1.14" Sway Away Torsion Bars
Just installed a set of Sway Away 1.14" torsion bars. I am assuming that the wheel rate is about 320 lbs/in, but jouncing on the fender it seems like they are no firmer than the stock 318 bars. I do have blown out shocks on the front, but with that high of a wheel rate I would think it would be much stiffer.
I have PST 1.03" torsion bars and Bilsteins on the Scamp, and I can stand on the bumper and bounce it, and it will only move about an inch.
Sway Away does not call out a wheel rate but Firm Feel lists their 1.12" torsion bars as 300lbs/in.
Is it possible that torsion bars of this diameter could be softer than the 1.03" on the Scamp.
I would think that wheel rate would be determined mostly by the diameter, with the metallurgy and heat treatment mostly affecting longevity.
Anyone have any opinion, or expertise?
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