Torsion Bars?

DentalDart said

Thanks! the steelies are from an 88 diplomat. My daughter and I then sanded, primed and painted them. Tires have grown on me, I have a set of bf's from 2010/2011 that have great tread just older and needed to replace them, the coopers were much cheaper. I have no space in the rear wells now so that's a problem I'll have to combat.

The bars seem to be in good shape just these weird paint bubbles on both sets. Maybe I will run the 340 bars for now then switch them out when I get new springs.

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245 is a lot more tire than these cars came with. If you're trying to get down the drag strip, there are slicks in that size that will do the trick. Personally, I'm not a fan of tubbing a classic car unless it's a really serious build but it's your car of course. :)

As for the bubbles on the torsion bars, is it just paint? Pitting/rust in the metal could be a safety concern. Why were they painted to begin with?

The sway-a-way bars that I have are powder coated but I'm pretty sure they're usually bare. Maybe someone can correct me on that.