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Offline Stacked440

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Torsion bar orientation
« on: April 09, 2007 - 07:52:52 PM »
They are marked left and right, but...there has to be a front and back to them as well I'm guessing...any way to tell??
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Re: Torsion bar orientation
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2007 - 10:51:44 PM »
I install them with the 3 digit part # to the rear

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Re: Torsion bar orientation
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2007 - 04:46:36 AM »
The factory put the numbers to the rear so you could ID them without tearing things apart. Because of the offset built into them, it actually doens't matter much so much on front and back orientation so long as you do not mix right and left.

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Re: Torsion bar orientation
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2007 - 10:31:31 AM »
I'm a sponge for info, why no left or right?  If you mounted them wrong front and back it would twist the bar in the opposite direction same as if you mounted the left on right and vice versa?
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1973 Duster - 5.7L Hemi swap project

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Re: Torsion bar orientation
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2007 - 11:15:54 AM »
 The bar itself doesn't care which way it twists, it just resists twisting. Mopar's T-bars are built with a 10 degree offset in them to add pre-load in their installed position so they don't bottom out as easily in jounce or rebound.  The hex on both ends of the bar match on this 10 degree offset which is why front to rear is not a big deal. However, rights have a right offset, left has a left offset so mixing them side to side not only eliminates this pre-load, but puts it 10 degrees behind on the index so you would be cranking and cranking on one side to get the ride height to match, use up all your preload, and possibly snap a bar by overstressing it during suspension cycling.