Race/ slant 6 torsion bars

killerslant said
Try a post looking for a b body slant bars. A lot more b bodies made with slants. B and E same length bars.

Thanks, i did not know that.

Mattax said
The E/B body bars are longer. They need to be larger diameter to get the same spring rate as a shorter bar. I think that's one reason why you'll find the smallest stock diameter for the E-body to be larger than the smallest stock diameter for an A-body. That and e's had more weight on the nose.

.884 will have a wheel rate around 105 lbs/in
.86 will be around 94 lbs/in
.845 will have a wheel rate around 88 lbs/in

A body
.810 in an A about 74 lbs/in.
.830 was around 82 lbs/in
810 might have been in the smaller, lighter first generation A's only.

1970 Plymouth FSM shows .86 smallest for Barracuda, and .83 smallest for A-body

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Good info, and Thank you.
With my car being "stock as a rock" as far as weight (Minus the AC compressor) and i will be freeing up my front end a lot with Hymns joint upper control arm and same for the strut rod. let alone the stiff kinda seized upper control arms i'm taking Removing.

On my other thread, i did a video of how stiff my front end is with a floor jack and a "bathroom" scale.
Was amazing how much resistance there was with no torsion bar or shock.

Stiff front end looking at aftermarket solutions
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