Re: Torsion Bars

[Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I hope you don't mind me jumping in here but when ever they talk of a Right
of Left anything on a vehicle they are referring to it as you are sitting in
the car looking ahead not looking at the front.  Meaning IT'S right or IT'S
left.  I hope I'm clear and am making sense.  SO, if the back of the bar is
flat on the ground the drivers side twisted right, will have a gap on the
outside or wheel well side - it's left side of the front of the bar.  And
the passengers side twisted left, will have a gap on the out side or its
wheel well side - it's right side of the front of the bar.  Again I hope I
am helping and not confusing everyone.

         
 Herb 
 
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1963 Fury 2D/HT 6.1
1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361
1970 Challenger RT 440
1999 Durango SLT 5.9
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From: neal zimmerman
Date: 06/29/09 09:33:07
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Torsion Bars
 
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  Interesting , Gary can u expand on that, what does a" 30 degree left
handed twist look like" I have a set laying here on the floor and I
would like to check this out.
  neal zimmerman, eugne oregon
 
On 6/29/09, Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Yup, torsion bars only twist in one direction. <"Come on baby lets do the
> twist!">
>
> "Mopar torsion bars are preset at the factory in the direction of use. You
> can observe this preset by laying the bars down on a flat surface and
> observing how the bar is twisted. The driver’s side bars will have a 30
> degree right hand twist. A passenger side bar will have a 30 degree left
> handed twist. Pre-setting the bars in this manner improves the load
carrying
> capacity in the pre-set direction. But, the load carrying capacity is
> reduced in the other direction of twist. This is why it is so important to
> get the bars installed on the correct side of the car."
> http://www.arengineering.com/articles/tbartango.html
>
> Also see
> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-mopar-torsion-aire-suspension
html
>
> Thanks,
> Gary H.
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