RE: Torque Boxes

[Kevin Merkley <krmerkley@xxxxxxxxx>]

The front torque boxes on my 64 Polara 500 Convert are ahead of the 
transmission crossmember but do no actually connect to them.  They start 
at the firewall and go back to stop just ahead of the transmission 
crossmember.

I thought that they would be more boxy but really are just 16 gauge 
steel stiffening plate that connects the frame rail to the inner rocker 
panel.

The rear torque box stiffens the frame area ahead of the spring perch.  
It also connects to the frame rail and the inner rocker panel.

Email me and I can send you photos of the torque boxes.

btw, the torque boxes resulted in more rust on my car than ever since 
the extra sheet steel held the dirt and such against the frame rail and 
the rocker panel.  All four corners of the car where the torque boxes 
are were very bad.

Regards,

K.
Steve Chervinsky wrote:
> 
> The were used to strengthen the uni-bodies on convertible cars and
> later on all Hemi cars.
> 
> The forward ones are located just behind the trans crossmember and the
> rear ones are just ahead of the front spring mount.
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> On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 1:45 AM, MO ( Steve Mick) 
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Kevin R. Merkley
Thunder Bay, Ontario
64 Dodge 440 2dr HT (Cdn)
64 Dodge Polara 500 Convertible (Cdn)


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