Have 74 Swinger putting in new torsion bars , the driver side went ok adjustment arm all the way down to the adjustment block. Now passenger side bar will not go in unless you raise up adjustment arm to line up torsion bar to go in . The adjustment arm is 1/2"-5/8" up off adjustment block . Called torsion bar people they don't know . Up control arm down to frame , shocks , sway bar off strut rods and lower control arm shaft loose. Help
New torsion bar trouble
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Sounds like a slight difference in the clocking of the hex ends. Have you turned the bar end for end to test fit ?
There is a difference in rear springs too so it is possible that adjusting the left will transfer load onto the right.
There is a difference in rear springs too so it is possible that adjusting the left will transfer load onto the right.
waggin
moving on ain't easy if you drive a Ford :p
check the numbers stamped on the ends of the bars to make sure you got two different bars, there is an odd number and an even number, not sure which goes to which side but that's what you need to check
67Dart273
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Odd no. driver side with factory bars. Some new aftermarket bars, I'm told are not marked, but once you install and put weight on them, you need to keep them in their respective sides.
You can turn them end to end, that does not matter.
You can turn them end to end, that does not matter.
player1up
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Both sets of stock bars that I had installed were a little like that. One had to be adjusted further to match ride height. Make sure the front socket is free inside the lower arm, sometimes they get stuck and wont let you rotate it to clock it correctly. Oh, and yes, the upper bump stop should be removed for easier installation.
Waco Demon
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Did you remove the rubber bumpers The manual said to remove then the upper arm will go down farther that is what I had to do Waco Demon
Woods74
Broke Senior
Uh, and this is a big deal how? Unless you have to jack one leg wayyy up, Let it run dude, quit over thinking it. Mine was the same way. Tolerances on these cars are egregious..
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This might be the same issue I had on my 73 dart .Everything was replaced on my suspension but my passenger side torsion bar was having simmilar issues that yours is having . Look at your torsion bar cross member and see if anybody messed with the sockets that keep the ends of the torsion bars . If it looks like it was cut and rewelded . Compare them both . See how they are clocked .
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
If I'm not mistaken, some aftermarket bars are offset and some aren't.
I know that the 1" Just Suspension bars are not, but I think that the 1.030" PST bars are. It depends on the manufacturer.
However, the bars have to be "clocked" to go into the rear mount in the frame, so I would think that you should try to get the front mount in a position where the hexes line up on the front and rear mounts to install them.
Or have you tried to install the bar with the lower control arm separated from the lower ball joint, then line up the hexes of the bar to fit both front and rear, then jack up the lower control arm and secure the lower ball joint. This may put a little "pre-load" on the bar, but may be the only way to get them together if you can't get the front and rear hex on the bars into their mounts with everything bolted together.
Where are you located. I'm south west of Chicago. You may be just north of me.
I'm in Palos/Orland Park.
Daves69
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In N. Aurora. My cousin and I used to sell golf balls back to golfers off 147th st. when everything south of that was corn fields.
Daves69
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1) So jrsbmws, is the problem resolved or is you car still on a passenger side list?
2) If still low on the passenger side did you run out of adjustment?
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