Wheel tire question for SCCA Solo CAM-T car

one mile said

A few friends and I were "Bench Racing" last night and everyone seems to think I need to change my torsion bars like you spoke of before 72bluNblu. I have a new set of KYB "Gas-A-Just" shocks on the car now and I will get the number off the bars that are on the car now. I was told they were 340 bars. so what Torsion bars would you suggest that are reasonably priced ? Keep in mind this car will be on the street from time to time but mainly SOLO X . Pishta has also been a good source of info for us in the past, what have you got to say ? Thanks, Tim

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Well, if reasonably priced is part of the selection I think PST 1.03's would be the way to go. At $239 list, plus the FABO discount, they're almost $150 cheaper than the 1.06" or 1.12" Firm Feel bars. For a car that's mainly autoX the 1.03's might be a little on the small side. But considering that the early A's are lighter to begin with and you'll be running narrower tires than the later A-bodies they might actually work pretty well with a good sized sway bar. I mean, I like the 1.12's on my '74 Duster but it has 275's up front and probably weighs close to 500 lbs more.

I would also plan on getting rid of those KYB's, those things are just harsh. AutoX courses are usually pretty smooth, so they KYB's shouldn't slaughter your times, but a set of Bilsteins or Hotchkis Fox shocks would make driving the car a lot more enjoyable. I was amazed how much better my Challenger felt with the 1.12" torsion bars when I finally tossed the KYB's that were on it for set of Bilsteins. Huge difference in ride quality.