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Put new 1" Torsion bars in & Coronet now rattles ?

Posted By: BobN

Put new 1" Torsion bars in & Coronet now rattles ? - 05/07/10 02:50 AM

Put new 1" Torsion bars in Coronet now rattles Gisbt the headers, what to do?
drives me mad,from engine vibrations causes to headers rattle against torsoin bar
do i have to frbt mt headers???
how do uo do this?
Posted By: Viol8r

Re: Put new 1" Torsion bars in & Coronet now rattles ? - 05/07/10 02:55 AM

Can you rephrase the question??!!!
Posted By: ahy

Re: Put new 1" Torsion bars in & Coronet now rattles ? - 05/07/10 02:56 AM

Your headers must have been real close before the swap. Time to adjust the headers with a hammer or get new headers. It would also be worth checking motor mounts. Are they up to snuff or is the motor "slumping". Replacing or shimming up the mounts may be an option.
Posted By: Hoof Hearted

Re: Put new 1" Torsion bars in & Coronet now rattles ? - 05/07/10 04:26 AM

Mine did the same thing when I put in larger bars.

My header / T bar rubbing was on the drivers side til I dropped it in reverse and did a short burnout in reverse.

No more rubbin.
Posted By: intragration

Re: Put new 1" Torsion bars in & Coronet now rattles ? - 05/07/10 06:51 AM

I never had a problem with clearance on mine. Restored it, put the same parts back in, and suddenly had 1/4" interference between the header and the torsion bar. I tried every single possible way to clearance the header prior to installing the torsion bar, I couldn't make up the 1/4". Finally, put a very heavy, 4' long bar in the end of the header and went nuts on it. Surprisingly, I was able to angle the header just enough to give me the 1/4" plus about 1/8" more with no ill effects.
Posted By: Kern Dog

Re: Put new 1" Torsion bars in & Coronet now rattles ? - 05/07/10 07:31 AM

I have the same 1" MP torsion bars in my 70 Charger . The Hooker headers # 5903 hit the drivers side T bar. I took a chunk of sidewall from a tire and jammed it between them. Its redneck, but it worked.
I later switched to Hooker #5209 headers and it was just as bad. I now have TTI pipes. ZERO problems. They cost a weeks pay, but were worth it.
Posted By: a4runer

Re: Put new 1" Torsion bars in & Coronet now rattles ? - 05/09/10 12:21 PM

Bob, Bob, Bob how many of us told you that changing the t-bars was not needed.............?
Bruce
Posted By: BobN

Re: Put new 1" Torsion bars in & Coronet now rattles ? - 05/09/10 02:24 PM

thanks Mr Ford . always appriciatte a nice jab.

it handles nices though!~ I like that!

just sounds like a kid in my back seat playing drums on pots & pans.??? yikes

I will have this fixed next Monday at Dons.
gonna ding the header,Its cheapest option!
Posted By: bobby66

Re: Put new 1" Torsion bars in & Coronet now rattles ? - 05/09/10 02:57 PM

Can you just shim up the motor mount on the side that rattles? Worked on my '66 Charger.
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