----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:26
AM
Subject: Torsion bar selection
Hi
All,
I'm trying
to find the correct torsion bars for a 1958 Plymouth 2dr hardtop with a
350.
Here's what
I know so far about the 1957/1958 bars:
1635 950/951
'standard' bars are 1.04" diameter
1635 952/953 ... i
know nothing about
1635-956/957 'heavy duty' bars are 1.08"
diameter
... and the
largest are 1.11" diameter.
If I understand
correctly, the correct bars for my application are the 1.11"
variety.
So now I've got a
bunch of questions:
- Will 956/957
bars work sufficiently in my car when I change to the 350 motor? Or will
they be too weak?
- Do all of the
torsion bars interchange (Chrysler, Dodge, DeSoto, Plymouth, Imperial, Wagons)
during these years?
- Are 1959 bars
different due to the change in the front suspension components? Will
1958 bars work in a 1959? And vice-versa?
- Does anybody
know the part number of the 1.11" bars?
- The generic
replacement of DPCD #103... anybody know the size of
those?
- Does anyone have
a set of the 1.11" bars they'd like to sell?
-Dave