torsion bar cross member - Moparts Forums

Register Log In Moparts Forums Corners Are Best - Handling Tech torsion bar cross member

Print Thread

Page 2 of 2

1

2

Re: torsion bar cross member [Re: Dan@Hotchkis] #1662648 08/28/14 05:21 PM 08/28/14 05:21 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,456 Fly Over States P PHJ426 master
PHJ426 master P Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,456 Fly Over States	http://www.autorust.com/

Re: torsion bar cross member [Re: PHJ426] #1662649 08/30/14 01:25 PM 08/30/14 01:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 321 Massachusetts S Sneke_Eyez enthusiast
Sneke_Eyez enthusiast S Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 321 Massachusetts	Quote: http://www.autorust.com/ These guys are local to me and good people - I wouldn't hesitate to order anything from them. Matter of fact, I've gotta call them soon to talk about welding in some torque boxes in my wagon. 1969 Satellite Wagon - G3 Hemi Swap Incoming. \| 1969 Coronet Post Coupe. 2002 Intrepid ES \| 2009 Ram SLT \| 2004 300M Special \| 2002 300M Pro Am - Hers Are you a New England Mopar Enthusiast? Come check out the revived NorthEast Mighty Mopar at www.northeastmightymopar.com!

Re: torsion bar cross member [Re: ThermoQuad] #1662650 08/31/14 12:08 PM 08/31/14 12:08 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,456 Fly Over States P PHJ426 master
PHJ426 master P Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,456 Fly Over States	Quote: Project Black n blue-the 70 charger R/T received frame ties and boxing in for the torsion bar x member and other places underneath. I hid most of the mods under a layer of spray-on bedliner. The car rides like the family sedan yet cuts a great corner The definitive proof that the t bar area requires reinforcement was the numerous comments from the driving school instructors whom were quite amazed at the flat handling of the big fat car. This is with .98 t bars and hemi leaf springs... A properly reinforced car does not need a ton of rate in the t bars or rear springs to handle properly. After reading about others on the board with their large bars describe their car as jumping off of bumps in the local roads (not flat track surface) with matched shocks from the vendor that does tell me that the spring rates are probably a bit too aggressive to overcome the 40 + years and mileage on these unibody cars to provide optimal track performance on a flat well cared for surface....take the car out on a public road in the midwest and it's riddled with potholes, washboards...etc etc and the driver will probably suffer from high anxiety looking for the next pothole to avoid. I would like to see the Black n Blue Charger vs Mitch's Challenger to have this friendly discussion of reinforced unibody and small bar vs factory unibody and large bar debate put to the test.

Re: torsion bar cross member [Re: PHJ426] #1662651 08/31/14 12:19 PM 08/31/14 12:19 PM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 841 Santa Fe Springs, CA Dan@Hotchkis super stock
Dan@Hotchkis super stock Joined: May 2012 Posts: 841 Santa Fe Springs, CA	Quote: I would like to see the Black n Blue Charger vs Mitch's Challenger to have this friendly discussion of reinforced unibody and small bar vs factory unibody and large bar debate put to the test. I think the better comparison would be our Challenger vs. Mitch's. Both cars are very similar aside from spring rates and shocks.

Re: torsion bar cross member [Re: PHJ426] #1662652 08/31/14 02:34 PM 08/31/14 02:34 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,432 NorCal RylisPro top fuel
RylisPro top fuel Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,432 NorCal	Maybe it is because my car has a full cage that it feels that way? I'm pretty sure that most street driven Mopars don't and have way more chassis flex than mine. I can jack up the front passenger side and the rear lifts higher than before having the cage installed. I am going to keep the 1.12's for now, nothing wrong with them. Planning to lose more front end weight to see if that makes an overall improvement. 73 `Cuda Instagram: @rylispro YouTube: RylisPro www.rylispro.com 925-214-9192

Page 2 of 2

1

2

Moderated by Al_Alguire, Hotwheelsjr, moparts, not_a_charger, RangerDan440, tboomer, tommoparts

Hop To

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.1