Trunk lid torsion rods

orion20001 said

I am having problems with my 67 Dart GT convertible trunk lid. It will not remain in the up position and I have been using a 1x4 cedar prop not the type of conversation piece I particularly like:confused:. I have adjusted the torsion bars to the last adjusting hole and the torsion rods will not support the lid weight. Do I need to replace the rods or can they be bent to increase the torsion or is there something else I can do?

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Did you install a spoiler or something that would have added wieght to the trunk lid? I had this same issue because the weight of my spoiler and after ajusting the trunk torsion rods the trunk lid now stays up without a problem and I still have one ajustment hole I can move to yet. With all that said I would have to say if the trunk torsion rods have beed ajusted in the correct direction and are installed correctly they may need to be replaced. Bending them would most likely not be a good idea.
KP