I had the torsion drag bars in my 68 gtx when i had ss spings on the car and they were great, but when i switched to ladder bars i had to put the 920 torsion bars back in to get the 60ft times back it was instantly better. we tried alot of tuning before going back to the 920 bars.

Good Eye
That picture was taken when we were testing. Look at the second picture with the silver Dart....the green Road Runner in the other lane is Chuck's car!! The only difference ( if I remember correctly) is a shock adjustment and a little weight but the same bars.....big difference with a better 60'.

I'm not going to say that the smaller bar is always better but me personally, I have had better luck going in that direction than a larger bar.

PS...take a close look at both Darren's and Chuck's car......look at how little the front wheels are hanging down. The wheels stand are also controlled by the limiters holding the wheels up.

One thing that I learned early on is it is not just one or two parts that is going to make the difference, it's the complete package that make it all happen.

thanks guys the info is great

Well I can tell you that a bar that has had a hard life,can be used up.
I had 6cyl bars and drilled shocks, worked good untill we mad the trip down to VMP about 400 miles down 301 with them expansion strips. The car bounce all the way down on the trailer and the bars were like wet nondles lost all there stored energy. I guess I should have put some real shocks on for towing. I would get some new bars not junkyard bars.

Troy, on this massive wheel stand shot I would think his combo could benefit from a thicker bar.

mike


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Here is a picture of the same pass after she hit the ground. OUCH!!

it looks like it needs a better shock or stiffer setting.