A-body chassis dynamics, handling

I have the stock torsion bars for a 318 A-body; I don't remember the size, but they are woefully inadequate. After thinking about it the Konis might be too expensive and I may go with the Edelbrock Performer IAS shocks; they seem to be the best bang-for-the-buck and have gotten very good reviews.

About the sway bar, I installed it after I rebuilt the front suspension and had it lowered a smidge and aligned. I barely noticed a difference in body roll when going through a corner before and after, and when jouncing one side of the front of the car I can definitely see the mounts moving at least a couple mm (I'd imagine they are supposed to stay firmly anchored). I also didn't want to move the mounting points, just change the setup of the mounts themselves so that they would flex less.