To OP,
I'm working on this right now. Have a 440 scamp and it handles like crap. Bottoms out all the time etc. But it has original leaf springs, old shocks, 0.890 torsion bars, and it had no sway bars= crap handling.
So far i've added PST front sway bar 1 1/8" and PST rear sway bar 1" = huge improvment.
Santa (UPS man) just delivered PST 1.08" torsion bars (i'm in the middle of swapping them in right now). And Santa just delivered Hotchkis rear leaf springs 5 min. ago.
I'll get it all installed within a week or so and give a new driving report. I havent weighed my car yet but it has iron block, iron heads, aluminum intake, aluminum rad., aluminum water pump/housing/neck, no power steering, no power brakes. Heater has been removed along with radio, and original alternator has been swapped to the "denso" Toyota type. I'll try to get my car weighed on Monday.
Fiberglass front and rear bumpers are awaiting installation too. Need to work on new brackets for them.
Take it easy,
Bad Shrimp
P.S.
PST sway bars that I bought dont have a "twist" like the originals, and they are slightly longer than the originals. The extra 1/16" length did not effect install, and with no "twist" just had to install the new T.B. with the suspension compressed instead of @ full droop (no pun intended).
1.08" torsion bars in,,,,,Hotchkis leafs in,,,,,Axles and disk kit tommorow,,,,,hopefully drive test and weight check in two days.
P.S.
First time i've disassembled suspension on an older Mopar. A lot easier to work on in my opinion over Chevy Camaro's and Monte Carlo's i've had in past. No need for spring compressor, no cutting springs to adjust ride height, no mounting cups on forward end of leafs like on 2nd gen maro etc etc.
