Re: torsion bar question, original vs new
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$150 is too much for used torsion bars. You can buy new ones for $229 delivered from several places (Summit, Jegs, etc.). If you have any kind of "in" at a dealers parts dept or know a Chrysler employee you can get a better price. I bought a new set of the MPerf .960 bars at the dealer for $185 total with tax about a month ago. (I'm a Chrysler retiree).
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Re: torsion bar question, original vs new
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12/04/15 10:58 PM
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Re: torsion bar question, original vs new
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12/06/15 05:25 AM
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I think you're asking if used ones would still function properly? I have been told they don't typically loose their tension(?), so I wouldn't be afraid to run a used set if found reasonably.
Hopefully, others will chime in with more info. For a reasonable price the used ones are fine. $150 for a used set is too much, at $100 for the set is reasonable.
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Re: torsion bar question, original vs new
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12/06/15 02:40 PM
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I typically sell clean, used torsion bar sets for $125.
If somebody thinks that's too high then they are free to:
find a car, buy it, \ get it out of it's resting spot, load it up, trailer it home, disassemble it while tagging everything and saving hardware, store it, and look at the eye sore of a carcass in your lot while people from the rust belt try to tell you your time is worth little to nothing...
go for it! It's not 1975. Fuel, trucks, trailers, TIME, insurance, sport weld cutters, space, etc. all cost the operator.
That said I would always buy a clean OEM part over a "new" reproduction part if it's clean and usable.
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Re: torsion bar question, original vs new
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12/06/15 05:52 PM
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The new M/Perf torsion bars I bought said on the box that they were manufactured in Canada.
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Re: torsion bar question, original vs new
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12/06/15 05:55 PM
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I typically sell clean, used torsion bar sets for $125.
If somebody thinks that's too high then they are free to:
The value of an item is ultimately determined by the guy with the money, not the guy with the part !
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Re: torsion bar question, original vs new
[Re: Stanton]
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12/10/15 01:28 AM
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I typically sell clean, used torsion bar sets for $125.
If somebody thinks that's too high then they are free to:
The value of an item is ultimately determined by the guy with the money, not the guy with the part ! True sir, and I am the guy with the money and one set of t-bars out of five left at the shop. Maybe I got lucky but that would be unusual lol.
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