69 Notch Barracuda - Rebirth

Be careful with the vise grips, I've never done that with a bar I wanted to keep. The highest level of stress in the torsion bar is on the surface, any damage there creates a stress riser and a potential location for the bar to snap.

I usually loosen the nut on the lower control arm and then put a pry bar between the K-frame and the lower control arm and push it back.