Posted By: HEMI472
Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/07/08 04:16 AM
does any one have pictures of a 68 or 69 dart or cuda with torqe boxs?? did they have them on the front and back? would all gts and formula s have Torque boxs? thanks Ed
Torque boxs on a body????
Posted By: gtsuperbee
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/07/08 04:20 AM
I know 70 4spd darts got the boxes on the rear and I think, the "wings" up front
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/07/08 04:44 AM
Based on viewing allot of original cars I have come to the conclusion that all 67-72 A-body 340 and big block cars were supposed to recieved all 4 of them. However, it is fairly common to find original cars lacking either the fronts or the rears, or even all 4, there seems to be no real ryme or reason to it. This pic shows a front TB on an A-body
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/07/08 04:51 AM
Here is a rear in an A-body
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/07/08 04:52 AM
Here's what they look like in full view
Posted By: Jim_Lusk
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/07/08 05:34 AM
All of my a-bodies have them, but they also have something else in common, they are roofless (one 340 car and two 273 two barrel cars).
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/07/08 05:42 AM
I should also add that I've seen several 318 cars and one /6 car that had them as well, also no ryme or reason except that most of the 318 cars were manual trans cars.
Posted By: RobX4406
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/07/08 06:09 AM
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Based on viewing allot of original cars I have come to the conclusion that all 67-72 A-body 340 and big block cars were supposed to recieved all 4 of them. However, it is fairly common to find original cars lacking either the fronts or the rears, or even all 4, there seems to be no real ryme or reason to it. This pic shows a front TB on an A-body
I have a #'s 70 Duster 340 Auto that doesn't have any torque boxes.
It's hit and miss.
My 340 4 speed 70 Swinger has TB's front and rear.
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/07/08 06:29 AM
I have noticed that manual trans 340 cars RARELY lack them.
Posted By: AdamR
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/07/08 11:01 AM
Some fold down seat cars have them as well.
Posted By: HEMI472
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/07/08 03:21 PM
thanks for all your help 
thanks Ed
thanks Ed
Posted By: MuscleMopars
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/07/08 07:43 PM
My '69 GTS 340 4 spd has all of them but my '71 Duster 340 auto doesn't have any.
Posted By: Rhinodart
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/07/08 10:27 PM
My observations over the last 30 plus years of working with A-Bodies has shown that over 90% of the 4-speed hardtops have rear torque boxes and very few have front boxes. My 383 4-speed has both. ALL convertibles have both. Very few performance automatic hardtops have rears, and I have never seen fronts on any of them. Of course, we are dealing with Chrysler, so anything is possible! 
Posted By: Canucklehead
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/08/08 12:09 AM
My 383 4 speed GTS had both, my 318 GT rag has both, and my 70 340 3 speed stick Swinger has both. Yet, oddly, a friend's 69 340 4 speed Swinger has none, and he's known the car since the mid 70s.
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/08/08 12:31 AM
For the record my 71 Duster 340 has all 4
Posted By: MuscleMopars
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/08/08 12:59 AM
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For the record my 71 Duster 340 has all 4
Is your '71 Duster 340 a 4 spd or auto? My '71 Duster 340 is an auto with A/C and has none.
Posted By: HEMI472
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/08/08 01:07 AM
well guys thanks for your help.there is a guy that lives by me who has a 68 formula s 383 4 speed coupe. he bought it new and it only has 38,0000 miles . the only thing that was changes was the tires and battery and it only has the boxs on the back none on the front.
Posted By: Rhinodart
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/08/08 01:11 AM
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My 383 4 speed GTS had both, my 318 GT rag has both, and my 70 340 3 speed stick Swinger has both. Yet, oddly, a friend's 69 340 4 speed Swinger has none, and he's known the car since the mid 70s.
Canadian cars don't count...
Posted By: Canucklehead
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/08/08 01:33 AM
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My 383 4 speed GTS had both, my 318 GT rag has both, and my 70 340 3 speed stick Swinger has both. Yet, oddly, a friend's 69 340 4 speed Swinger has none, and he's known the car since the mid 70s.
Canadian cars don't count...
(In his best Doug McKenzie voice) Like, take off, eh?
The 70 is Canadian through and through, born in Windsor, but the others have dual citizenship, all born in Hamtramck.
Posted By: Chris2581
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/08/08 01:52 AM
Our 1971 Demon has all of them.It's a original 340 4-speed car.
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/08/08 01:55 AM
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For the record my 71 Duster 340 has all 4
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Is your '71 Duster 340 a 4 spd or auto? My '71 Duster 340 is an auto with A/C and has none.
Niether one, it's a 3 speed
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Posted By: R6T8net
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/08/08 04:01 PM
My 70 340 4SPD Duster has all four
Posted By: GTSDave
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/09/08 09:05 PM
My 69 383 GTS with 4-Speed has them on the rear only. But up front where they would mount the front boxes, the wings were torn and needed re-welding. I may end up adding them to the front because I believe it needs them.
My 71 340 4-Speed Demon has them on the rear only.
-Dave
My 71 340 4-Speed Demon has them on the rear only.
-Dave
Posted By: RestoRick
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/09/08 10:35 PM
Posted By: Rhinodart
Re: Torque boxs on a body???? - 10/11/08 01:31 AM
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I have fronts & rears in stock for anyone needing them.
Abody Torque Boxes
Rick
Those are the torque boxes that were made off of my original units and are VERY accurate! I have used a set on a convertible that had rusty ones, and they are almost spot-on!
