Torsion Bars???
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Torsion Bars???
We're bagging a 62 300 & I wanted to know if I were to remove the torsion bars would that effect the control arm bushings? Looks almost like the torsion bars help keep the arm & bushing together.
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This is a tough one. With the adjuster at the back the only thing the bar would help at the front is to hold the inner and outer steels parallel and reduce wear at the bushing between them. All that said the front strut should hold it reasonably well for what you are doing. My biggest concern would be if you are lowering and raising with air beyond the normal travel a pressed in rubber bushing will likely tear. Usual procedure for ride height adjustment is to tighten the large nut last to have the rubber bushing relaxed and in the middle of normal travel. This is my best guess based on how the Chrysler suspension works.
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This is a tough one. With the adjuster at the back the only thing the bar would help at the front is to hold the inner and outer steels parallel and reduce wear at the bushing between them. All that said the front strut should hold it reasonably well for what you are doing. My biggest concern would be if you are lowering and raising with air beyond the normal travel a pressed in rubber bushing will likely tear. Usual procedure for ride height adjustment is to tighten the large nut last to have the rubber bushing relaxed and in the middle of normal travel. This is my best guess based on how the Chrysler suspension works.
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Ended up putting the torsion bars back in today. We put them back in just to assist the bags, it lifted a lot slower in the front than the rear. I tightened them down with a speed handle, that's all the pressure it needed to even out the front & rear lift speed. I forgot to take pics of the rear suspension while the car was up on the lift, I'll post pics of it from the ground.
We've got a 65 1/2 ton Dodge on the lift now. We're lowering it, installing a dropped the I-beam up front & raising the rear spring hangers with front & rear disc brakes. I'll post pics of that one too once we get it done.
We've got a 65 1/2 ton Dodge on the lift now. We're lowering it, installing a dropped the I-beam up front & raising the rear spring hangers with front & rear disc brakes. I'll post pics of that one too once we get it done.
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if its a REAL 300 1962 i think its a C body. if its a lettered 300 ie "H" it should have a good value. if its 4 door it is NOT a lettered 300. a lettered 1962 H will have a 413 engine with cross ram intake.
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