While it it good to hear that there MAY be a replacement, It's not definite.
I recently bought Popular Hot Rodding (Mar '02) as they have an article on
Mopar torsion bars
A-body = 35.8" (still available)
B-body = 41" (still available)
C-body = 47" (not available)
Other lengths exist but these are the most common.
The stiffest torsion bar available on B and E bodies was the .92" 'Hemi' bar
--- today the limpest bar that MP offers is .92"
They refer you to -- 'How to make your car handle' - a book by Fred Puhn
And their sources are:
Hershberger Motors
777 Arney Rod, Dept. PHR
Woodburn, OR 97071
(800)-311-3945
Mancini Racing
P.O. Box 239, Dept. PHR
Roseville, MI 48066
(800)-843-2821
Mopar Performance
(248)-969-1690
www.mopar.com
>From: John Meyer <donkiyoti@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>on 2/9/02 16:53, Anthony Foster at monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > 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?
>
>Hi everybody,
>
>Awhile back I spent some months looking into the idea of obtaining new
>torsion bars for '64-66 cars. Eventually I came up with nothing! I spoke to
>a fellow that works for a company in Canada that has been the OEM supplier
>of torsion bars for Chrysler. He thought it "could" be possible to find a
>currently available bar that "might" work, maybe from a Dodge Dakota.
>
>There were four main factors you'd have to look for:
>
>Length, of course. Imperial bars are the longest of all the Mopar passenger
>cars.
>
>The diameter really needs to be identical if you want your ride quality to
>be as new; a very small difference in diameter makes a big difference in
>spring rate on a torsion bar. Of course, Imperial bars are of a larger
>diameter than other Mopars.
>
>The hex ends need to be the same size; if they're larger you could have
>them machined to fit but smaller and you're out of luck.
>
>The angle of offset of the two ends of the bar (how much twist is built
>into the bar when it's at rest) is a big factor, and this is where we ran
>out of data since at the time I didn't have a spare bar laying around that
>I could measure.
>
>In short, the chance of getting new bars for our Imperials is slim to none.
>
>The good news is that, according to the fellow at the torsion bar factory,
>they don't really wear out as such. At least not to the point that you
>can't compensate with the adjuster. Nicks, scratches, and corrosion will
>cause premature failure, though. (That's why they sell special tools for
>pulling torsion bars; NEVER clamp down on them with vise grips!)
>
>Best,
>John Meyer
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