 Easiest way to change front torsion bars. |
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| tornik550 |
 Sep 17 2014, 04:03 PM
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What is the quickest and easiest way to change the front torsion bars.
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| SirAndy |
Sep 17 2014, 04:08 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,035 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(tornik550 @ Sep 17 2014, 03:03 PM)  What is the quickest and easiest way to change the front torsion bars. Jack up the front of the car, unbolt the end caps and take them out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| bdstone914 |
Sep 17 2014, 04:20 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,754 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Sep 17 2014, 03:08 PM) QUOTE(tornik550 @ Sep 17 2014, 03:03 PM) What is the quickest and easiest way to change the front torsion bars. Jack up the front of the car, unbolt the end caps and take them out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) They often get stuck in the spline area in the front. I drive the bar further in to pop out the cap in the front of the A arm then use a big punch to drive them back the other way. That also allow you to clean the splined area of old grease and rust. The cap can be reused in most cases. If not Stoddard carries them. Same as early 911. |
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| EdwardBlume |
Sep 17 2014, 05:26 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California 
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Getting them out may or may not be the toughest part. Treat any rust.
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| tornik550 |
Sep 17 2014, 08:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,248 Joined: 29-January 07 From: Ohio Member No.: 7,486 Region Association: None |
So I got the torsion bars out easily. I was going to replace them with sway away 23mm tubular bars. I thought that the ones that were in the car were stock however when I got them out they are clearly not stock. I think that they are away away solid 23mm bars.
So which should I install, the 23mm solid or 23mm tubular bars? |
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