Torsion bar mystery

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I bought these 1in bars some time back from the classifieds here i think. The thing is i don't know left from right or is it two of the same.
Does anyone recognize the manufacturers symbol which looks a star of sorts

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are both numbers A35? Usually they are odd and even in OEM mopar, odd? to the drivers side I believe.
 
i guess all you can do is work out which way they they are clocked. tape a ruler to each hex end as a pointer
if both have numbers towards you and both clocked the same way id guess you have 2 right hand or 2 left hand.

if they are a symmetrical mirror image all good
 
They’re Just Suspension bars. I think 1” was the only diameter they sold, and their 1” bars were zero index or 0° offset so there is not a left or right until you install them, after that they should remain on that side of the car.

I ran a set on my Duster for awhile. If you want to run at factory ride height they’re probably not a good choice, you’ll have to use pretty much all of the adjusters to get there. I run lower anyway so that was fine, but I ended up replacing mine with 1.12” bars.
 
so no offset hex to help

in theory if they have seen some use they may well now have a slight offset which you might be able to spot so you can work out which side is which.

all i can think of is 2 vices on the bench, clamp one hex end in one vice and nip up the other to just touching the faces of the other hex end, look to see if that hex is parallel to the jaws of the vice, if there is a minor twist to the bar it won't be . Mark the way it is twisted and fit so that the weight of the car, when back on its wheels increases the twist in the direction marked.

you might have to make some parallel jaws for the vice overlapped unequal aluminium angle would potentially work. the right angle on that stuff is usually pretty right angled. use teh short side to keep it all parallel
 
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Dave999 said:
so no offset hex to help

in theory if they have seen some use they may well now have a slight offset which you might be able to spot so you can work out which side is which.

all i can think of is 2 vices on the bench, clamp one hex end in one vice and nip up the other to just touching the faces of the other hex end, look to see if that hex is parallel to the jaws of the vice, if there is a minor twist to the bar it won't be . Mark the way it is twisted and fit so that the weight of the car, when back on its wheels increases the twist in the direction marked.

you might have to make some parallel jaws for the vice overlapped unequal aluminium angle would potentially work. the right angle on that stuff is usually pretty right angled. use teh short side to keep it all parallel
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Just set them on the floor. If they sit with both flats on the ground they’re zero offset. Factory offset is basically flat on one end and on point on the other.

But yeah, those markings are from Just Suspension.
 
If they are zero offset and unused put them in they haven't twisted yet. You might mark them for future reference if you were to remove them.
 
Note that the ones I posted had B 41 on one end, they were for a B body and 41" long. The others looked like A 35, A body at 35.8" long.
 
72bluNblu said:
Just set them on the floor. If they sit with both flats on the ground they’re zero offset. Factory offset is basically flat on one end and on point on the other.

But yeah, those markings are from Just Suspension.
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No they don't sit flat at both ends.
 

dart6 said:
No they don't sit flat at both ends.
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Ok. They are Just Suspension bars, that’s the stamping and logo.

How far off of both flats sitting on the ground are they? Are they flat to point?

Regardless, now you’ll have to measure the offset from flat to flat, and figure out which way they’re rotated to determine which one is left and which one is right. If the offset is intentional it will be the same amount of offset but in opposite directions.
 
While I don't aim to seem cavalier about the importance of proper installation, I have never seen a larger aftermarket bar fail due to improper installation.
I had MP 1.0 bars in my Charger for 13 years and they were in wrong. The only drawback was the adjuster bolt stuck below the control arm by a bit too much.
 
72bluNblu said:
Ok. They are Just Suspension bars, that’s the stamping and logo.

How far off of both flats sitting on the ground are they? Are they flat to point?

Regardless, now you’ll have to measure the offset from flat to flat, and figure out which way they’re rotated to determine which one is left and which one is right. If the offset is intentional it will be the same amount of offset but in opposite directions.
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They both sit on the edge. Edge being where the two flats meet
 
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