early a body torsion bar ?

flathead31coupe said

seem to be something like that, i know i sound like a broken record....the above service manual instructions dosnt say anything about clocking bars if everything lines up...i mean if everything is at its lowest, and the bar goes in both sockets, then isnt up to the bar and adjuster to do its job?

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Well, I think there is a reason for bib block torsion rods... Seems pretty simple to me. Now, if someone else with experience with the same setup will chime in, I'm all ears.

I HAVE heard of people using weaker rods to help weight for drag racing etc, but I have no practical experience.

Still, I think it's simply too much weight.

Question, when you removed them, were they damaged in any way? Nicks, hammer dents etc? They can be a roal fricking pain to remove and I can see where if they were damaged at all, then maybe they were compromised.