Re: Torsion Bars

[george smith <bt6t4@xxxxxxxxx>]

There should be an "L" or an "R" stamped usually on the end of the bars. I got mine from Mopar Perf. and they were marked. 
George


--- On Sun, 6/28/09, Kevin Merkley <krmerkley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Kevin Merkley <krmerkley@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Torsion Bars
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009, 12:33 PM
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a club member that wants to sell me a new set of
> torsion bars 
> that he ordered but were wrong for his car.  He has a
> 65 Monaco and he 
> received 65 B body bars.
> 
> My concern is that they are not marked for left and right
> and they are 
> just over 1" in diameter.  The original bars are
> slightly bigger than 
> 7/8" in diameter.
> 
> The car is a 64 Polara 500 ragtop with a 383 (originally a
> Poly 313).
> 
> Questions for you all.
> 
> 1) Are aftermarket bars non directional (until they are
> installed)?
> 
> 2) Will the 1" diameter bars make the ride considerable
> stiffer?  
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> K.
> 
> Kevin R. Merkley
> Thunder Bay, Ontario
> 64 Dodge 440 2dr HT (Cdn)
> 64 Dodge Polara 500 Convertible (Cdn)
> 
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