mslisaj

I have a 65 Plymouth Satellite with a 426 Wedge and 727 with power steering. Lot's of weight on the front end. It currently has Torsion Bar numbers in it 777 and 776R. There is not much adjustment left in them and this front end is kind of low. I also have a two other sets. One is numbered 781L and 780R The final "set" is 777L and 294R. Can someone tell me about all these bars as to their weight carrying capacity and what they may be for? Or is there a site that lists bars and how to identify them?

Thanks for your help?

Lisa

RacerHog

This might help...
http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/t...ion_chart.html

Looks like you got some good paired Numbers....

moe7404

many years ago my dad and i put a chrysler 392 Hemi into 59 ply wagon. and had to crank up the bars from the weight. the adjusting bolt bottomed out and the shock bushings started beating out. so i think that you need to not bottom out the adjusting bolt.

mslisaj

Thanks RacerHog for that chart. I have at least two good pairs and a spare and that 294 is off the chart odd. But I gather I could assume that the larger diameter the bar the "stiffer" it is. So if I run out of travel on the 776 and 777 bars that are in the car now the 780 and 781 would give me more ride height and adjustment?

Thanks for the insight.

Lisa

moe7404

if i remember right in the old days some guys would put a / 6 bar in a big block car to get more lift off the starting line. dont know it worked or not. but i remember talking to Ronnie Sox standing next to the then new Hemi Cuda. he told me they couldnt get it to hook up till they lowered the front. the chrysler racing bible said for the front rocker to be 2-3 lower than the rear. so it can hook up.

mslisaj

Mopar did some amazing things with chassis' to make them work. A lot of motion and rearward shift of weight was their speciality. When others were using ladder bars and linked suspension Chrysler was using their "pro-stock" leaf spring sets. History proves it works.

Thanks for the memory.

Lisa

RacerHog

I have never gotten into the "Torq Rating" of these bars.
I have only replaced then in sets.
I only have found that you get good ones or you get bad ones.
But as for the adjustment, You do have to make sure that the adjusting pad for the bolt is in good order.
You also have to inspect the sockets to make sure they are not split or over worn.

mslisaj

All good advice and that has been my kind of experience.

Lisa