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Torsion Bars install??? #2506606 06/10/18 02:40 PM 06/10/18 02:40 PM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 98 Spokane Wa S slick526 OP member
slick526 OP member S Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 98 Spokane Wa	This is probably a dumb question, does it matter when installing the torsion bars that the R and L face forward or to the rear of the car? Qwik Brick

Re: Torsion Bars install??? [Re: slick526] #2506622 06/10/18 03:04 PM 06/10/18 03:04 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,816 Kirkland, Washington Pacnorthcuda Too Many Posts
Pacnorthcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,816 Kirkland, Washington	No, it doesn't matter, as the bar loads in the same rotational direction either way, but convention is that the numbers go to the rear.

Re: Torsion Bars install??? [Re: Pacnorthcuda] #2506629 06/10/18 03:22 PM 06/10/18 03:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 98 Spokane Wa S slick526 OP member
slick526 OP member S Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 98 Spokane Wa	For some reason, it seems like if you flip the bar around, it would be twisting the opposite direction. ????? Qwik Brick

Re: Torsion Bars install??? [Re: slick526] #2506680 06/10/18 05:06 PM 06/10/18 05:06 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,951 northwest USA N NANKET master
NANKET master N Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,951 northwest USA	Twist something and try it, swap ends and retest. report back what you find.

Re: Torsion Bars install??? [Re: slick526] #2506828 06/10/18 11:27 PM 06/10/18 11:27 PM
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 817 Eugene, Oregon Secret Chimp super stock
Secret Chimp super stock Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 817 Eugene, Oregon	Easiest to put the marks at the back with the flathead-looking slots aligned with the floor. That's how my old bars came out and my PST bars went in. 1967 Dodge Coronet Deluxe station wagon 1.03" T-bars, QA1 arms/rods, Cordoba/GM Metric/Volare brake & knuckle, XHDs, Hellwig rear sway, 318 Magnum w/ air gap, 727, 3.23s

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