Whose 3rd Gen Torsion Bars Are Best

[parkerswede]

Same song, second verse. Am going to replace the torsion bars on my big block '72 Rallye. Any recommendations?

[andyf]

Umm, road race, street driving, drag racing???

[parkerswede]

Just street driving - nothing too wild. Has 400 big block in it.

[andyf]

The factory .920 bar is the minimum I'd put in a street driven big block car.  I'd probably go .960 or maybe even 1.000.  With good shocks (I do mean good shocks like Koni) and some radial tires you should have a nice ride and decent handling.  A sway bar will help things quite a bit.

[parkerswede]

Thanks Andy. I was thinking of going with .960 bars, good shocks like Koni and good performance tires. It has factory front and rear sway bars - so maybe a pretty good deal in the long run.

[parkerswede]

Where is a good place to buy torsion bars (are all torsion bars created equal)?

[andyf]

Your local Dodge dealer is the place to buy them.  Or call manicini racing, jegs, summit ,etc.  I believe that the Mopar Performance bars are the best ones to buy since they are forged, heat treated and pre-set twisted according to the factory specs.