72 swinger v8. Torsion bar question

mikess68 said

I have the torsion bar against the frame. The bushing are shot I can see. So would the bars be fine after new bushings. Do they get weak? No damage no rust still have spring. Don’t want to replace unless needed. Any help, ideas ?

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Weak...no.....but they will fatigue after a time and run out of adjustment. When they do, they will sometimes snap. If there's still plenty of adjustment to keep your road height correct, no need to change them now, but, if you do need or want new bars, do as has been recommended and get some heavier duty ones.