Re: {Chrysler 300} Torsion Bars

When the 57's came out they had no boot on the cross member end, so debris would get in there and rust out the bar, especially in the snow belt states. 58 put a boot in and you greased the ends also. Myself, I've never had one break

Don

Is it just certain years with weak torsion bars or is it a corrosion problem? I've had a lot of mopars over the decades and even worked in a mopar wrecking yard in the 1980s and I've never seen a broken torsion bar in a car.

On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 8:08 AM 'Val Jeffers' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

My Father was a Factory Service Representative for Chrysler and he told me stories of torsion bars breaking in the showroom.
Val

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On Feb 18, 2022, at 9:35 AM, 'John W Sager' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

My Dad's '57 Windsor did that when it was only a few years old. First one side and then the other a year or so later. The broken torsion bars were around and used as pry bars for many years.

The funniest was a '63 Dodge 330 I had. It was a little rough around the edges, but a decent car. My oldest son was about 7 years old at the time. I was standing in the garage and he had just walked up the driveway to check the mail. I was talking to him as he was walking back and when he got along side of the Dodge, the right torsion bar snapped and the car lurched and fell. He jumped when it happened.... Looked at me... Looked at the car... Looked back at me and said "I didn't do it!".

John

On Friday, February 18, 2022, 08:06:00 AM EST, Ronald Klinczar <rjklinczar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I do know that many people woke up in the morning and found their car on the floor when their torsion bar failed.

On Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 7:37 PM 'Terry Mctaggart' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Does anyone know why Chrysler abandoned the seemingly successful torsion bar front suspension? Terry McTaggart

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