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.
