Hello Gang
Not that my car needs one, or ever would, is it possible to find
replacement torsion bars for the larger Chrysler products? I know that repro
ones are available for Cudas and Chargers from specialty houses but could
you get them from a spring company? As much as torsion bar tails are
interesting I thought that I should try to make this thread a little more
productive.
Best Regards
Arran Foster
1954 Imperial Newport
Needing A left Side Tailllight Bezel and other trim parts.
----- Original Message -----
From: <mopar2@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: IML: breaking torsion bars
> There apparently was some truth to this very early on due to an early
design
> problem that was very quickly & succesfully cured.
> John
>
> Mark McDonald wrote:
>
> > Dear Jim,
> >
> > Apparently your Dad and my stepfather went to the same "school." He
sold
> > Pontiacs in the 60s and that was one of the things that were said about
> > Chryslers at that time-- that the torsion bars will break. Therefore
> > they're not safe, therefore buy my ______ instead.
> >
> > However, as several people on this list pointed out to me, torsion bars
> > could & did break. So the story is not entirely a lie. Whether they
broke
> > as often as competing salespeople led folks to believe . . . that's
another
> > story.
> >
> > MM
> >
> > Jim H Fielding wrote:
> >
> > > We had a 72 and the buzzing sound rom under the dash sounds like it
might
> > > be the "headlamps are still on" warning. The seatbelt buzzer sounds
> > > different and is actually part of the horn relay. The headlamp doors
do
> > > sag after a while. They can be fixed. I have done it but I just
can't
> > > remember how right now.
> > >
> > > As for the torsion bars breaking, I doubt that has ever happened
except
> > > in the minds of people who made a living selling cars not made by
> > > Chrysler Corp. My dad sold used cars while in college and they were
> > > taught to say that whenever they wanted to sell someone something
besides
> > > a Chrysler. The bard are adjustable. You can't do some front end
> > > repairs without having to adjust them. It just takes a big wrench
and
> > > it helps to have the car's weight off the wheels. The only real
concern
> > > is the possability that a major bushing or something like that is bad
and
> > > causing the sag. Adjusting the torsion bars will bring the car back
to
> > > the correct height but won't solve that problem if its there.
> > >
> > > Hopefully someone will have the answer on your headlight doors.
> > >
> > > Best of luck.
> >
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