Re: What torsion bars should I get for my A body?
[Re: VITC_GTX]
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06/16/08 12:57 AM
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Dayton, Ohio
65cuda
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Dayton, Ohio
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just get the biggest ones you can find. as long as they are a body. they come up for sale on here all the time. you can adj. the bolt for ride height. the drag guys like the /6 bars for the quick rise off the line.
65 Cuda 360,3.23 SG-13.97 @99.4, 88 D100, 2000 Kota Qcab, 71 Duster 416 11.84 @110., 73 Imp ,(2)72 & (1)71 Dart Swingers
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Re: What torsion bars should I get for my A body?
[Re: VITC_GTX]
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06/16/08 04:38 AM
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Fort Worth, TX
Clair_Davis
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If by strip you mean drag strip, I'd stick with 0.890's or 0.920's to maintain some weight transfer. Those bars are about the largest that will come close to working with soft OE-type shocks to give a semi-modern ride and still lift a bit at the track. I really think 0.890's are the smallest bar any street-driven A-body should use.
If by strip you mean autoX or road course, then go big. Just be prepared to include REAL shocks in the purchase price or you'll be hating the ride. And by REAL, I'm not talking about KYB's. Don't use those even on the smaller bars mentioned above, they're just not valved well, IMHO, and that's speaking from experience. I'm running 1.14's right now, and I've run 0.890's and 0.920's in the past. The ride in my Valiant was WORSE with the 0.920's and KYB's than it is now with the 1.14's and QA1 Stocker Stars. Those QA1's were about $140/ea, but were also some of the best money I've ever spent on my car to date.
Clair
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Re: What torsion bars should I get for my A body?
[Re: Clair_Davis]
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06/16/08 05:21 AM
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jcc
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Quote:
If by strip you mean drag strip, I'd stick with 0.890's or 0.920's to maintain some weight transfer. Those bars are about the largest that will come close to working with soft OE-type shocks to give a semi-modern ride and still lift a bit at the track. I really think 0.890's are the smallest bar any street-driven A-body should use.
If by strip you mean autoX or road course, then go big. Just be prepared to include REAL shocks in the purchase price or you'll be hating the ride. And by REAL, I'm not talking about KYB's. Don't use those even on the smaller bars mentioned above, they're just not valved well, IMHO, and that's speaking from experience. I'm running 1.14's right now, and I've run 0.890's and 0.920's in the past. The ride in my Valiant was WORSE with the 0.920's and KYB's than it is now with the 1.14's and QA1 Stocker Stars. Those QA1's were about $140/ea, but were also some of the best money I've ever spent on my car to date.
Clair
And on a side note, the current Mopar muscle has a spread on Wayne Shepard's new A body, and I was kinda shocked that with everything they did to car on a pretty decent budget it seems, they choose KYB shocks, what way to ruin a ride 
Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.
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Re: What torsion bars should I get for my A body?
[Re: jcc]
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06/16/08 11:37 AM
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Tri-Cities, Washington
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Yeah, when I say track I'm talking 1320'. Looks like .920" or 1.00" may be a good compromise  Good place to buy (cheapest)?? \ Is it smart to buy used bars?
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Re: What torsion bars should I get for my A body?
[Re: Jim_Lusk]
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06/17/08 12:43 AM
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Bend, Oregon
67cuda340
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Bend, Oregon
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I will trade you my 73 Dart Sport 340 t-bars for your /6 t-bars... 
1973 Dodge Dart Sport 360 Drag radials
12.30 1/4 mile 7.82 1/8 mile
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