On May 16, 2020 at 9:14 AM "John Grady jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]" <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
There were always police , export , wagon , and HD suspension pieces , brakes , wheels etc etc also for cabs etc . They usually included heavier springs — or in our case thicker torsion bars which are harder to twist —So a stiffer ride. Grandma does not like stiff ride in her Windsor
The 300’s used those pieces most years , probably all . Not specific only to a 300 So yes. Generally . Also true on late 60’s muscle cars . Slant six , normal and HD torsion bars ... but not “strut bars “.May be part name confusion ? Strut bars have big nut into rubber bushing at front of frame , extend at an angle to locate the lower control arm .. Torsion bars under floor turn to hold up the car . Simplistic I know , but over the years have noticed confusion on names .
Sent from my iPhone not by choiceI was told once that the torsion bars on a 62’ H were larger than on a sport coupe or Newport. This true???? I’m asking.
Jerry Lindsay
In beautiful Seminole Florida.
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Struts have no role in handling in the sense once they locate the control arm against forward impacts and to hold alignment their job is done , thick or thin ( unlike torsion bars or sway bars ) . They are only loaded axially . But in process of changing those , new rubber bushings and realignment = May bring significant improvements . But cannot be connected to bar thickness . Just sayin
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On 16 May 2020, at 9:16 am, Peter Pellicani pellicaniaerosvc@xxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Hello,
I have a 1961 Newport and installed the sway bar from a 1963 New Yorker. You must install the front strut bars also. They are different.
I don't know how I drove the car without this for 50 years, what a difference!
Peter 61 Stick
On Saturday, May 16, 2020, 09:01:58 AM EDT, charlies@xxxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] <chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Another area you may want to check are the front strut bars. I took a factory sway bar off a 62 Windsor and put it on my 62 Sport 300 which came without a sway bar.. The struts in the Windsor were of a larger diameter.
Charlie in Ottawa
On 2020-05-15 9:02 pm, ALLAN POZDOL apozdol@xxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] wrote:
I notice in the parts book that there are two different grades of torsion bars, one pair with and the other without the sway bar. I am going to be installing a sway bar on my 64 K VC2 with the 610/611 bars.
Ha anyone had occasion to have installed a sway bar on anything other than the 300 K ram with the performance suspension upgrade installed? And own or driven a ram car with the with the performance suspension upgrade factory installed? These bars are the 606/607 heavy duty. Is there a noticeable difference?
My front end is now apart is why I ask, so now would be the time to make any change.
Curios, the parts catalog shows the 606/607 heavy duty available for the 1964 Plymouth/Dodge models as well.
Thanks!
Al
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