Torsion Bars?

Sorry forgot to add pictures. It doesn't seem like rust, it's weird. It's on both sets. Hopefully you can see it in the pictures, I could on my phone at least.

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Huh. this almost looks like someone painted them with a heavy coat and it dripped. Is it only on one side? It could be some kind of undercoating...