I am not real familiar with the workings of the torsion bar suspension but have read about nicks or blemishes in the torsion bars so...kinda wondering "How bad is bad?" I took these off of my car while rebuilding the front end and don't know whether they are crap or can I continue to use them?

Me, I'd put those back in the car without a drop of worry-sweat.

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That's good news. And it helps my budget also. Thanks, Dan

Hard to say but that looks more like cracked paint. If there are gouges in the metal that catch a fingernail, I'd sand them out.

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