Torsion Bars - reply

["ryan hill" <ryan_hillc300@xxxx>]

Just a comment with regards to torsion bar tension. As you
tighten or loosen
the torsion bar your are only applying the load of the cars
unsprung weight
to the torsion bar. As soon as the weight of the car is off the
snubbers the
torsion bar is carrying that weight and the tension does not
change while
the car is at rest. As you turn the adjuster screw in all you
are doing is
lifting the car and gaining clearance.(The tension does not
change because
it's still only the weight of the car that is loading it up)

The torsion bar is just a spring that twists (hence torsion) so
the only
time you increase the tension of the the spring would be if you
increase the
weight of the car or bounce the car while driving.(over speed
bumps) If you
raise the car height and allow the car more suspension travel
you will load
the torsion bar more than intended. If you are worried about a
failure,
simply raise your lower snubbers or install longer ones to
restrict the
travel. (ie - if you crank the car up an inch......raise your
snubber the
same)

The only way to stiffen the suspension, as with any type of
spring, is to
replace the torsion bars with stiffer ones. Hope that helps.
Anyone see any flaws in my theory? Seems logical to me.

Hope everyone is having a great day. Ryan Hill



_________________________________________________________________
Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com