Mopar torsion bars are preset at the factory in the direction of use. 3) Remove shock or remove the lower shock bolt 4) Remove the Upper Control arm rubber bump stop "To allow the lower control arm to have the most drop towords the ground" 5) At this time the lower control arm should be hanging and somewhat easy to pivot down. To overcome it purchase the specific torsion bar removal tool.

push the bar to the LCR, making sure that the hex lines up. But they are really easy. Anyways, 318 car (refreshed; bearings, timing kit), A-904-LA, the little baby rear end.. Wack control arm rearward. The Mopar torsion-bar suspension was perhaps the finest front-suspension design of the period because of Chrysler's innovative and efficient torsion-bar springing and unequal-length control arms. And does anyone know where I can get the factory torsion bar removal tool? The reason this cheap, shoddy, rickety tool works is that it's "self-tightening" when you hit it, instead of sliding down the torsion bar and annoying the bejeeebus out of you while cursing me for my stupid device. The torsion bars were originally dipped in paint and have drip marks left by the thick paint. The driver's side came out with a few taps of a hammer, but the passenger side won't budge. 9) Slide in the torsion bars through the hex hole, pull the torsion bar forward towards the lower control arm. Torsion bar removal: When I first started working on mopars I was a little scared of torsions. Get the car jacked up and all of the weight off of the control arms.

The driver’s side bars will have a 30 degree right hand twist. Don't forget to remove the retaining clip from rear of the bar in the cross member housing. Mopar torsion bars are preset at the factory in the direction of use.

Slide under the car so you can see the bottom of the lower control arm. Nothing fancy.

6) Install torsion bar "Rubber Boot" on the engine side of the tranmission crossmember Scratches on the bars can cause stress points, they say. If the front suspension is not to be disassembled, do it the right way.

Remove lower control arm nut.

4.2K subscribers Step 1: Get the Front End in the Air Torsion bars are off and we are replacing all suspension rubber with graphited polyeurothane. 1971 Dodge Challenger with a torsion bar that is giving me fits. Lower control arm bushings were the worst.

The torsion bar will stay aft.

You can observe this preset by laying the bars down on a flat surface and observing how the bar is twisted. Then clamp the torion bar remover to the torsion bar and tap the tool with a hammer until the torsion bar is loose. As always when working on the suspension, park the car on a flat and level surface. Some beefy bar stock, some all-thread or a muffler clamp, nuts and washers....and a method to bend that bar stock 90 degrees. The driver’s side bars will have a 30 degree right hand twist. The torsion bar should align up then, there is a left and right hand bar. Step 3: Remove the Torsion Bar … Changing the bars is fairly easy, once you invest in a torsion bar removal tool. Step 2: Remove the Tension from the Torsion Bar Our 1.03 bar here is our performance oriented bar for all around improved handling, especially if you’re looking for a pro-touring type of handling or modern day, as I like to put it handling versus a little bit more of a spongy ride that you’d see with an original Mopar type torsion bar. Put in from the back, install the boot, a real pain.

When you back off the torsion bar adjustment nut you have all the tension off torsion bars. As a further benefit, the ride height is very simple to adjust with the Mopar torsion bar design. Pivot the lower control am untill the lower control arm matches the torsion bar and slide it in.

push the bar to the LCR, making sure that the hex lines up. A passenger side bar will have a 30 degree left handed twist. You can observe this preset by laying the bars down on a flat surface and observing how the bar is twisted. Good luck Put in from the back, install the boot, a real pain.