After reading a ton of members restoration threads, I don't understand one thing.
Some people say torsion bars are a pain to remove and end up beating them and they have tools to beat them out.
I can say I have never had to beat up a torsion bar, if it doesn't come loose there is still tension on it, so release the tension and it comes right out. I usually loosen everything up and push the torsion bar out of the back of the socket with a pry bar on the lower control arm. Works for me everytime and I would bet I have a fraction of the brute strength that some of these big guys who are having to beat the crap out of car. :realcrazy: