Re: Torsion Bars affect smoothness of ride?

[Orvil Henry <hehenry@xxxxxxx>]

      Mark,    What size bars do have? I put .920 dia under my Belvedere @
960 dia. on my Sport Fury. The Belvedere rides great, The Sport rides a
little stiff but not that bad. How much do you have them cranked up?

                                                          Hank
----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Sutherland" <pluckedchickens@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 12:14 PM
Subject: RE: Torsion Bars affect smoothness of ride?





I had the leaf springs replaced and they are factory height.  No noticeable
improvement to the ride.

The jarring ride is very noticeable in the front wheels.  I can definitely
tell when my front wheels hit uneven/rough pavement.


> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> From: krmerkley@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Torsion Bars affect smoothness of ride?
> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 16:27:44 +0000
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I found that the stiffness of the leaf springs is a greater influence on
> the ride quality.  I had a 63 Fury that had extra stiff leafs and it
> basically had no suspension.  It was very rough and not pleasant to
> drive.
>
> K.
>
>
> spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > Type and condition of tires affects road feel. Is the front end rebuilt?
> >
> > Gary H.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > >I've replaced all my shocks with KYB's and the ride in my '64 Sport
Fury
> > >is still pretty rough.  I know it's no Imperial, but my car rides like
a
> > >truck!
> > >
> > >Uneven pavement not only FEELS jarring -- it SOUNDS rough too.
> > >
> > >Could the torsion bars be partly to blame?
> > >How would I know if my torsion bars need to be replaced?
> > >If this isn't causing the problem what else could it be?
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >Doug
>
>
>
> Kevin R. Merkley
> Thunder Bay, Ontario
> 64 Dodge 440 2dr HT (Cdn)
> 64 Dodge Polara 500 Convertible (Cdn)
>
>
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