torsion bars? Are they the same length as the '73-'74 B-body torsion bars? Also, do these cars have the 11.75" disc brakes, or the 11" brakes? Just thinking of some cheap easy upgrades for my '73 Satellite. Thanks! Even if it's got 11.75 rotors and they are out of spec, get the caliper adapters. They are different for the 11.75 rotors. They don't make those new. But you can get 11.75 rotors brand new. You gotta measure those disks. But easy way to tell is if the rotor hat is squared off or at an angle. 10.75 small disks (squared off) 11.75 disk with rotor hat angled 4850142-suswbrkt.jpg (96 downloads) Last edited by autoxcuda; 12/01/08 02:48 AM.

Re: Late B-body Torsion Bar Question [Re: rabid scott] #159391 12/01/08 01:06 PM 12/01/08 01:06 PM
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A38s! master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,886 US of A	About the t-bars. 73-79 B's had three different capacities. The Low rated bars were used in 73 only. The Charger would -most likely- be the Mid rating. If you check the Charger bar ends they're prob stamped 660 and 661 (RH, LH respectively). There is a High cap set ending in 664 665 that were found, typically, on A38, and other HD apps. Are you certain you don't already have the 660, 661s? WANTED: Your 71-78 Late B-body sedan parts! Police or Civilian.

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