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| Author: | sandy in BC [ Tue Aug 07, 2018 5:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | torsion bars |
I store a parts car at a friends. I can pay him to remove parts on the car for me. The 78 Cordoba has a big block and likely has bigger bars than my 95# bars. The bigger bars would likely be the #100 bars. Is the difference worth spending $75 and some time to install? |
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| Author: | Dart270 [ Tue Aug 07, 2018 6:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: torsion bars |
95# to 100# would not be worth changing, but I bet the difference is bigger than that. Lou |
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| Author: | sandy in BC [ Tue Aug 07, 2018 6:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: torsion bars |
https://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/at ... 714994906/ I have the .940 bars,,,,, can get .960 |
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| Author: | Dart270 [ Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: torsion bars |
Maybe your friend can put a caliper on them before removing? I guess it's better than no change and it is possible you could notice a difference. Lou |
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| Author: | emsvitil [ Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: torsion bars |
A small diameter change makes a big difference. The stiffness increase is to the 4th power. A 1.1" diameter bar would be (1.1 / 1.0)^4 or 1.4641 times stiffer than a 1.0" bar (if the 1.0" bar was 100lbs, the 1.1" would be 146lbs) |
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| Author: | Dart270 [ Wed Aug 08, 2018 5:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: torsion bars |
Yep, well aware of the 4th power dependence. Thanks, Ed. In this case, it's a very small diam difference and he gets a 5% rate increase. Lou |
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