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E body trunk rods #932618 02/19/11 09:59 PM 02/19/11 09:59 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 150 KY 7 70cudaMD OP member
70cudaMD OP member 7 Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 150 KY	I know this has been posted before but need to know the length of the trunk torsion rods on a 70 cuda vs a 70 challenger. I know the challenger rods are slightly longer, and I'm not sure if the two I have are correct for my CUDA. Thanks.

Re: E body trunk rods [Re: 70cudaMD] #932619 02/20/11 10:10 AM 02/20/11 10:10 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 8,850 Central Coast, Calif. S Snoopy master
Snoopy master S Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 8,850 Central Coast, Calif.	There were 4 different sets of rods available for 1970. Cuda Hard Top - 2963358-9 Cuda Convertible - 2964300-1 Challenger Hard Top - 2963360-1 Challenger Convertible - 2964302-3 I don't know the differences.

Re: E body trunk rods [Re: Snoopy] #932620 02/20/11 04:40 PM 02/20/11 04:40 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 150 KY 7 70cudaMD OP member
70cudaMD OP member 7 Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 150 KY	The car is a convertible. Didn't know conv. and hardtops were different.

Re: E body trunk rods [Re: 70cudaMD] #932621 02/21/11 11:46 PM 02/21/11 11:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 227 Houma, LA C cajunmopar enthusiast
cajunmopar enthusiast C Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 227 Houma, LA	Brings up a related question. I have a 71 Challenger Conv project that appears to have only 1 rod. If this is correct, was it bigger than the 2 rod setup for 70?

Re: E body trunk rods [Re: cajunmopar] #932622 02/22/11 12:12 AM 02/22/11 12:12 AM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 150 KY 7 70cudaMD OP member
70cudaMD OP member 7 Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 150 KY	70 e body has 2 rods. 71 is a single rod. Need help from any 70 e body conv. owner. Please measure the trunk rod and post the length. Thanks.

Re: E body trunk rods [Re: Snoopy] #932623 02/22/11 01:04 AM 02/22/11 01:04 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	I just checked my 70 Challenger, the car is assembled so a truly accurate measurement isn't possible but it appears to be 50" +/- 1/4" "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: E body trunk rods [Re: cajunmopar] #932624 02/22/11 01:35 PM 02/22/11 01:35 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 9,550 Sacramento CA M Morty426 master
Morty426 master M Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 9,550 Sacramento CA	Quote: Brings up a related question. I have a 71 Challenger Conv project that appears to have only 1 rod. If this is correct, was it bigger than the 2 rod setup for 70? Yes it should be thicker.

Re: E body trunk rods [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #932625 02/22/11 11:53 PM 02/22/11 11:53 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 150 KY 7 70cudaMD OP member
70cudaMD OP member 7 Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 150 KY	The rod I have is 42.5 inches long and in the car seems to be about 1 or 1.5 inches too long. In cuda conv.

Re: E body trunk rods [Re: 70cudaMD] #932626 02/23/11 12:24 AM 02/23/11 12:24 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	I just went out & double checked, 50" is correct...... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

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