Torsion bars...what do you run?
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Looking to start in on the front end on my 10.0 65 Satellite. Car came with 318 poly. I want to replace the old bars with something that isn't 42 years old. so what is the best bar for a 10.0 race car?
71 440-6 4spd & 69 Hemi 4spd
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Re: Torsion bars...what do you run?
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Mopar made drag race specific torsion bars. I think they were .840 diameter? They were sold out when I built my car so I used 6 cylinder bars.
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Re: Torsion bars...what do you run?
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Jegs has a Mopar .890 P5249150 set..think that would work?
Scratch that...they were A body. Crap..
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Re: Torsion bars...what do you run?
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My Demon is a original 340 car and I kept the 340 bars in it,running a 440.
Nautilus Racing- We use Superformance gaskets and Turbo Action converters/products.
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Re: Torsion bars...what do you run?
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.810 MP drag bars in my small block A-body, 3100lbs., that sees street time, and has 600 hp on tap, and then add the nitrous. They are not strong enough, and have too much stored energy, especially for a ladder bar car at this power level. Just ordered the .890 bars from Summit.
Summit carries the Mopar Performance B body bars in .920 and .960, I would measure what you have now, and then decide.
racerx can pull the front wheels in a car wash, that thing is loose!
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I run the slant six bars in my A-body. She is a fat fish though at 3600lbs. They are doing fine holding up the R1 Block with W2 heads which I assume approaches big block territory for weight. I have some thinner race bars to try but I haven't felt I needed them.
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Re: Torsion bars...what do you run?
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I've had no issue with the stock 6 cylinder bars, 550 passes so far. Doug Dam that thing looks good. What rear suspension are you using? Not to hijack the thread lol.
Just because you think it won't make it true. Horsepower is KING. To dispute this is stupid. C. Alston
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Man that is Awesome! Nice ride!
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