What's the effect of not installing torsion bar grease boots?

Heywodja said
Not sure on the effect, but the front part of the bar is wide open on the lower control arm.

To install those stiff boots, I put them in hot water, then slid them over a drop socket that is larger than the bar end, put a little grease on the torsion bar and slid it on the front then just slid it the ready if the way down the bar to the part that engages the crossmember and it worked like butter

That works really well up to certain sizes. I did that with the poly boots on my 1.12's, but after I'd done it a couple times I hogged the boots out a little bit with a step drill, works ok on the poly material and the boots are cheap if it goes wrong. It makes them MUCH easier to install. Below a 1.12" bar it's not necessary, above that it makes it a lot easier.