The torsion bar will stay aft. But they are really easy. 9) Slide in the torsion bars through the hex hole, pull the torsion bar forward towards the lower control arm. Remove lower control arm nut. The Mopar torsion-bar suspension was perhaps the finest front-suspension design of the period because of Chrysler's innovative and efficient torsion-bar springing and unequal-length control arms.

You will use it many times. Wack control arm frontward. As a further benefit, the ride height is very simple to adjust with the Mopar torsion bar design. You will use it many times. You can observe this preset by laying the bars down on a flat surface and observing how the bar is twisted. Torsion bar removal: When I first started working on mopars I was a little scared of torsions. Mopar torsion bars are preset at the factory in the direction of use. Torsion bars are off and we are replacing all suspension rubber with graphited polyeurothane. The chassis book says don't heat the torsion bar but can I heat the end to see if that will break it loose? Scratches on the bars can cause stress points, they say. Nothing fancy. The driver's side came out with a few taps of a hammer, but the passenger side won't budge. Some beefy bar stock, some all-thread or a muffler clamp, nuts and washers....and a method to bend that bar stock 90 degrees.

Then clamp the torion bar remover to the torsion bar and tap the tool with a hammer until the torsion bar is loose. 6) Install torsion bar "Rubber Boot" on the engine side of the tranmission crossmember You can observe this preset by laying the bars down on a flat surface and observing how the bar is twisted. And does anyone know where I can get the factory torsion bar removal tool? Our 1.03 bar here is our performance oriented bar for all around improved handling, especially if you’re looking for a pro-touring type of handling or modern day, as I like to put it handling versus a little bit more of a spongy ride that you’d see with an original Mopar type torsion bar. Get the car jacked up and all of the weight off of the control arms. Pivot the lower control am untill the lower control arm matches the torsion bar and slide it in. push the bar to the LCR, making sure that the hex lines up. 3) Remove shock or remove the lower shock bolt 4) Remove the Upper Control arm rubber bump stop "To allow the lower control arm to have the most drop towords the ground" 5) At this time the lower control arm should be hanging and somewhat easy to pivot down.

A passenger side bar will have a 30 degree left handed twist. A passenger side bar will have a 30 degree left handed twist. Changing the bars is fairly easy, once you invest in a torsion bar removal tool. Thanks. The driver’s side bars will have a 30 degree right hand twist. The torsion bars were originally dipped in paint and have drip marks left by the thick paint.

4.2K subscribers Step 1: Get the Front End in the Air Anyways, 318 car (refreshed; bearings, timing kit), A-904-LA, the little baby rear end.. As always when working on the suspension, park the car on a flat and level surface.

Mopar torsion bars are preset at the factory in the direction of use.

push the bar to the LCR, making sure that the hex lines up. Put in from the back, install the boot, a real pain. Lower control arm bushings were the worst. To overcome it purchase the specific torsion bar removal tool. Wack control arm rearward. 1971 Dodge Challenger with a torsion bar that is giving me fits. Don't forget to remove the retaining clip from rear of the bar in the cross member housing.